Words to live by: “You’re only good to me after you’ve made three tremendous mistakes.” Link

Related topics via Technorati: mediabistro.com, Wieden + Kennedy, push pins, fail harder .

posted on Friday, June 30th, 2006 in communication, design, outlinks, tips
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Business Week’s new design magazine features one great ‘innovation’ so far- getting major design firms to work on spec. Link

Related topics via Technorati: Michael Bierut, Design Observer, Business Week, Innovation, spec work, magazine design.

posted on Monday, June 5th, 2006 in communication, design, law & politics, outlinks
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Still in beta, but an interesting display of news around the world, as it happens. Link

Related topics via Technorati: news, map, flash, design.

posted on Sunday, May 21st, 2006 in communication, design, outlinks, web
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Seen on Craigslist:

We are now accepting submissions of payments. Submit your payments to our paypal account, and the selected highest payment submitted will win some design/art work done for them.

Thanks and good luck!

Link

Related topics via Technorati: design contests, graphic design, craigslist, irony, www.no-spec.com.

posted on Sunday, May 21st, 2006 in communication, design, outlinks
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An interesting discussion of how we understand time, from the BBC. Link

Related topics via Technorati: time, communication.

posted on Saturday, May 20th, 2006 in communication, outlinks
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It lacks the depth to convey emotion and anything beyond direct meaning. Even a phone call fosters better understanding. Link

posted on Wednesday, May 17th, 2006 in communication, outlinks, technology
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What happens when CD packaging goes the way of the LP sleeve and vanishes? David Byrne thinks it will open up new possibilities for linking visual imagery and music. Link

posted on Tuesday, May 16th, 2006 in communication, design, outlinks
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“Why” opens dialogues. “No” ends them. Link.

posted on Tuesday, May 2nd, 2006 in communication, outlinks
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Design is not decoration. Usability has nothing to do with prettiness or ugliness. Jason Santa Maria puts an end to the discussion, FINALLY. Link.

posted on Monday, May 1st, 2006 in communication, design, outlinks, web
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‘I can hear a bunch of you right now. “$10k per page!!! Are you crazy? I can buy a copy of Photoshop and a copy of Dreamweaver and have one of my IT people do the site! My daughter has her own web site! It’s only a damn web site!!!”‘ Link.

posted on Thursday, April 13th, 2006 in communication, design, outlinks
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