January 2008
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Swiss Graphic Design History →
A brilliant collection of brilliance. [via Coudal]
“On the Seventh Day, while God Rested, the Devil Invented the Swoosh”
– Fantastic review of the hideous new CapitalOne logo piece of garbage.
My son is mowing the hardwood floor with a closed...
…he’s 1….and cracking me up…
landscape urbanism bullshit generator →
This is simply brilliant. There needs to be one of these for every field that contains useless lingo and/or ridiculous acronyms.
Brian Berman →
Discovered this guy via Noah Kalina earlier. Some really great work here.
$1 Image Stabilizer For Any Camera →
Well I’ll be. Now that’s pretty clever.
Fjord →
noahkalina:
Without a doubt in my mind every single photographer on this site went (or goes) to art school as every single contemporary photographic cliche is represented. I enjoyed every minute.
I’m not sure if Noah K. was poking fun or not. So, well, I guess I will. I thought that most of the stuff I saw on this site was typical pretentious pseudo-art. There was some cool stuff...
AntiPolygraph.org →
Good information for anyone who buys the BS of Fox’s new “Moment of Truth” show.
Or anyone who buys the BS of polygraphs in general.
Confessions of a Photographer...(some good... →
I like this guy’s take on the fact that there are a million highly skilled amateur photographers out there. I find this a perplexing reality at times. But his perspective is, I think, I good one…
“People often think that it’s hard to make a living as a photographer in these days of cheap DSLR’s and a renewed interest in (digital) photography by the general public. I too, saw...
Johnny Chung Lee - Projects - Wii →
This guy is amazing. It’s phenomenal what you can do with that Wiimote. I don’t think I’d ever have an actual reason to do these things, but it’s cool nonetheless.
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Citizen:Citizen ("designer" ccPhone) →
This is just ridiculous. Anybody who buys this is just simply ignorant of what’s going on.
HINT: Want a fancy “colored” iPhone? Don’t pay this guy $2000!! Go here, and either buy a brand new one in the color of your choice for $550, or send in your own for a mere $150 to have it customized. Done.
Assignment Construct →
Cool gear-head drooling/learning HQ for photogs.
How’s THAT for a sentence! yeah!
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Voicemail Forwarding
What is the logical next step in the iPhone’s dominance? Well, certainly many many great and glorious things. But here is one that I predict (and one that I can’t WAIT for): Voicemail Forwarding.
Think about it. They are stored on a server somewhere anyway! Why not let us simply forward them along to someone else?
And while they’re at it, why not let us also EMAIL them to...
WatchSennaya square sunset, Saint Petersburg
Oh by the way, he shoots these with still cameras. DSLR’s. And then edits together in post. Very nicely done.
WatchStars above Tsey canyon, Caucasus.
I wish this were longer. It’s surreal and beautiful. Click the link above to watch it on Vimeo in HD. Much better quality.
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My Time Sheet From Last Week.
Ben Delaney: My time from last week...
Hate [Person X] - 14 hrs.
[XYZ] Project Referee - 8hrs.
Bullshit with Shelly - 3 hrs.
Guiness Break - 1 hr.
Making sure the internet was still working - 10 hrs. (yep, it works.)
Telling Shelly how much I hated [Person X] - 2 hrs.
Done.
Do you think that will pass muster?
Mindy: sure. thanks BD. all of this is very reasonable
Ben Delaney: and billable!!
Mindy: totally
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Plan59 > 1950s Art > The Retro Graphics Archive →
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There Will Be Blood
Fantastically well-written and amazingly acted. A truly brilliant overall piece of work. Dark, insightful, haunting, and pitch-perfect in every particular detail. Lovers of great films: don’t miss this movie.
“Give us the lovechild of the MacBook Air and the MacBook Pro, and it’s all...”
– MacBook Air review - Engadget
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The Bear by Elisha Cooper - The Morning News →
Very apropos for any dads of daughters.
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Ansel Adams Would Have Used Photoshop.
For anyone out there who is of the opinion that any form of retouching or color-manipulation on photographs is somehow “wrong” or “untrue” or “beneath you”…consider the two images above.
Actually they are the same image. Shot by none other than the great Ansel Adams. The first is a gelatin silver photographic print. The second, the raw negative....
The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs: Al Gore says he's... →
…more genius blogging by Fake Steve. This guy really is a great writer.
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My Nomination for "Catchiest Hook Ever In The...
Black or White by Michael Jackson.
MJ, baby. Love him or hate him, the guitar hook on that song will attach itself like a malignant cancer of catchy hooky-ness to your brain and never ever let go.
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Last.fm : Free the Music →
Now this could get interesting….
Seems fundamentally similar to what iLike is already doing EXCEPT that artists are apparently gonna get PAID when people play their song(s). Curious.
Paul Thomas Anderson | The A.V. Club →
For those interested in hearing a great director’s take on the film-making process.
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The Cruise Indoctrination Video →
This is wild. Simply wild. One quote from the accompanying article: “…if Tom Cruise jumping on Oprah’s couch was an 8 on the scale of scary, this is a 10.”
OSCAR - Nominee List →
I think most of these are spot-on. Although, frankly, I’m shocked that Gone Baby Gone got so rejected. Must be politics because that movie deserved some Oscar nods.
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Top 15 Amazing Coincidences →
Fantastic article with some truly amazing stories.