At this point in the age of YouTube, it’s not that a big of a deal when some hack makes a “look at me” video and foists it upon the world, only to have it wind up in the same box of rocks as the robo-dancing teens and the puppy-vs-kitten smackdowns. But when that hack…
Via PSFK, and ultimately Smith magazine, I came across the Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure concept and book. Though I’ve not yet read the book, the teaser video (see below) is simple and nicely made, and was inspiring enough to get me thinking about poetic brevity. The…
What in the world would one Wovel? Why, snow of course. Background: last night I had a self-promotion idea for my graphic design consultancy business: a tongue-in-cheek , snow shoveling-themed postcard. (We just received a few inches of sleet and snow here in north Jersey, USA.) I imagined the mailer employing some kind of infographical…
Thanks to Smashing magazine for introducing me to this beautiful little video, one of the best examples of information graphics in motion, what with the little story going on in it. Sure, it’s from 2002, but so what? It’s a classic. I’ve found many references to it on other blogs, including that it won a…
An exciting look at the progress – and the cumulative impact – of the web on humanity. Comment posted by frs at 1/6/2008 3:22:00 PM Looks interesting and clever but after waiting about ten minutes I had to give up and fix supper.