January 2009
27 posts
The Rub →
I’m a huge fan of good quality [underground] hip hop, mostly from the 90’s. Not the garbage that you hear on the radio these days. I’d highly recommend these mixtapes (which are free!) to anyone else interested in great hip hop music. So far, the mix from 1993 is my favorite. Enjoy.
Madlib’s “Montara” from his...
How I Use Twitter →
Twitter seems to be growing in popularity quite a bit, and everywhere I turn, it seems like a new company and/or celebrity is hopping on the bandwagon to see what the buzz is all about. I even heard…
Carrying the Load →
With the word of Steve Jobs’ medical leave from Apple well-traveled at this point, ten days after the news was announced, it’s time to take a look at what happened and what can be gleaned from…
Obamas Social Media Campaign →
I was pointed to this very good presentation on the background of what Obama’s team has done in the social media arena. They were highly successful in getting people engaged with the presidential…
“Most of the relevant folks in the industry today don’t have graduate-level...”
– A quote from Jeff Croft in “Elevate Web Design at the University Level”
“1. There were 200,000+ status updates through the Facebook integration on...”
– Mindblowing Numbers From the Obama Inauguration. That is a crapload of traffic.
maniacalrage:
Estimate for Bad Potential Clients
I created this estimate for use when a client has a huge, ill-advised project that you don’t want to do. This is especially useful when the client sounds cheap. You just send this to them and they’ll stop considering you. Or they’ll accept and then you just take the $800k and outsource it. Win-win.
Not a bad idea. lol
Protecting my baby →
I love gadgets. I’ve always loved gadgets. Technology is just something I’ve always wanted to learn about, play with, and utilize. And as such, my favorite gadget is the iPhone.
I use it for my…
“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.”
– Albert Einstein
WatchVideo walkthrough of the Palm Pre. I’m impressed, and haven’t been impressed with a mobile device since the iPhone came out.
A Zappos Experience →
Last week I was on a search for a specific pair of shoes online. So I did a Google search, and one of the top results was, of course, Zappos. Browsing their site at first, they didn’t have the…
Sandbox - Ornjluv →
Hey guys, it’s been a while since we’ve had a sandbox posted up here, since I’ve been doing mostly tutorials lately. I thought I’d take this chance to show off a bright and vivid piece I did…
“I think that design education in general needs to be more public. Design...”
– Why I like 37signals Design Decision Posts
“Good teamwork means never letting anyone on the team fail.”
– Goldfish.
“I’m not sure Twitter is something that can be explained at this point. As I said...”
– Twitter is like a ball of clay
A little something funky to listen to....