18th
January
2001
“The curators of the exhibition, The Most of Special Collections, charged me to write a one-page introduction that would explain precisely what ‘Special Collections’ are. I first thought this a hopeless task: no matter what I wrote about special collections, I would be right, but my definition would be incomplete. Seeking ideas, I examined the group of items chosen for exhibition; a more diverse group of materials could scarcely be found.” Very neat site.
posted in Et cetera | Permalink |
18th
January
2001
“One of the graduation requirements at my high school was a 75-hour senior project on a topic of one’s choice. And so here is mine. I hardly recall spending an evening folding napkins in the middle of my senior year, but that’s beside the point. All the examples require well-starched napkins that can hold their shapes without wire support. That means no paper napkins, folks.” More: YWH Napkin Folding Tips and Quip Napkin Folding Techniques.
posted in Food/Beverages | Permalink |
18th
January
2001
“Combining wisdom and wit, Tim McCreight’s Design Language dissects 100 design terms, including their etymologies, definitions and connotations. Accompanied by specially commissioned illustrations (denoted with asterisks), Design Language creates fascinating snapshots of the words associated with the concepts and practices of design.”
posted in Graphic design | Permalink |
18th
January
2001
“WhoWhatWhen is a database of people and events from 1000 A.D. to the present. Create graphic timelines of periods in history and of the lives of individuals. Examples: *Who was alive and what was happening in 1776? *Who was born/died on December 25th? *Which scientists were contemporaries of Pascal? *Which wars were being fought during Mozart’s lifetime?”
posted in History | Permalink |
18th
January
2001
“Are computer-based multimedia presentations really more effective at getting messages across than other tried-and-true media? Does the kind of presentation visuals you use matter? Do well-designed PowerPoint slides give you an edge over the competition? Does multimedia animation really communicate messages better than overhead slides or plain words on paper?”
posted in Visual thinking | Permalink |
