3rd
December
2003
“Raymond Loewy, the industrial designer, once said that ’simplicity is the deciding factor in the aesthetic equation.’ So, in the spirit of good design, let’s begin with a radical simplification. Artists are influenced primarily by other artists, which means that standard art history can sound like a baseball broadcast of an infield play: Velazquez to Goya to Picasso. And designers? To be sure, they are aware of the products of other designers, but their attention is not so narrowly focused.”
posted in Creativity | Permalink |
3rd
December
2003
“Morning Craft carries a range of charming, well crafted accessories, art, and items for the home made by a selection of talented artists, designers and crafters. Everything is handmade on a small scale. We are always on the lookout for a few good artists, crafters, and designers.”
posted in Et cetera | Permalink |
3rd
December
2003
“A Consumer’s Guide to Sustainable Seafood: Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch Program offers information to help you choose seafood that’s good for you, good for the oceans and information on overfishing, bycatch, aquaculture and habitat damage.”
posted in Food/Beverages | Permalink |
3rd
December
2003
“On November 4, 2003, VeriSign announced a new ‘trust enhancing’ seal which they built using Macromedia’s Flash technology. This new seal makes a connection to their server and displays, in a dynamic text field, the name of the company that bought the certificate. The seal then invites you to click the seal to verify it. This is intended to make people feel more secure about the authenticity of the site they’re visiting. But that is a false sense of trust. The purpose of this page is to demonstrate how poorly designed and implemented VeriSign’s approach really is.”
posted in Security/Privacy | Permalink |
3rd
December
2003
“You are about to give a presentation about your project at a prestigious international conference. You have prepared the material. You are an experienced speaker. Surely nothing can go wrong. Or can it? Brian Kelly provides advice on the technical aspects of giving presentations.”
posted in Technology | Permalink |
