14th
June
2004
“If you’re looking for new ways to use media to help you relate better to other people, you’re in the right place! …Cliff Atkinson is a leading authority on PowerPoint and organizational communications. As an independent management consultant, his clients include companies ranking in the top 5 of the Fortune 500. He is a keynote speaker and writer, and president of Sociable Media in Los Angeles.”
posted in Communications | Permalink |
14th
June
2004
“A look at how Stuart Brandís classic work of social and architectural criticism, How Buildings Learn, applies to web design and development. First, if you are in any way interested in design, history, or architecture, which I assume you are by your presence here, read the book How Buildings Learn: What happens after theyíre built, by Stuart Brand. Building on Jane Jacobsí classic criticism of city planning, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, Brand looks at what happens to buildings over the fourth dimension: time.”
posted in Web development | Permalink |
14th
June
2004
Starts in 1800 with neo-classicism and goes to graffiti 1980. Lists some artists for each movement but does not always explain the type of painting.
posted in Art | Permalink |
14th
June
2004
“Back in November, Meg and I went to the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum to check out the Design Triennial. Of course, I meant to write more about what I saw, but never got around it. Yusuke Obuchi’s project popped into my head this morning, probably my favorite piece from the show. Obuchi’s Wave Garden is a prototype for an ocean-powered power plant. The motion of the ocean causes flexible tiles to bend, the mechanical stress of the bending generates electricity (via the piezoelectric effect), and the electricity is collected to run blenders for making Californians’ beloved smoothies. And that would be fantastic by itself, but if Californians wisely use energy during the week, the power plant becomes a floating public park on the weekends…”
posted in Architecture | Permalink |
14th
June
2004
“A few years ago, I was chatting with a stranger in a bar. When I told him I was an economist, he said, ‘Ah. SoÖ what are the Two Things about economics?’ ‘Huh?’ I cleverly replied. ‘You know, the Two Things. For every subject, there are really only two things you really need to know. Everything else is the application of those two things, or just not important.’î
posted in Learning | Permalink |
14th
June
2004
“Contrary to conventional wisdom, the most popular ways of selecting a company name or a product brand are the worst approaches, and they often spell disaster. You want to coin the most motivating, memorable moniker possible that nobody can copy or imitate, a name that will gain you a loyal customer base and may even provide you with a new and independent source of income. In other words, avoid the wildly popular routes for selecting a commercial identifier.”
posted in Branding | Permalink |
