24th
October
2004
“For individuals who are neither designers nor artists, it may seem like those who are, use a lot of smoke and mirrors, magically whipping up each stunning creation. Artistic talent and creativity can certainly aid and enhance the final result, but design, in particular, generally follows a process. Each designer ó or design group ó develops a method for solving problems, then evolves that method over time. While no one person or group may view a problem from the same perspective, general similarities often appear in their approach. As I mentioned in a related log entry about my CSS Zen Garden submission, I thought it might be interesting to share the process I went through to create the design I titled Golden Mean.”
posted in Web design | Permalink |
24th
October
2004
“I’ve been thinking about making a CSS Zen Garden entry for a little while now, but before I think about design, I wanted to understand the Garden’s XHTML structure. I don’t know if this has come up anywhere before, but it seemed sensible for me to make a graphic illustration of the XHTML file.”
posted in CSS | Permalink |
24th
October
2004
“Back when ‘photography’ meant film and negatives, few people could convincingly retouch a shot of President Bush giving his State of the Union address or craft a realistic photo of John Kerry at a war-protest rally next to Jane Fonda. Now that such possibilities are just a mouse click away, computer scientist Hany Farid of Dartmouth College is developing mathematical tests to identify altered, potentially misleading images.”
posted in Photography | Permalink |
24th
October
2004
“I thought I should just give you a little explanation of why I made this site and what it’s all about. Well as you could of figured it this is a blog (short for Web Blog) and I intend to just update it with news and views about the Virgin Group. I really like the brand, and from a younger age I’ve appreciated its versatility and just generally how ‘cool’ it is.”
posted in Branding | Permalink |
24th
October
2004
“In September 7th, 2003, President Bush announced on national television that he was asking the Congress to grant him an additional $87 billion dollars for the next fiscal year, beginning October 1, to continue the fight on terror in Iraq and Afghanistan. But $87 billion is an impossibly high number for anyone to visualize. Let’s have a look….”
posted in Visual thinking | Permalink |
24th
October
2004
“Animals make much the same sounds around the world, but each language expresses them differently. English and French cows sound the same, but not in English and French! Explore the sounds of the world’s languages through the sounds of the world’s animals.”
posted in Sound design | Permalink |
24th
October
2004
A weblog by Paul Giambarba: “Examples of outstanding talent which may or may not have been overlooked or forgotten and compiled by a working illustrator and designer.”
posted in Illustration | Permalink |
