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13th July 2006

PhotoSynthesis: the book

“What photographers don’t need is another book about f-stops, shutter speeds and lighting schemes. They need a book that tells them how to think about what makes good photographs… ‘PhotoSynthesis’ discusses the practical application of the intuitive process to photography — evoking that process, believing in it, sharing the joy of it.”

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13th July 2006

What I learned redesigning del.icio.us

“What’s the difference between a huge mass-market Internet success, and a niche tool favored only by a tiny techie minority? I learned part of the answer in a recent project I finished up a few months ago.”

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13th July 2006

New Internet

A video clip from a 1993 CBC news broadcast talking about a new thing called “Internet.” (Thanks kottke.org!)

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