I got an email from Matt Thompson, deputy editor at StarTribune.com:
“I’m overseeing the creation of a website for StarTribune Interactive, and we’re currently looking for a lead designer. You’ve been mentioned by a lot of folks I’ve met as someone who might be able to get our job posting in front of the right [...]
Not sure if it’s a result of their new found Apple partnership or their second attempt at consumer electronics, but I just noticed Intel’s new logo.
From the Old Intel Inside Logo
To the New Intel Logo
Unlike the icon that is Kodak’s logo, Intel’s redesign is a much-needed modernization.Notice the dropped ‘e’ of the original [...]
Quick, whose name is on your digital camera?
Leica, Palm, Canon, Philips
Next, whose name is on your camera’s memory card?
Actually, I have no idea
Next, name an American company that built their name on photography film?
Kodak. Hey, is the film in my fridge still good?
I think you can see Kodak’s problem. They didn’t move fast enough to [...]
I’ve been using Skype more lately - aside from being the easiest way to turn long-distance conversations into podcasts it’s a decent instant messaging tool.
My favorite part of Skype’s IM tool is the smiley button. Its placement in the border between the chat pane and the compose box always makes it look like the [...]
Hey Kids,
(first post, great site! btw)
Just wanted to bring this to the attention of all the designers out there… from the ISDA chapter.
Don E. Harley Associates presents:
MNovation
[a retrospective look at Minnesota's contributions to product design]
An exhibition featuring product drawings
produced by the designers of Don E. Harley Associates
and representing over 50 years of design excellence.
Organized and [...]
It’s not even Thanksgiving yet, and the retailers have set up their holiday themes in earnest. Makes me feel a little bah humbug.
The last couple years, I’ve quite enjoyed Target’s Holiday themes - the sophisticated snowflake pattern of 2003 was amazing, last year’s get/give campaign was fun. When we popped out to the new [...]
As a St. Pauler, I’ve long tried to keep allegiance to the Pioneer Press. Alas, I’ve found it to be increasingly vapid and falling far behind the Strib in terms of good local reporting. I still support it, as it’s a rare thing in this day in age to have a city with two major [...]
In case you missed it, WebVisions 2005 has 10 mp3s of their proceedings available. Come back later for my thoughts on them. If you’ve given them a listen, what’d you think?
Update 22 Sep 2005: I’ve skimmed through them all and made it most of the way through Peter Merholz’s “Designing for the Sandbox” talk. This [...]
It’s been several years since I’ve religously read my design rags. A few months ago, I got an offer in the mail to subscribe to both Print and HOW for something like $25. Apparently, I wasn’t the only one that hasn’t been buying them lately.
Well, the offer was too good to pass up, and with [...]
Chris Gee has started the Prepared Mind, podcasting on design-related topics. Including; design management, design certification, and experience design with David Heller.