It’s been a while since I did a recommendation. Not because I’m lacking in fabulous things that I’d like the world to embrace, but because I’ve been otherwise busy. However, about a month ago I was introduced to the music of Jonathan Coulton and I’m not the same.
Music recommendations are always really tricky because
For those who didn’t know, I lost my job this week. Prospects are good, but it’s always a shock to the system. This video pretty much sums it up. Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim show Robot Chicken is hit and miss. But when it hits, it hits.
If this were real, I’d pay good money to see it. “Khaaaaaaaaaan!!!”
Once in a while a brilliant omission turns something very familiar and ordinary into a work of disturbing genius. Garfield minus Garfield is one such brilliant work. The premise: what happens when you take the predictably mediocre yet lovable Garfield comic strip and remove its animal stars? You’re left with Jon and his lonely, bipolar insanity. Ranging from hilariously bizarre to mildly disturbing, this fractured look into the world of Garfield has definitely made me look at this iconic comic strip in …
There are a handful of simple things that even the fantastic Mac OS-X doesn’t do right out of the box. For one, because of all the legal hooey around digital music copyrights, you’re unable to simply backup your iPod to your computer using iTunes. If you’ve only got one iTunes library that you’re syncing to, this isn’t much of an issue. But if you’re managing your music manually, like I am, and you’ve got music and media spread across multiple computers, then being able to backup the files from your iPod to one place becomes a necessity. That’s what I’ve been trying to do for the last 30 minutes. What I’ve discovered is a valuable lesson to anyone in the software business: there is a right way and a wrong way to deliver trial software.
This is a repost of a story on 2strokebuzz, but I just enjoyed this so much I wanted to share it here.
Jeremy Clarkson being the motorcycle curmudgeon that he is, even he’s won over by the end of it. Honestly I struggle to come up with many places that’d be more appropriate or adventurous to see by scooter. I may have to add Vietnam to my own list of 2-wheel destinations. My list for now includes:
All the national parks …
Computer generated 3D animation has become so commonplace that it’s easy to forget just how difficult it is to work in this medium. But beyond the challenges of producing content in this digital medium, you’ve got to have some nugget of a good story. In this case, it’s a robot battle royale. Hat’s off to its creator and thanks for sharing!
Sol Sender, from VSA Partners, takes us on a tour of the thinking, the process, and the runners up in designing the logo for what is easily the biggest brand of 2008. If you’re not familiar with identity work, it’s not easy, but it’s fun. Although I can’t imagine working on something with this much on the line. Seeing all the different iterations of the campaign logo is not only fascinating, it’s a great windo into the creative process of people at the top of my industry.