Saturday, March 01, 2008
April is the Cruelest Mash-Up
Here are some interesting, entertaining and insightful posts ranging from the silly to the suicidal to sketching at South-by-Southwest in Austin.
Warm regards,
The Melancholia of Social Networking
Even with the quantifiable explosion of social networking opportunities and the perceived multitude of channels to connect, the feeling of isolation and disconnectedness continues to pervade our modern culture. ...
Multitouch Mash-Up clipped from thoughts-illustrated.blogspot
The next best thing to telekinesis. WiiMote multitouch from CynergyLabs builds on Johnny Chung Lee's Wiimote example, CynergyLab in San Diego has created a multitouch prototype using a ...
Der Unclutteredeskplatz clipped from unclutterer.com
This week’s Workspace of the Week is Blupics’ two person office:. Now that you’ve been blown away by the first image, check out this one featuring all of the cords, drives, and peripherals attached ...
Google Calendar Sync clipped from googleblog.blogspot.com
I've suffered major headaches trying to sync all my calendars. I used the Microsoft Outlook calendar on my desktop computer at home, but since I wanted to be able to access my schedule from anywhere ...
FastCompany: Infographic: Numerology: SXSW
Over the last 20 years, the South by Southwest Festival has grown from a small Texas gathering of songsters into a star-launching mega-event with music, film, and tech components.
The Common Language for an Efficient Nonprofit Marketplace
clipped from www.socialedge.org
The movement for an efficient online capital marketplace is gaining attention, momentum and players. Recently, a variety of organizations including Great Nonprofits, Social Markets, Give Well, ...
Heaven on HEMA
Have fun shopping at this crazy on-line store from the Netherlands. If only strolling the aisles of Target were so exciting! (Warning: watch out for the magnifying glass!) Thanks to Nellie Durand!
SXSW Interactive 2008 Sketchnotes clipped from www.rohdesign.com
Rohdesign is the site of designer Mike Rohde, who writes about design, sketching, writing, mobile computing, technology, travel, cycling, books, music and more. Thanks to Lee Potts of Visual Being.
On Your Feet: Can Executives Learn to Ignore the Script?
Gary Hirsch in the Portland, Ore., office of On Your Feet, which he helped found. His consulting firm (a self-proclaimed "miniscule multi-national") helps employees loosen up and make “cool mistakes.”
Stamen Design: Information Visualization is a Medium
cipped from Worldchanging.com
A jet-lagged Regine Debatty writes from etech08 in San Diego. She describes her excitement listening to Eric Rodenbeck, founder and creative director of Stamen Design, talk on Information Visualization is a Medium.
Podcast: Christopher Fuller @ VizThink clipped from www.boxesandarrows.com
In late January Jeff Parks is President of I.A. Consultants had the pleasure of attending the VizThink conference in San Francisco, and sat down with a panel of visual experts, including our friend and graphic facilitator, Chris Fuller.
"Back of the Napkin" Gets Inside Your Brain
So, yeah. Um. I hate to admit it, but this book is going to change the way I work. In "Back of the Napkin", Dan Roam taught me a tremendous amount about how to appropriately integrate traditional process maps and diagrams into my own work as a graphic facilitator working with clients who are trying to understand and manage complexity. ...
Bay of Capitalist Pigs clipped from www.theatlantic.com
How Havana might change after Castro by Graeme Wood
US business interests have been eagerly awaiting Castro’s departure—one way or another—for years. This information graphic sketches out a possibile future full of Big Box Stores and convention centers.
Poppin' and Lockin' and Rappin'
An old MTV clip from '85 starring a very young Alfonso Ribeiro, sent to me by High School buddy, and master breakdancer, Jarrell McAlister. I want to get a hold of this simply for the complex information graphics demonstrating how to properly execute a "reverse centipede".
