October 2008

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Amusement, Design
Finally an Emoticon I can get behind…
10.24.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Awyeah! Right there, at the end – it’s a dookie! Google made a crap for your Gmail. Well, you know what they say, “a poop in your in-box is worth 4 flaming turds on your stoop”, or something like that. Thanks Uncle Google, and thanks to you too, techyshit (for totally living up to the name too!)
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Movie Monday: Enter the Serif
10.24.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Tonight’s offering is a classic. An original faced Jackie Chan movie re-purposed to help regale the epic struggle between two classically opposed sides.Obviously developed for someone’s class, it has remained on the internet, passed down from the anc…
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Applied Ideas: Vol. 2 tonight at the MCA
10.17.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Get in on the "Creative Conversation" tonight at the MCA.The Museum of Contemporary Art Denver hosts the 2nd round of "Creative Conversations" for Creatives, Applied Ideas: Talks on Design tonight, October 17th.Ian Coyle continues…
Amusement
What’s on my reading list?
10.14.08 | Permalink | Comment?

I believe Stan Lee said it best, “Nuff Said!”
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Movie Monday: 20/20 Graphic Design Mistakes
10.13.08 | Permalink | Comment?

John Stossel, famed 20/20 investigative reporter, does a scathing indepth report on the three common design mistakes Americans make. I don’t want to spoil it for you, but I’d suggest getting something to take notes with, as it moves pretty quick. …
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Woah! Damien Hirst opening tonight at the MCA
10.10.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Rock star artist extrodinarre Damien Hirst’s signature works, including Saint Sebastian, Exquisite Pain(pictured), from his Natural History series presenting animals preserved in formaldehyde and displayed in large glass vitrines. Hirst was the crowned the King of Art, after the most recent grudge match against USA’s own golden boy Matthew Barney. Barney held his own, supported by his corner-man [...]
Amusement, Design
You should hire yourself a design professional
10.08.08 | Permalink | Comment?

The internets are a-buzz with chatter regarding Vodafone’s image faux pau. If you look closely you’ll see the iPhone OS “photoslopped” into the display. The tint-shifted version of Google maps is tolerable, but the inclusion of Mobile Safari and the super iconic “Home Screen” is just bush league. This is such a “beginner’s mistake” that I wonder [...]