Posts filed under “Design”
Twenty years of film in one computer window
So I read this article in the New York Times the other day about how last year was such a blockbuster for films that this year will almost certainly look bad in comparison. But what absolutely blew me away was the “interactive chart” that went with the article. You HAVE to check it out by [...]
Somewhat weekly-ish round-up of cool stuff
First of all, get a load of this woman (Amy Walker). Talk about a talent! This site should be your only source for your hamsters in a 12-pack (Ready to Eat), your koala bears and your baby seals: PetsOrFood If you want to have a better university educational experience, encourage your professor to lie. Huh? [...]
37signals is one hell of a profitable business
[UPDATE]: Based on a number of comments below, via e-mail, and through additional research I’ve updated my original estimates. I think 37signals had revenue of ~$4million in 2007 and ~$8million in 2008. Please read my new post for details and to download the updated spreadsheet to play with the model on your own. Inspired by [...]
Incredible bookstore!
A while ago I read about this absolutely INCREDIBLE new bookstore in the Netherlands. (H/T to John at Brand Autopsy.) An old (essentially unused) church in the heart of this city was turned into the most incredible bookstore you’ll likely ever see. The building hadn’t been used as a church for years. In more recent [...]
Uploading Keynote presentations to YouTube WITH TRANSITIONS!
If you’re like me, you occasionally like using the 3-D and other transition effects in Apple’s Keynote software. However, if you try exporting these videos to YouTube, you’ll find that they just don’t work. Between Apple’s exporting and YouTube’s importing, enough data is lost and/or compressed that the final result looks like crap. (While the [...]
If you love libraries, you’ll love this post.
Hat tip to Marginal Revolution, the world’s most beautiful libraries can be found here. My favourite photos are below:
Geek out in space
So I’ve been a big fan of SpaceX for a while, and even considered trying to get a job there at one point. I’m on their mailing list, and they just released a huge project update with lots of fantastic photos. Check out the SpaceX Updates page for more details. But get a load of [...]
You MUST watch and download this video
I wanted to make this video the first real post to my blog. It’s Sir Ken Robinson, a British creativity guru, talking at the TED conference in 2006. Watch it, download it here, and tell other people about it. It’s fascinating and inspirational.