linkdump for 2008.02.14
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Pitchfork Feature: They Don’t Know
“Grime is the UK’s rap (not rap), syncopated urban music with people rhyming over top. Like Jamaican dancehall, there’s an obvious kinship with U.S. hip-hop, but once you start drawing parallels they collapse pretty quickly. Grime is its own culture, with
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linkdump for 2008.02.11
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Harper’s Magazine: Tense Present. Democracy, English, and the Wars over Usage
David Foster Wallace examines some of the ideological underpinnings of dictionaries and usage guides.
(del.icio.us tags: to:read ideology language)State of the Art: Break it like a Polaroid picture
Polaroid has announced plans to shutter it’s remaining instant-film plants in March, after experiencing heavy losses against digital photography.
(del.icio.us tags: business oldmedia end-of-life photography)20 x 24 Studio @ Polaroid.com
I wonder will happen to these giant instant cameras now that Polaroid is quitting production of instant film.
(del.icio.us tags: redonkulous art photography)No Comments
linkdump for 2008.02.09
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string tripod
Here are instructions for making a camera-stabilization device using string and washers.
(del.icio.us tags: DIY howto useful photography)No Comments
linkdump for 2008.02.07
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Neatorama:The Evolution of Tech Companies Logos
Here’s one of the most erudite discussions of logo design history. It’s funny how some logos, like the one Paul Rand designed for IBM have endured, while old logos I prefer - like the multicolor Apple logo - have fallen by the wayside.
(del.icio.us tags: linkbait technology branding design)Huffington Post: The Ascendancy of Barack Obama in Small Town America
Alec Baldwin points out a satirical column in his hometown paper in Long Island. The column, penned by “YoMama Bin Barack” plays to racist stereotypes of blacks to undermine his presidential run. It’s rather stunning to see something this racist in a new
(del.icio.us tags: whoa journalism racism whiteness)murketing: Selling Deere
Rob Walker ponders tractor manufacturer John Deere’s decision to launch a clothing line. It’s not clear to him if this is an appeal to irony or if their marketing targets “heartland” consumers.
(del.icio.us tags: hmm rural branding clothing)Economist.com: Telex | A faint ping
The Economist discusses the odd enduring power of the teletype.
(del.icio.us tags: history telecom oldmedia)Chyrp
“Chyrp is a blogging engine designed to be very lightweight while retaining functionality. It is driven by PHP and MySQL (with some AJAX thrown in), and has a pimpin’ theme and module engine, so you can personalize it however you want.”
(del.icio.us tags: CMS GPL useful MySQL blog)No Comments
linkdump for 2008.02.05
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Lessig Blog: 20 minutes or so on why I am 4Barack
Larry Lessig has produced a video that makes his argument for supporting Barack Obama’s presidential campaign.
(del.icio.us tags: awesome elections video politics)Freedom to Tinker: Internet Voting
Dan Wallach describes some of the current schemes to facilitate voting over the internet and some of their flaws.
(del.icio.us tags: military security elections)Texas License Plates
Folks can vote for a new Texas license plate design at this site. The new plates will go into production in January 2009.
(del.icio.us tags: design poll transportation texas)No Comments
linkdump for 2008.02.03
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Guardian: The pearl of the Punjab
Le Corbusier designed Chandigarh, a desert city in India, which is threatened by weather and bustling development. Now, the city is appealing to UNESCO for World Heritage Site status.
(del.icio.us tags: preservation development India architecture)Industry and Traditional Communication
BoingBoing says, “A group of students at an “Interactive Art Director” course at Hyper Island in Sweden have produced a pitch-perfect “educational film” about their field; the short’s a great little homage to the golden age of industrial films.”
(del.icio.us tags: nostalgia design video advertising)Bubble 2.0: The 10 most memorable tech Super Bowl ads
This Valleywag puff piece features YouTube videos of memorable technology commercials.
(del.icio.us tags: advertising linkbait TV video)dailywireless.org: Mediterranean Submarine Cables Cut
Here’s an informative discussion, including maps, of the severed submarine cables that have left users across the Middle East and Asia without access to the Internet.
(del.icio.us tags: globalization telecom)No Comments
linkdump for 2008.02.02
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The History of Visual Communication
I don’t know enough about this topic to evaluate the quality of this history, presumably written for undergrads, but it’s definitely a good source of images for teaching.
(del.icio.us tags: print reference history design)Wired: Flickr Rebellion Brews at Specter of M$ Acquisition
It didn’t dawn on me that Microsoft would own Flickr and del.icio.us if it suceeds in buying Yahoo, but it’s a little spooky to me. I’m kind of over Flickr, but clearly I have a lot invested in del.icio.us.
(del.icio.us tags: Flickr del.icio.us Microsoft business)5ives: Five subtle changes in the event that Microsoft acquires Yahoo!
“following upgrade to Vista, clicking del.icio.us links now requires 1 GB of RAM and 40 GB drive space (per link)”
(del.icio.us tags: business del.icio.us Flickr Microsoft)No Comments
linkdump for 2008.02.01
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Flash Kit Tutorials: Old Scratchy Movie Effect
Here’s how to get a scratchy film effort for Flash animation using action script.
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