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Quipsologies
~ Vol. 60 ~

Bravissimo on this edition of Italian-uploaded Quipsologies.

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~ ARMIN ~

Itlee!

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All things Scandinavian at Scandinavian Design Center.

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“Less familiar but potentially far more effective is disruptive or dazzle camouflage in which a single thing appears to be a hodgepodge of unrelated components.” [Thanks to Roy Behrens for the link]

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British design is the best in the world. But we need to take action now to make sure it stays that way. Keep British Design Alive, the latest initiative from the Design Council.

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Redesign Wikipedia. Get Paid. Maybe. [Via]

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What the purpose of this would be, I have no idea, but if you have some time, make yourself a paper iPod.

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You have until June 4th to enter the Campus Progress 2006 Dry T-Shirt Contest. Funnyman David Cross and funnywoman Janeane Garofalo are among other judges.

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~ M. KINGSLEY ~

TV news titles: Picturing the planet

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On the problems of coming up with titles.

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Why don’t ad agencies advertise? [via]

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Oh, the perils of not knowing much about art.

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If all art is caricature; then what do you call design?

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You ain’t all that - and neither is your work.

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What if they drew male super heroes in the same objectified manner that they draw females? [via]

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Two pictures, simply juxtaposed.

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David Byrne considers the future of graphic design in the music industry.

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Italian Vogue has always had the best photography. Here’s an amazing layout where Steven Meisel (traipsing in Helmut Newton territory) combines the horrors of plastic surgery with fashion.

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Some find correspondences in The New York Times, others search for pictures in stones.

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~ JASON A. TSELENTIS ~

Learn how to tag your iTunes files more precisely.

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Read the conference proceedings and academic papers from this year’s conference on human systems and design.

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There’s nothing more painful than ripping a CD through iTunes, and then wanting to listen to it again without the breaks in between tracks. Here’s how to remedy the problem.

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Hitachi has a new hard drive that promises to offer speed and reliability. Which notebooks will use it first remains to be seen.

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See how a South African city aims to revitalize its tourist industry.

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Nobody really knows what’s next for Dreamweaver, now that they’re a part of Adobe. So leave it to Microsoft to try and capitalize on the Adobe/Macromedia nebulae with their own web edit program. See the screen shots here.

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Another reason why Mac designs are just so damn cool. See this breakdown of the new MacBook battery housing.

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Dress up your sauce packet website courtesy of Taco Bell. Yum.

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Charlotte’s Mode looks to relaunch their site in the near future. The communications firm has done work for a range of nationally-recognized clients.

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David Barringer wonders what the identity crisis with unions is all about. Read the full article in Voice.

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You too can tranform old jewel cases into picture frames, courtesy of photojo.com

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It’s about time somebody ran OSX on their Winbox. Check it out, courtesy of Wired Mag.

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If you miss the Mac OS of old, run it through this link online for a little Macstolgia.

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If you’re in San Francisco prior to June 3, don’t go to a Giants game for Barry Bonds climb towards Hank’s home run record, instead, check out the GIF show! This tasty collection of animated raster art showcases video games, sculptures, and more. Learn all about it at the Rhizome link, or through their Myspace site.

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And people thought that Open Office was cool. But these days, who needs to download software when it can run through the net. Net-based applications aren’t dead, they just haven’t been given a chance, but Google aims to change that with their acquisition of Writely. The web word processor could give Microsoft a run for their money.

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Comments
Mr. One-Hundred’s comment is:

Re: OSX on a Winbox.

(yawn)... I guess that means Apple is dead... again...

On May.23.2006 at 09:00 PM
Matthew Rodgers’s comment is:

Please note the article linked to is old... way before the intel Macs came out.

In my opinion, OS X on vanilla PC hardware as a self-taught hacker thing is not an issue. Hackers know that they are kludging a system together. (this doesn't address legal/moral issues, just the technical ones)

My concern is Apple trying to hard to create PC level compatibility and diluting the brand experience. The "it just works" campaign they currently have going threatens to spiral out of control if there are too many adopters trying to make legacy peripherals "just work" with their new intel macs.

On May.23.2006 at 10:13 PM
Ravenone’s comment is:

on the intel macs- Interesting idea. I've yet to play with one of these computers to see how they work...
Dazzle Cammo- Very, very nifty. I think I saw something about this on the discovery channel over thanksgiving...
What's in a Title- Definatley going to have to look at this article in a while (like when I'm awake)...
Lots of interesting links.

On May.24.2006 at 12:42 AM
Darrel’s comment is:

My concern is Apple trying to hard to create PC level compatibility and diluting the brand experience.

That's one argument. The other is that now Apple is 100% completely compatible with any PC. So it knocks out one of the remaining hurdles for 'switchers'. It's a wash.

For web developers, though, the new Mac's are great. I can run OSX, Windows and Linux all at the same time with nearly 100% speed on one machine. Nice.

On May.24.2006 at 09:34 AM
Darrel’s comment is:

Oh...regarding wikipedia...remember that it's a site anyone can partake in. If you have an opinion on the spec-work nature of their redesign process, feel free to speak up:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Design_overhaul%2C_2006

On May.24.2006 at 09:38 AM
Nate Voss’s comment is:

Actually, I was going to comment on the Spec Work nature of that contest right here and say "Why on Earth would you ever support a Spec Work design contest on this site?" Wikipedia is a huge success and should be hiring and paying professionals for this process. A lot of normal people are going to see that link and say "Spec Work, I wouldn't touch that." But a lot of young designers who are hungry for work and come here are going to see that link as an opportunity to give their education and creativity away for free for a chance.

Wikipedia's got a problem, for sure. But things like this should be condemned, not linked.

On May.24.2006 at 11:01 AM
Tselentis’s comment is:

On the matter of spec work, the open call for Wiki's web overhaul does seem mysterious, but for your information, their site claims, The winner may or may not receive pay. That fluid statement has been repeated on Speak Up by way of Armin's Maybe that closes out the link.

So let's not suggest that we give the Wikipedia open call a favorable vote. And in closing, when does "linking" equal endorsement?

On May.24.2006 at 02:03 PM
Armin’s comment is:

> Why on Earth would you ever support a Spec Work design contest on this site?

Linking to something does not mean "supporting" it – the link was also delivered with a subtle hint of sarcasm. Everybody here should be aware enough to know whether to participate or not. And whether to condemn it or not.

On May.24.2006 at 05:22 PM
Tselentis’s comment is:

Sí, evidente, Armin.

On May.24.2006 at 10:39 PM
pnk’s comment is:

If all art is caricature; then what do you call design?

If you accept the first assertion, then design is caricature in the service of something else (e.g., commerce, education, etc.)... not sure I'm buying it, but it was a very interesting article: thanks, M.

On May.26.2006 at 12:23 PM