Circuit City vs. Best Buy
My friend Steve forwarded this article from Time on the demise of Circuit City and the rise of Best Buy. But if you don’t feel like reading the whole thing, Steve summarizes it quite well: “Best Buy is bright and fun; Circuit City is dark and grim.” Dark and grim don’t make me want to […]
A brief (and incomplete) history of a design meme.
There are many ways we could mark the official launch of our little business. There was the day our papers went through with the state, or the day we signed our first paying contract, or the day that Jenny, Walter, and I were all finally and officially employed by the company. But the date I […]
Details Matter
One of the designers of Magic the card game recently got married. He blogs about it in awesome detail. Wouldn’t you know that he and his bride decided to have a super detailed themed wedding. Their theme? Games and puzzles. Whether their theme resonates with you or not you can’t help but love the amount […]
The First Step is Admitting You Have a Problem
I admit it. This weekend I attended the 2008 BrickCon conference targeted at Adult Lego Hobbyists (ALHs). The conference lasted for essentially three full days from Friday to Sunday. I even took off work on Friday. Super nerdy? Yes. But before you judge… hear my story. I always loved Lego as a kid. What’s not […]
Modern Video Games Atarified
Clearly I have some sort of fetish for vintage stuff. So these retro-ized videogame covers are right up my alley. Here’s GTA4: