Posts in Random

As most folks know, last week Apple briefly lost 4 billion dollars in value after Engadget (unwittingly) posted a fake memo saying that the iPhone and Leopard were being delayed. You can get a decent history and some perspective on it here. There are all kinds of discussions trying to figure out who was behind […]

I have a fascination with Art Deco architecture and design. I am specifically in love with Office Buildings created in this style. While I don’t remember specifics, I imagine that I must have once as a kid gone into the Empire State Building — a treasure trove of Art Deco office building goodness. But I […]

Happened upon this article discussing Jakob Nielsen’s opinion of the latest crop of user interfaces on the web: “Although people in their late 30s make very different use of the web to those in their teens, Mr Nielsen expects that when those teenagers grow up the time they spend online will diminish.” I was just […]

Given our penchant for the “old school” aesthetic (or is that “skool”) around here it should be no surprise that we appreciate the retro fonts over at Font Diner. And it’s not just fonts that catch our eye. Seattle is filled with great examples of early 20th century architecture and signage. I often take more […]

Sometimes I wonder why record labels even exist anymore. I know they do marketing and distribution of their acts. But aren’t we at the point where they can be service bureaus? I guess they have their leverage because the way they do distribution and marketing cost a lot of money. So they’re kind of like […]