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Filed under: Inspiration
Faux Bone RPG Dice Set
Friday, 08 January 2010 15:25
I've started playing D&D again, and in doing so I've learned to embrace my inner nerd once again.
So in my obsession with steampunk, the anacronistic, dirty, and slightly evil, I decided to create my own set of bones. Part of this quest involved finding a non Arabic numeral system that I could hand etch or ink onto the faces of an icosahedron (d20). Roman numerals are too big for 18 & 19 (XVIII & XIIX), so I chose the Mayan numeral system which is base 20. I think I'll do away with the Roman numerals entirely on the next set and use just Mayan. And instead of inking the numerals I'll try to etch them. For those who are curious, bars = 5 and dots = 1; numerals are read horizontally
Filed under: Inspiration
TED: Pranav Mistry - Game Changing Thinking on Real & Digital Interaction
Tuesday, 01 December 2009 21:34
This is one of the most amazing demonstrations of possible computing technologies I've ever seen. I don't know that I believe Mr. Mistry has actually developed all the things he shows in his presentation—so much as created conceptual demos—but it really gets you thinking about how we do and will interact with computers and the dearth of information available to us today and in the future. This is really amazing, game changing thinking.
Read more: TED: Pranav Mistry - Game Changing Thinking on Real & Digital Interaction
Filed under: Design
Anti-Industrial Design
Sunday, 29 November 2009 10:29
There's a discussion at BusinessWeek.com over a post regarding Eastern vs. Western designers. The idea is that we, the West, are asking Asian societies, predominantly China and India, to curb their rapid consumerist growth and grow as post-consumer societies instead. Who are we, the West, to expect they should do this?
Something in the comments caught my eye. I've never heard anyone speak ill of ID. Criticisms and concerns, sure, and usually constructive and mindful of new directions and changes. But never have I heard someone speak so vehemently against it.
The world has changed and [ID] simply cannot be redefined, it is slowly expiring and becoming redundant because it has next to zero intellectual base, history and standards, and thus no respect or recognition.
I'll go into further depth about the main idea of the article in another post.
What do you think of this? Have you ever heard such harsh criticisms of ID before? Do you feel this way yourself? Tell us about it.
Filed under: Design
Jonathan Ive Talks About Apple's Success
Wednesday, 08 July 2009 19:04
In a short and sweet article at Business Week's website, Jonathan Ive lays out, in typical apple simplicity, the keys to Apple's success.
Filed under: Design
Blogging Setup Check-in
Monday, 15 June 2009 23:53
I've narrowed down my blogging options further still.
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Posting: I'm using the built in Joomla! article functionality with all blog posts under a section called Blog. Then I have categories within that section: Life, Design, Inspiration. I'm still tweaking that structure, but it seems to cover most of my posts for now.
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Commenting: I'm using a component called !JoomlaComment. It's maybe not the best option, but of the two or three I've tried so far I like it the best.
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Tagging: I'm using a component/module/plugin combination called JoomlaTag. I don't seem to be able to tag while posting from the front end, but maybe I can while posting from the admin side of things (yup). But it has mass tagging capabilities, which would be great if I'd found it after more than twenty or so posts. More on this after running it through its paces.
Next on my wishlist for blogging:
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