I beat Portal last night
<robot voice start>This game almost exploded my brain</robot voice end> Watch the trailer:
March 2008
Watched Helvetica last night…
Maureen and I went to see Helvetica last night at the Northwest Film Forum (part of AIGA's ByDesign 08 event). A note about the movie - quoted from http://www.helveticafilm.com Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which will celebrate its 50th birthday in 2007) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. The [...]
Justice – Video for DVNO
I've been listening to the Justice album "Cross" for the last couple days. Check out the video for the song:The video was removed from dailymotion.com - search for the video on Youtube.com
Solar and Wind Power through Photovoltaic Leaf Shingles
Sustainably Minded Interactive Technology (SMIT) has a new project called GROW that gathers energy through solar and wind power. Combing the best of green technology and ecology, GRWO draws inspiration from ivy growing on the side of a building - resulting in a hybrid energy delivery device of flexible, ivy-like fluttering solar leaves.
February 2008
Helvetia – Stamps from Switzerland
The Swiss do design right. Check out this stamp collection (via acejet170's flicker collection).
Official Essential Business Server page on Microsoft.com
Microsoft has published information about Windows Essential Business Server on the company website: Overview (screenshots below) Windows Essential Business Server Overview - click on the image for larger view This is an actual screenshot of the Beta 2 release of Windows Essential Business Server (System Health page). This page was one of my larger responsibilities over the last 8-10 months. I also selected the color palette for the application. Click [...]
January 2008
Prefab home that can go anywhere…
The Single Hauz from Poland-based front architects (pictured below)Estamos disponibilizando um novo http://www.idealtoques.com exclusivo do site com imagens do novo álbum ‘Minutes to Midnight‘ Clique na miniatura abaixo para visualizar. was inspired by billboards. Intended for single lifestyles and propped on a central pole, the Single Hauz can be placed (almost) anywhere.
December 2007
Crystal Island/Moscow Russia – Home of the World’s Largest Building
Moscow will soon have the world's largest building - a $4 billion 5 year project. The new building will have roughly 27 million square feet of space, 900 apartments and 3,000 hotel rooms - oh yeah, it will alsoDie Farben beim poker sind in Reihenfolge Herz, Pik, Kreuz, Karo von oben nach unten sortiert. be 1,500 ft. tall.
November 2007
Lake Lagoda might get a wind dam – seriously
via bdonline.co.uk "Architect Chetwood Associates has applied for planning for a £2.5 million "wind dam" in Russia. The dam, which would be located over a gorge at Lake Lagoda in north-west Russia, includes a cup-shaped spinnaker sail, believed to be the first of its kind, which will generate renewable energy by funnelling the wind through an attached turbine. The spinnaker shape is similar to the mainsail of a yacht, and [...]
I’m all about the Ye Olde Computer Switches, Buttons & Mainframes
The two photos below are from the Core Memory: A Visual Survey of Vintage Computers book. That blue is out of control... The photo below is the IBM 360 - color coded number crunching - I need this in my house ASAFP.