Words & Letters
The internet is still an amazing place to get lost. Sometimes, I stumble into an old familiar neighborhood and get a little deja vu. This happened in a very pleasant way this week when I found a music video (that I thought was new) from the band OK Go. OK Go became famous for doing […]
How do you gauge if you are doing what you set out to do? Goals, plans, milestones… Some people say these are all a fool’s errand–wild guesses in an attempt to tame the chaos. I don’t have a clue. I try to keep knocking things off the list. The list never gets done. I’m OK […]
Video games have been a big influence in my life. From early 8-bit, through the dawn of 3D, and into the current day–it’s all creative, designed to every detail (when it’s great), and built for fun. I played my share of racing games, but this was never my favorite genre. Still, this week’s links have […]
I don’t have a lot of words for you all today. I’ve got links. That’s why you come every week. Let’s get to it. Web Design/UX/UI Is Atomic Design Dead?By Brad Frost Transition animations: a practical guidePrinciples that can be used immediately by anyone in their design process Industrial Design Vision Neue Klasse Offers Glimpse […]
“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself — and you are the easiest person to fool.” – Richard Feynman
“The thought police would get him just the same. He had committed–would have committed, even if he had never set pen to paper–the essential crime that contained all others in itself. Thoughtcrime, they called it. Thoughtcrime was not a thing that could be concealed forever. You might dodge successfully for a while, even for years, but sooner or later they were bound to get you.” – George Orwell, 1984
“Make your ego porous. Will is of little importance, complaining is nothing, fame is nothing. Openness, patience, receptivity, solitude is everything.”―Rainer Maria Rilke
I was playing the arcade video game classic Galaga in a nondescript convenience store focused on the task at hand–kill the bad alien/insects. I became aware that someone was staring at me to my right. When I had an opportunity to look away form the game, I saw what I thought, with that split second […]