Mental (and, well, public and “REAL”) Note: Read this later: http://www.businessinsider.com/the-aol-way
Category: Bookmarks
Everything is a Remix Part 2
Great Stuff: http://www.everythingisaremix.info/?p=58
Games About Games
Hilarious: http://waxy.org/2011/02/metagames_games_about_games/ Am I alone in this being the first time I’ve heard about these games? That Penn & Teller “Desert Bus” sounds excellent.
Google’s Little Art Project
Very cool: http://www.googleartproject.com Street Views for Art Museums
I Love a Good John Cage Joke
A Mystery: Why Can’t We Walk Straight?
Nice 3-minute break: http://vimeo.com/17083789 or watch below:
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IBM: They Were There
Pretty cool video: http://www.bohemianalps.com/blog/2011/01/ibm-they-were-there/ Or watch it right here!
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Jordan Mechner’s ‘Prince of Persia’
A little easier to get into than digging through how to write a videogame screenplay: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/23/movies/23persia.html
Prince of Persia Original Game Screenplay
Not something you see every day: http://jordanmechner.com/blog/2011/01/pop-original-game-screenplay/ How to compose a story for a videogame.
Back to Work: New Merlin Mann Podcast
Dan Benjamin makes great podcasts: http://5by5.tv/b2w/1 and Merlin Mann is really smart about how to stop being a wuss and get back to work.
On Becoming a Virtual Ghost
An interesting idea: http://shwood.squarespace.com/news/2011/1/15/on-becoming-a-virtual-ghost.html But how long will these “social media” sites be around?
Wayne Thiebaud – CBS Sunday Morning
One of my favorites: http://www.bohemianalps.com/blog/2011/01/thiebaud and more recently in the NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/03/arts/design/03wayne.html
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One of the DUMBEST Things I’ve Ever Seen
Ricky Gervais Golden Globes Monologue
People said he was TOO mean, but I think this is funny: http://devour.com/video/ricky-gervais-golden-globes-monologue/ And judging from the crowd response, I’m not alone.
Interview With Nashville Designer Matt Davis
Hey! This guy worked with us here at County Weekly: http://www.mindzai.net/interview-emerging-nashville-designer-matt-davis/ Nice to see him get some recognition. He’s a good designer.
Old Judges and Senility, Dementia
Why Superhero Games Fail
Gramps Development History Visualization
Check it out: http://gramps-project.org/2011/01/visualization/ a very interesting animated visualization of the Gramps software development activity using a program called Gource.
Perspective Crowd Source Design Critique
A great day to discuss design and branding: http://www.duffypov.com/duffy-article/4760/crowd-source-design-critique Even if this WAS posted on Dec. 30.
Branding Should Have a Backbone
I was unaware of any backlash against the new Starbucks logo, but this is a great article: http://www.graphicology.com/blog/2011/1/13/324-branding-should-have-a-backbone.html Besides, all they did was remove the circle-filled-with-text. How controversial can that be? Also, I think the new Comedy Central logo kicks serious ass.