Why I Do Not Care About the World Cup
I haven’t written anything since September. September. That’s 9 months ago. Completely unacceptable. So, now that I have today and tomorrow off, I’m going to write something. I’m not sure what yet, but I’ve found it’s easier to write about stuff I have strong feelings about. For example, the World Cup. Wait, you say. The World Cup? I thought you weren’t into sports, Bill? I’m not. But. The World Cup seems even more pointless to me than other major sporting events usually do. Football? Love it. Tough gameplay and sometimes ingenious mindgames....
Biggest Origami Dinosaur in the World
I’ve always wanted to do something like this. I don’t think I could afford the crane rental though. Read More →
Microsoft’s Courier – New Tablet PC Rocks My Plaid Socks
Jumpin’ jehoshaphat. Just saw this on Olivia Munn’s blog, and was immediately in love. (With the tablet, not Olivia) I need an Order Now button, please. No, really. Now. Read More →
The Vendor/Client Relationship
I’ve emailed this video to so many people that I think I need to just post it on my blog so I can tell them to go check it out here. The concept, the dialogue, and the attitudes are so, so true to life. If you have ever done any freelance work, or done design work for a client of any kind, you will relate to this video. Period. Enjoy. Also, HUGE props to Scofield Editorial, Inc. Read More →
Sliderocket Presentation – Project Outline for an Online Presence
I was asked today to put together a quick outline of what was necessary to establish a solid online presence. Nothing here is new to anybody, but it does consolidate it all into one slide. Note: I did not include any enterprise-class CMS systems (i.e. over-priced CMS systems), only free, open-source CMS platforms that have a heavy development presence. I also did not go into the social media process, as that would take well over 1 slide in itself to go over sufficiently. Also, for those who haven’t heard of Sliderocket yet, it is the best online presentation tool available. Design is...
Racevine Just Made It Into My Bookmark Bar. Consolidated Race History! Finally.
During my perpetual blog perusal yesterday, I stumbled upon a new site called Racevine claiming to have every race documented with reviews, and available to add to a personal profile. I went looking for something like this back in March after completing the March Triathlon Series. I wanted a place to keep track of my progress without being too braggy about it on a major social network or on my blog. Alas, it was to no avail. Until now. Racevine not only had the March Triathlon Series, it had several other races I was thinking about completing this year. And when I couldn’t find the race...
Killer Architecture/Visual Media Mashup | The Living, Breathing Building by Urban Screens
I was immediately intrigued when I read that the premise of this installation was “what it would look like if a building was dreaming”. The artists chose a building designed by a very strict, visually organized architect, O.M. Ungers, then proceeded to turn it into a very organic, pulsating building. I checked out the organization’s site here, and got the impression they’d stumbled onto an effective idea that happens to be well-timed technology-wise. Urban Screens basically puts interesting artwork/video on huge screens in very public places, then records the effect...
Incredible Wedding Entrance. Almost makes Chris Brown cool.
Mr. David Denio passed on a most delightful link to me today. A couple in Minnesota apparently had way too much fun putting together their wedding entrance. It is happy, well-timed, cheesy, and overall a delight to watch. The track is Chris Brown’s “Forever”. Note the short guy in the stunner shades. No expression, completely serious, and sweet dance moves. Sooo funny. Even though I probably wouldn’t do something like this for my wedding, I still find it well-executed and nice that they had such a good time for their once-in-a-lifetime moment. Enjoy. Read More →
Advertising Done Right – Mabona Origami : Asics Commercial
During my blog perusing today I found a video that was so stunningly well-executed, I had to save it here for posterity. There’s not much to say, you just have to watch it. Read More →
Hans Mayer in Half-Life 3: Adverse Pressure Gradient
As part of Hans Mayer’s going away, we felt it necessary to salute the idiosyncrasy and dedication of Cal Poly’s beloved Fluids teacher. Thad Jablonski noted one day that Hans Mayer bore a striking resemblance to Gordon Freeman from Half-Life. Dean Swenson, then suggested the idea of Photoshop to meld the two. And thus, this was born. And yes, the crowbar is my favorite part as well. This took approximately 3 hours from start to finish. I ended about 2am, hence the delirious title of Adverse Pressure Gradient, courtesy of Dean Swenson. Read More →
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