November 2008
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New Orcon Website →
My old workplace has redone their website, it’s looking pretty spiffy, and it definitely feels ‘on brand’. Congratulations to the team on rolling out a cohesive and successful site. Negatives are: the (accidental?) transgendered person on the home page, kinda funny but kinda weird, lack of impact of the main logo, which has always been a problem, (purple on purple). I’m...
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Bruce Mau Design - Incomplete Manifesto →
A Must Read. jbd2: Written in 1998, the Incomplete Manifesto is an articulation of statements exemplifying Bruce Mau’s beliefs, strategies and motivations. Collectively, they are how we approach every project.
Nov 24th
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Muller — 1998 – 2008, part 3: A Brave New World. →
Part 3 in the fascinating write up of the life and times of Tom Muller before and after the dot com bust, detailing his time at the (then) leading interactive company Vir2L. Tom also showcases some of his ‘never seen before’ abstract geometric designs, as were the vogue. Interesting read and a scary parallel with the current economic situation.
Nov 20th
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PatchPanel - Adobe Labs →
Flex framework allowing for integration with, and the creation of plugins for adobe cs3 and cs4 software. too bad illustrator finally got pages. but i’m looking forward to seeing what gets created with this.
Nov 19th
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Twistory →
Outputs your twitter feed in ical format, incredibly useful for searching through your archives by time.
Nov 19th
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“Here at Aucklandfuckingcity, we feel objectivity is for the dull and spineless...”
– Auckland Fucking City - An online magazine launching today, ‘documenting this glorified truck-stop we call home, and unearthing some talented (and some not so talented) characters, many of whom would have slipped below radar.’
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-11-16) →
Madison  The Ian Carey Project  Dizzee Rascal  Modwheelmood  Lovers Electric  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Nov 12th
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Your Majesty F/W 2008 Reel on Vimeo Lengthy (4min) but features some hot direction and ideas
Nov 11th
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“Fortune favors the lucky. Luck = preparation + opportunity. Opportunity will...”
– Andy Rutledge on the impact of a recessed economy on design agencies and freelancers
Nov 10th
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SWFObject now available on Google AJAX Libraries... →
great news, the goog is now hosting swfobject.js: http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/swfobject/2.1/swfobject.js
Nov 10th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-11-9) →
Santogold  Modwheelmood  Deftones  The Presets  Metric  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-11-2) →
Jonathan Davis  Radiohead  KoЯn  Mindless Self Indulgence  菅野よう子  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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October 2008
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