February 2012
4 posts
1 tag
Superbowl Squares Heat Map
While partaking in the annual Superbowl office squares pool this year, I found myself choosing from the last handful of available squares. All of which were situated on the OUTSIDE of the chart. I started to wonder why people make this decision. Why has everyone associated the middle of the chart with a higher chance of winning? Are they afraid that their number will fall off the side? Is it...
January 2010
3 posts
Bears Take Out Ad Apologizing For Crappy Season... →
It’s nice to see professional sports teams taking responsibility for sucking, if only they could spend less time drafting apologies and more time not being so crappy.
An Open Letter to James Cameron From Papyrus Font →
A letter of appreciation for the font to the director of Avatar
Jay Cutler, Old School Football [Video] →
Here’s Cutler on a scramble against the Vikings. I love how he puts his head down and plows through Madieu Williams. Matt Forte — are you watching?
November 2009
2 posts
MUST READ
I just finished this book last night - a must read for all those who call themselves creatives: http://bit.ly/4swCrm Posted via email from HUPAJOOB CENTRAL | Comment »
Google Wave Comands
Download now or preview on posterous wave commands.pdf (55 KB) I received a list of Google Wave commands from a friend via email. When I printed it out, the type had scaled to about 5pt. It was useless in it’s current form, so I layed it out in a way I could read when I pinned it up at my desk. Posted via email from Ryan’s...
September 2009
2 posts
August 2009
5 posts
Community-Powered Typography
Typophiles rejoice! Typedia, a community typography web resource launched this week, bringing new hope to those aimlessly wondering around the web in search of the perfect font. Typedia promises to help classify and educate people about typefaces with the web community as their power source. Here’s their description from the first Typedia blog post: “Think of it as IMDb.com for type,...
CBS Video/PrintAd Just Not Responsible
CBS Marketing Group is putting a USB enabled video chip/screen in to a page of Entertainment Weekly magazine. “We love print,” says George Schweitzer, president of CBS Marketing Group. “We’re saving the print industry.” (via broadcastingcable.com)
Let me begin by saying that I think this man is out of his ever-loving mind. There are fundamental principals here that...
Fox News botches Live Chat
I just participated in a live streaming chat session on myfoxchicago.com, and the lasting impression that I’m taking way is that Fox has yet to completely embrace social media and how to participate in a discussion rather than a broadcast. It felt like when a parent tries to be ‘cool’ with their kids. They’re anxious to participate, but their skewed view of what...
@Garyvee, THANK YOU.
I watched a video today of Gary Vaynerchuck giving a keynote presentation about his success in business and social media. Every time I tune in to something he does, I get excited about doing what I do. There’s no denying how inspirational he is. And that got me thinking, ‘How inspirational IS he?’ It occurred to me that he is empowering people he connects with to do what they...
May 2009
84 posts
Hope VS Pessimism
I find myself in a unique position to be sitting between these two lithographs as creator to one and admirer of the other. Ive been aware of this juxto-position of inspiration and tragic comedy since my time as a designer at Successories, which coincided with my design education. I was excited to have my first real design job; an opportunity given to me by my late uncle,Tim McGovern,...
beatboxing: boots, cats, boots, cats, boots, cats
RT @darrellwhitelaw: RT @gruuvebot: LiveSurface Layered Image Library http://ff.im/2RlwH - the greatest time saver i’ve ever seen.
Is the image a nod to @skydiver? RT @designriffs: What Happens When Social Media is Taken To Extremes? http://tinyurl.com/cgnedh
Great #designchat last night. I’ll have the transcript posted later today! #design
#designchat starts in one hour!
#designchat starts now! http://www.twitterfall.com/#designchat #design
When the CD is away the AD will play. #design #designchat
Seriously? DELL marketing PCs to women like its 1959. http://tinyurl.com/p55abo
CRAZY illustration of Steve Jobs with type: http://tinyurl.com/osyos7 #design #typography
Help to stop Illinois govt from taxing software: http://www.protectiltech.com/ #design #tech #software (please RT)
You are what you eat: http://tinyurl.com/pse4w9 #photo #design
Yes, today is #designchat. The hoopla is about you. Submit your topics to @designchat for tonights discussion! 7-10pm central #design
RT @IDMPhoto: calling all photographers: What’s your favorite lens and why?#photographers #photographer #photo #camera #lens
RT @tradeshowdispla: it’s design wednesday! ask @hupajoob what the hoopla’s about. #designchat
Met with Veer today. Suggested they have font downloads similar to HI-RES image comps. Think we’ll ever see that? #design #typography
RT @designcritique: Cool opening graphic. I dig how it goes into the bkd & communicates the product purpose clearly http://ow.ly/6FLF
CALLING ALL CREATIVE PROFESSIONALS! Join the #designchat discussion tonight! 7-10PM central http://www.designchat.com
If you like @trent_reznor /NIN you’ll love @SaulWilliams ’ music.
RT @IDMPhoto: New Photos on the main site:
http://bit.ly/18ok8J New Photos on the blog: http://bit.ly/61VB1
Tweet Tweet! Happy Monday. http://twitpic.com/4z9j2
My monday morningTECH newspaper is listening to the TWiT podcast -This Week in Tech. http://twit.tv/ #tech
Chat log for this past wed now available on www.designchat.info. #designchat
No matter how much you push the envelope, it’ll still be stationery. #design via email
i saw a Subway flag at half mass the other day. Does that mean there was a fallen sandwich? #design
Thanks for all the #followfriday luv today, peeps! #design
Twitter’s emails about Direct Messages just changed! Anyone else getting this updated message? http://twitpic.com/4oles
Don’t forget! #designchat is 7-10pm central tonight! Submit questions/topics to @designchat http://www.twitterfall.com/designchat
#designchat starts in about one hour!
New ultra widesceen Philips TV web demo: http://www.cinema.philips.com