Point/Counterpoint
march 2009 by mdn
An important list of the subtle differences between the tech centers of SF and London. Important because more than half our studio has a foot in either place.
funny
list
blog
march 2009 by mdn
313 - A Handy Map of San Francisco Bay [Strange Maps]
september 2008 by mdn
This 'Handy Map of San Francisco' does not say why or whether it is absolutely necessary to paint your right thumbnail black to create the effect of San Francisco.
blog
SF
visualization
California
SanFrancisco
Maps
travel
september 2008 by mdn
Making money twice - [37signals]
september 2008 by mdn
That's roughly $765,000 over a few years off roughly the same content. Insight and ideas about how we run our business.
37Signals
Business
Blog
Money
september 2008 by mdn
World War II Codebreaking Remembered [The Encyclopedia Vulcanica]
september 2008 by mdn
And that most importantly, were it not for the works of invention and genius performed at Bletchley Park in contribution to defeating the Nazis, your entire way of life could be markedly different.
opinion
blog
vizzina
Bletchley
Codebreakers
WWII
Enigma
Newmanry
september 2008 by mdn
Big black holes [Jason kottke]
september 2008 by mdn
Put another way, if you had 99 duodecillion dollars, you could buy as many PlayStation 3s as you wanted. Blows your mind, right?
funny
short-post
kottke
blog
blackholes
september 2008 by mdn
Large Hadron Collider nearly ready - The Big Picture - [Boston.com]
august 2008 by mdn
n of photographs from CERN, showing various stages of completion of the LHC and several of its larger experiments (some over seven stories tall), over the past several years.
blog
Research
technology
photography
Science
gallery
tech
switzerland
august 2008 by mdn
Web 2.0, Ubiquity, Sustainability and Consumer Rights [WorldChanging]
july 2008 by mdn
If we are going to interact with companies in intimate ways -- in ways that impact our deepest life choices -- those interactions ought not only to be held to a higher standard of transparency and public accountability
Blog
ethics
innovation
internet
PSS
ShulzeWebb
Informatics
july 2008 by mdn
Daring Fireball Linked List: May 2008
may 2008 by mdn
No one’s going to beat Apple by being “good enough”.
"good
enough"
Apple
Gruber
"Daring
Fireball"
Blog
brand
may 2008 by mdn
DOTHETEST
march 2008 by mdn
but did you see the....
Advertising
Blog
campaign
cognitive
fun
illusion
London
Psychology
UK
viral
ads
march 2008 by mdn
The cycling blog of Gino Zahnd, who lives in Chico, California: On passion [Chico Gino]
march 2008 by mdn
"Simon, if you happen to read this, you totally rocked it, and inspired me and everyone else in the room"
Blog
Gino
Passion
Inspired
Idea
march 2008 by mdn
60 Brilliant Typefaces For Corporate Design | Fonts | [Smashing Magazine]
march 2008 by mdn
What fonts can be used effectively in almost every Corporate Design? And what are the options for unique, but still incredibly beautiful typefaces? Let’s find out... or not.
Article
Blog
typefaces
type
Resource
list
march 2008 by mdn
DELIRIOUS DUBAI [LEBBEUS WOODS]
march 2008 by mdn
Before anyone could criticize the pandering commercialism of his office tower designs, he would say, “I’m a whore.”
architecture
Blog
cities
Criticism
design
koolhaas
politics
urbanism
visualization
Future
History
Dubai
march 2008 by mdn
20 Biggest Record Company Screw-Ups of All Time [Blender.com]
march 2008 by mdn
"Unintended consequence: The Monkees"
Blog
music
Article
screw-ups
march 2008 by mdn
the making of: Ceci N'est Pas Un Satelloon [greg.org]
march 2008 by mdn
"But darned if it isn't pretty damn close. La Géode is a mirrored geodesic dome housing a hemispheric Omnimax theatre"
architecture
blog
geodesic
dome
march 2008 by mdn
Market populism in the folksonomies debate (Atomiq)
august 2007 by mdn
"I was struck by how Ontology is Overrated uses the core arguments of market populism to make its points."
Article
Blog
Criticism
critique
shirky
IA
august 2007 by mdn
absidea » Helix — a 1D skyscraper with a single corridor
may 2007 by mdn
"when the idea smote me hard upside the head: who said the different storeys could not be connected horizontally ? "
architecture
Article
Blog
concept
funny
Future
inspiration
Office
space
may 2007 by mdn
GOOD MAGAZINE | What Matters
october 2006 by mdn
Green Publishing
SHIFT
Green
innovation
urban
Sustainability
Magazine
Blog
october 2006 by mdn
BBC NEWS | The Editors |
june 2006 by mdn
BBC Editors begiin to blog
BBC
news
blog
media
editors
journalism
weblog
june 2006 by mdn
Powazek: Just a Thought: The Art of No
may 2006 by mdn
It's common-sense and long been practiced by me - but it needs to be said, as well as Powazek says it here.
blog
design
management
why
no
may 2006 by mdn
The RFID Weblog: RFID Wristbands for Fitness Clubs Developed By Casio
april 2006 by mdn
The training equipments have been installed with a PDA that reads the wristband tags. It recognizes the person using the equipment and displays a personalized training menu.
RFID
technology
blog
april 2006 by mdn
all in the head — Five Most Important Considerations
april 2006 by mdn
web design considerations.
design
web
internet
blog
april 2006 by mdn
Design Observer: writings about design & culture: Weather Report: 53 Degrees F. Heavy Snowfall Predicted
april 2006 by mdn
Yes - what is wrong with design, I mean, the weather?
design
designobserver
comment
blog
april 2006 by mdn
How to Do What You Love
february 2006 by mdn
To do something well you have to like it. That idea is not exactly novel.
Article
blog
business
interesting
february 2006 by mdn
Welcome to Project Rebirth
february 2006 by mdn
Chronicles of rebuilding lower manhattan.
blog
NYC
architecture
urbanism
february 2006 by mdn
HD Olympics
february 2006 by mdn
Unnoficial HD technical information from an NBC engineer - fascinating if you're into this kind of thing.
blog
olympics
tech
geek
february 2006 by mdn
Hivelogic: Articles: Synchronicity
february 2006 by mdn
Hivelogic writes about the solution to his syncing.
resource
blog
hivelogic
february 2006 by mdn
LIFT06 || Conference about new technologies and people. || 2-3 Feb. 2006, Geneva, Switzerland
january 2006 by mdn
LIFT is about teaming talented observers, explorers, and builders with people whose work depends on understanding current challenges and creative solutions presented by emerging technologies.
2006
blog
conference
Creativity
design
Future
Innovation
strategy
Geneva
january 2006 by mdn
Peter Cochrane - Breaking Business and Technology News at silicon.com
january 2006 by mdn
Peter Cochrane's blog at Silicon.com - in particular his post describing his poor experience with a parking lot ticket machine. These ticket machines are so often scraping the bottom of the barrel in terms of a decent user interface that only severely dys
blog
PeterCochrane
Research
commentary
january 2006 by mdn
Techdirt:We Sat Around Waiting For Google Video And All We Got Was This?
january 2006 by mdn
More about Google Video
google
Internet
video
blog
january 2006 by mdn
Beyond the Beyond
january 2006 by mdn
Bruce Sterling looks at Vogue
culture
funny
Future
magazine
Wired
vogue
blog
january 2006 by mdn
10 mph : Segway : America Dream : Documentary
january 2006 by mdn
Road Trip - documentary about travel across the US on a Segway.
blog
culture
Design
documentary
Film
fun
movie
segway
travel
video
january 2006 by mdn
Ari Paparo Dot Com: Getting it Right
december 2005 by mdn
"I don’t think it was that we were "too early" or that we got killed when the bubble burst. I believe it all came down to product design, and to some very slight differences in approach."
Article
blog
Design
Development
yahoo
Product
interesting
december 2005 by mdn
cityofsound: An industrial policy for creativity. Nearly.
december 2005 by mdn
Dan Hill's review of the recent Cox Review on Creativity and Innovation in the UK.
creativity
DesignCouncil
design
Innovation
CoxReport
blog
december 2005 by mdn
Anthem Book Blog - Bookstore Listing
december 2005 by mdn
Photographs from a visit to UK's John Pawson's Studio
Architecture
Studio
Photos
Blog
Pawson
Architect
december 2005 by mdn
Assorted Geekery : Blog Archive : One Email Client to Rule Them All
november 2005 by mdn
Review of Mailsmith, GyazMail and Thunderbird for OS X.
review
blog
email
OSX
november 2005 by mdn
Jan Chipchase - Future Perfect: Non-Literate Mobile Phone Communication
november 2005 by mdn
To communicate with someone outside your immediate proximity requires at least 4 things: something to communicate; tools to create what you want to communicate; an infrastructure to carry the communication; and a means of identifying with whom to communic
Mobile
communication
research
thinking
blog
november 2005 by mdn
UNJOURNALED: Pyramid found - in the heart of Bosnia!!
october 2005 by mdn
After several months of geological and archeological research, Mr. Osmanagić concluded that under the present hill of Visočica hides a stairs-like pyramid, about 12,000 years old.
architecture
archeology
blog
october 2005 by mdn
Microsoft Team RSS Blog : The orange icon...
october 2005 by mdn
Discussing the orange icon over at Microsoft team RSS
blog
RSS
icon
october 2005 by mdn
On Cillit Bang and a new low for marketers... (plasticbag.org)
october 2005 by mdn
Tom Coates discovers new product placement for cleaning products by a shady UK marketing firm.
Advertising
Blog
october 2005 by mdn
Kultureflash - Headlines from London
september 2005 by mdn
KultureFlash is a free, weekly newsletter covering contemporary culture in and around London.
architecture
Blog
Magazine
september 2005 by mdn
A Daily Dose of Architecture
september 2005 by mdn
(Almost) daily architectural musings from the American Midwest
architecture
Blog
september 2005 by mdn
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