mikography

Apple's design process

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:47:35 -1000

Apple's design process:

“The problem, he said, is that these people are describing what they think they want.”

Humans are among us

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 10:52:30 -1000

Humans are among us

Behind the scenes with “Outsider”

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:31:21 -1000

Behind the scenes with “Outsider”

Marissa Mayer at Web 2.0

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:54:29 -1000

Marissa Mayer at Web 2.0:

“Half a second delay caused a 20% drop in traffic. Half a second delay killed user satisfaction.”

Process: Greenpeace Presents Airplot

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:22:42 -1000

Process: Greenpeace Presents Airplot:

“We hope that by presenting the ’scrappier’ parts of a project that most agencies would seek to hide, a lot of the mystery behind the design process can be swept away and reveal the work that goes into such an undertaking.”

100 oldest .com domains

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 01:03:10 -1000

100 oldest .com domains:

Some include xerox.com, att.com, pyramid.com, fluke.com and apple.com

Comics Grammar & Tradition

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:47:13 -1000

Comics Grammar & Tradition:

“Comic book lettering has some grammatical and aesthetic traditions that are quite unique.”

Women Through the Ages

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:10:31 -1000

Women Through the Ages:

“500 Years of Female Portraits in Western Art.”

Bailouts for Bunglers

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:38:49 -1000

Bailouts for Bunglers:

“‘Lemon socialism’: taxpayers bear the cost if things go wrong, but stockholders and executives get the benefits if things go right.”

One Sentence

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 10:00:36 -1000

One Sentence:

“True stories, told in one sentence.”

How money is counted in different countries

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:26:39 -1000

How money is counted in different countries

Memorable Superbowl Commercials

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:53:01 -1000

Memorable Superbowl Commercials:

Including “We just wasted 2 million bucks”

How Twitter Was Born

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:26:55 -1000

How Twitter Was Born:

One of the first tweets: “oh this is going to be addictive”

The top Cinema 10 shots of 2008

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 11:17:45 -1000

The top Cinema 10 shots of 2008:

Continue with part two

Nikon D3 Cut In Half

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:16:07 -1000

Nikon D3 Cut In Half

What is it called?

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:32:59 -1000

What is it called?:

“The white part of your fingernail is called the lunula.”

The Rumpus Long Interview With Steven Soderbergh

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:30:52 -1000

The Rumpus Long Interview With Steven Soderbergh:

Soderbergh: “Some of them can’t really get beyond the idea of a Che movie. For them, by definition if you make a movie of him you’re supporting him. It’s impossible for them to understand that’s not how art works. That that’s not how an artist works.”

We're All Gonna Die - 100 meters of existence

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:57:14 -1000

We're All Gonna Die - 100 meters of existence:

Simon Hoegsberg’s beautifully executed stitched panorama.

I ♥ Mexican Wrestling

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:22:59 -1000

I ♥ Mexican Wrestling

Obama HOPE Poster Source Photo

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:02:03 -1000

Obama HOPE Poster Source Photo:

Shepard Fairey’s iconic poster is based off of an AP photo by Mannie Garcia.