December 2010
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"Mom, this is how Twitter works." →
A great piece of service-journalism from designer Jessica Hische.
Dec 30th
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“I think people are often quite unaware of their inner selves, their other...”
–  Jeanette Winterson in The Paris Review (Via Clusterflock)
Dec 30th
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Brand New: The Best Identities of 2010 →
An interesting list from one of my favorite design websites. Here are their votes for The Worst.
Dec 29th
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“‘The future of messaging is more real time, more conversational and more...”
–  From an interesting NYT piece, “E-Mail Gets an Instant Makeover”
Dec 21st
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“Groupon really functions like a newspaper.”
–  From “Forget Journalism School and Enroll in Groupon Academy,” published in The Atlantic (and making a nice follow-up to this post)
Dec 20th
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"Bad Writing" →
When I stopped by Apple.com/trailers today I didn’t expect to find a documentary that featured, among others, Margaret Atwood, Nick Flynn, Steve Almond, and George Saunders. But there it was.
Dec 16th
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Behind the Scenes: 37signals.com Redesign →
I could read these types of posts all day.
Dec 16th
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Dec 15th
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NYT: The Atlantic's Web-Smart Turn-Around →
Interesting piece. I particularly like the self-effacing quotes from the owner. 
Dec 13th
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Dec 12th
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WatchWatch
Conan joins She & Him to provide some rather lovely Christmas cheer.
Dec 11th
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Inspirations: An Ongoing List →
Over at my work website, I’ve started a list of people and companies that inspire me to do better work. I’ll add to the collection from time to time, and I may eventually add details about why. But this is a start: Name, image, and a URL where you can learn more.
Dec 10th
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Dec 10th
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Brandon Copple on Groupon's Editorial →
Groupon Managing Editor Brandon Copple, formerly the managing editor at Crain’s Chicago Business, talks about the Google-resisting company’s focus on writing: “There’s nobody out there putting as much muscle and intellectual power into their editorial.” Yep, editorial — Copple doesn’t talk about ‘ad copy’ or even ‘copywriting.’ I Tweeted a...
Dec 10th
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Dec 9th
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“One advantage in keeping a diary is that you become aware with reassuring...”
–  Franz Kafka, December 1911, as collected in The Diaries: 1910-1923, which I’m reading now
Dec 9th
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NYMAG: "Planet Monocle" →
A new profile of Monocle (and Wallpaper*) founder Tyler Brûlé. I’ve got a ton of respect for what he’s created.
Dec 9th
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Dec 8th
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Dec 8th
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Craig Mod: "Publish. Now." →
I liked this video presentation from Craig Mod (of Art Space Tokyo and Kickstartup): Everything in the talk pivots around a single node regarding digital media: we must shift from the question of, “How do we make books digital?” To, “How does digital affect books?” It’s the difference between Microsoft Encarta and Wikipedia. And it’s the difference between...
Dec 7th
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For some client work I’m doing, I’m learning a bit about the artist Janet Cardiff and her artistic partner and husband George Bures Miller. I stumbled on this excerpt from a 2008 video installation they created called “The Murder of Crows.” Captivating — a very striking build-up of sounds and music. From the artists’ website: This large installation, ‘The Murder of...
Dec 5th
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McSweeney's: Fragments from "WikiLeaks! The... →
Dec 3rd
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Alexander Chee: "I, Reader" →
An interesting essay about reading and technology. (Via)
Dec 2nd
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Spacelog →
“Read the stories of early space exploration from the original NASA transcripts. Now open to the public in a searchable, linkable format.”  Neat idea, well-executed.
Dec 1st
Dec 1st