A recet article in Boxes and Arrows by Luke Wroblewski illustrates a technique for deriving color palettes from nature. This isn’t a novel idea but it’s nice to see it getting some attention. We need to bring the living, breathing world into our work as much as possible. Color is certainly a place to make that happen. (more…)
Maconomy a company offering business solutions and services for professional service firms, agencies, and the like has created an interesting little advergame to explain the importance of timekeeping in the consulting/agency business. (more…)
Korea has developed its own android capable of facial expressions on its humanoid face, the second such machine to be developed after one from Japan. The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy invited some 60 children to the Kyoyuk Munhwa Hoekwan in Seoul to introduce Ever-1 to the public. The name combines the first human name found in the Bible, Eve, with the “r” in robot. (more…)
On May 12-13, Boston’s Berkman Center will host a conference called “Beyond Broadcast: Reinventing Public Media in a Participatory Culture.” This one looks to be fruitful. (more…)
I had a slingshot when I was a kid but it didn’t look like 