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Archive for May, 2006

Into the Overlap Dear Friends

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006

Ce ci n’est pas in image
Later this week I’ll be off to the Overlap unconference.
I don’t go to conference as much as I used, because over the years I don’t think I have ever gotten anything of value out of a signle one.
Well, that’s not entirely true. I did go [...]

Great Stuff

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006

I don’t normally write posts that are just links to other stuff–but there two are so damned great I just have to.
The first is a UN sponsored interactive info-graphic called Human Development Trends 2005. It is a stunning piece of work from both a economic and information design perspective. It is one of [...]

The Counter-Gestalt of Advertising

Monday, May 22nd, 2006

I was running errands today and saw a company minivan emblazoned with branding. The company ’s name is PETS. Thier tag line is “PETS for pets.” PETS stands for Personal Enrichment Training and Services. I don’t know what they do, but i think it has something to do with obscenely rich [...]