'rants' Category
This is not a post about Paris Hilton
June 11th, 2007
If you look closely at CNN.com you’ll find a link to their new beta website. Now I’m not sure what it is, perhaps it’s the lifeless gray background, or the individual boxes for each chunk of content, but I’m not a fan. With the completely disconnected horizontal bar at the top, it almost seems like […]
Lazy movies are bad movies
June 10th, 2007
I accidentally rented a horrible movie this weekend. I say “accidentally” in the sense that the description on the case didn’t indicate one of my most despised movie devices—the “dream” or “unreality” theme. This is the lazy screenwriter’s ticket to freedom. It opens up all possibilities because there are essentially no rules, and no point. […]
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
January 18th, 2007
While I’m still somewhat at a loss as to how to deal with a design thief, I can’t help feeling a bit buoyant. After all, someone in this great big world felt strongly enough about my design to reuse it almost image for image. Despite feeling mildly vindicated as a designer, I’m also confused and […]
Best calendar getting better
December 20th, 2006
The hunt begins
About this time last year, I began the hunt for a very elusive prey–the perfect online calendar. Weeks of fruitless Google searching returned the usual suspects, MSN and Yahoo, and a handful of raw, plucky newcomers. I was fairly intrigued with Kiko, Planzo, and CalendarHub, and I alloted them each a few days […]
