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July 2008 Archives

July 1, 2008

Starbucks to close six hundred stores.

"...70 percent of those slated for closure had opened after the start of 2006."

July 2, 2008

I want the book.

And then I want to watch the off-Broadway play.

Dark Knight.

Collaborate and connect with Subversion.

Required reading.

Ning is looking for a web designer.

Gina is a joy to work for. If you're looking for a new design job you would do well to apply.

Koop.

Swank Martini Pop.

How to go bankrupt.

A guide for NBA players.

90 second Kindle review.

"...I think you should buy three Kindles if you can."

July 4, 2008

Captain America - White.

A preview.

July 5, 2008

I Met The Walrus.

Fantastic interview with John Lennon. Amazing animation.

Vegas needs a designer.

Get my name on the Palms A-List and I'll apply.

July 6, 2008

Tour de France, street view.

See every stage, every street of this years route.

"I'll be working on my movie script all weekend..."

Drew, is this how guys are in Toronto?

July 7, 2008

How to save money? Steal a hybrid car.

Get more OPEC busting wisdom from the writers at The Morning News.

Matterhorn evacuation.

For Mena, though she may not want to see the insides of the Matterhorn.

Cold Storage.

No Gravity Hammer?! Dammit.

First Timer.

Redirect members to a special landing page the first time they log in to Expression Engine.

Maintenance.

First issue is definitely worth the read (see link in middle of page).

July 8, 2008

"...just 9% say Congress is doing a good or excellent job."

Time for a complete overhaul.

July 9, 2008

Hey, that website looks very familiar.

MSNBC, call me if you want the backstory on how the website was made.

"Just push the back button on Gregory's back and watch this creepy creature's chest fill with red liquid."

This happens to me all the time.

Judgement of Paris.

"Not bad for kids from the sticks."

July 10, 2008

"Free/Ample Parking."

Since when is that a job perk?!

July 11, 2008

Congratulations Rafat.

An invoice for two Porsches is on the way.

July 20, 2008

KCRW's Guest DJ Project

Downloading the Kevin Rose and John Cusack sessions for the flight home.

"It's easier for a criminal jury to reach consensus around guilt or innocence than for a design jury to find a majority around great design."

Maybe if design were to wear orange jumpsuits...

July 21, 2008

Change is looking for a web designer.

And maybe we'll get a chance to work together.

The Free Software Foundation is Communism.

You're either for Apple or against Apple.

Apple makes another bazillion dollars.

If Steve doesn't have a Secret Lair by now, he should. And a Mini-Steve.

Watchmen in motion.

DC might be on to something here.

July 22, 2008

Brain magic.

Skip the Spkie clip.

McCain makes historic first visit to the Internet.

Said to exclaim, "My God, Ted's right, it's not a truck, who the hell knew?!"

July 23, 2008

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed for iPhone.

Holy crap this is going to be hot.

Batman has a temper but didn't hit his mother or sister.

Sounds like the guy needs to take a break.

Playa del Carmen.

A collection.

Coolest looking Apple Store to date.

China gets all the cool stuff.

Gym.

Wait, you mean that ink blot isn't going to unseat Coke's brand dominance?

I'm shocked.

The new and improved Twitter.

"Once this thread hits 1000 pages we have a BBQ and everyone gets a free t-shirt."

July 24, 2008

"A spokesman said that out of 2 billion passengers screened nationwide since 9-11, there have been only 110,000 abuse complaints."

That's 109,999 too many.

Ah man! Of all the things to miss at ComicCon this year, this has to be the worst.

If anyone is going, please do not miss the chance to meet James Jean.

Design websites for a leading MMO company.

Say hello to Lord British for me.

Alamo Mafia.

Think twice before you steal anything from these people.

Obama ist ein Berliner.

Dennis Kucinich's Articles of Impeachment.

Only thing missing: Crucifying Jesus.

July 25, 2008

Font Conference.

"Airplane, eight ball, ying-yang, glasses, mailbox...open mailbox!"

Bacon.

"John McCain needs to wake up and smell the Arabic coffee.

More and more mainstream Iraqi politicians believe they are able to run their own affairs, and fewer and fewer mainstream Americans believe we are able to devote another presidency to Iraq."

"Seventy-five-thousand people at an outdoor sports palace, well, that's something the Fuehrer would have done."

Brilliant.

White like me.

For Ethan.

I remember this scene.

it's when Luke, Han, and Chewbacca get their medals.

Rob Weychert, age 62.

Just a peek from the future.

July 26, 2008

"The phenomenon that we're talking about here is not that McCain is being ignored, that he's not able to get his word out in the mainstream media."

Interesting report on the media bias towards Obama's campaign.

Sean Bean arrested for assaulting his fourth wife.

Is Ike Turner in the water over there or what?!

The Economist examines NASA at Fifty.

I can't believe the used the phrase "Space 2.0".

Jez Burrows was interviewed.

Totally missed this while on vacation.

July 28, 2008

The sneeze.

For Hel.

Photos of WhiteKnightTwo.

Looks spacey.

Jump the Shark has Nuked the Fridge.

And it sounds way more bad ass.

Gary "Helvetica the Movie" Hustwit announces his next feature: Objectified.

A documentary about industrial design. Sweet!

"We're looking for someone to help us build things better and faster."

For Ethan, in case he becomes disgruntled.

Karateka is coming back!

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG.

Square Exix hits the iPod.

Releases first RPG for iPod.