CogDogRoo » StoryTools
(tags: storytelling web2.0 tools communication education digitalstorytelling)
This is why our most current venture is disgustingly profound.
“The single most important thing you must do to improve your programming career is improve your ability to communicate.”
(tags: career howto presentation communication)
For a country with a political climate like China, this is stunning:
Top markets for blogging –
China 70% of internet users write a blog, Philippines 66% and Mexico 60%
blogs, socialmedia, emergingmarkets
Behance Magazine :: Insights & Tips from Creatives on Making Ideas Happen
(tags: design magazine creative inspiration blog)
Happy Earth Day people.
In Kansas City, I used to volunteer at the Earth Walk in the Park and managed to drag Rich and Vinita out (I think that was the toughest feat of all, honestly). Last year, I went to the Earth Day cleanup at Humboldt Park, albeit briefly.
Sadly, this year I’ve regressed into [...]
Before there were social networks like the Facebook or CafeMom, people used real social networks to tell other people what products they liked to use.
American Express just launched a social network (or maybe foisted is a better term) that is for all card members that subscribe to the American Express credit card. (I’m sure [...]
Chernoff faces – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
awesome.
(tags: graphics data visualization)
As we march forward on building prototypes for the enlightened “presentation” experience (and for the New Options Initiative project in prototyping workshop for that matter), I think about all the captivating ways we can have people on the edge of their seats in anticipation listening to our story.
I’ve seen tons of prototypes and alpha/beta [...]
Pixar’s Brad Bird on Fostering Innovation
(tags: creativity innovation inspiration business management leadership)
Project Leader – Features – DESIGN 21: Social Design Network
(tags: social design socialentrepreneurship sustainability philanthropy poverty)
Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling
(tags: prefab housing architecture design sustainability)
SND29: The 2007 World’s Best-Designed Newspapers from Society for News Design on Vimeo.
The best designed newspapers of 2007, according to the Society of News Design, in case you were interested.
Akzia from Moscow, Russia: Courageous; unconventional typography, spirit of fearlessness
Expresso from Paco de Arcos, Portugal: Surprising; Large, visually striking photographs
Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung from [...]
image courtesy: Culver pictures
More than a 100 years ago, HG Wells, the notable science fiction writer, said:
The time may not be very remote when it will be understood that for complete initiation as an efficient citizen of one of the new great complex world wide states that are now developing, it is as necessary [...]
Eco-visualization
(tags: consumption energy design)
21 (Eco)Visualizations for Energy Consumption Awareness | FlowingData
(tags: Visualization environment Energy design green efficiency)
Google Visualization API – Google Code
(tags: google visualization api programming)
Cellphones Save The World « Neuroanthropology
(tags: HCI design anthropology humancentered)
I thought I’d share the slides from the blogging/wiki lecturette that I gave at ID with Vince LaConte.
Here are a few takeaways:
If you want to blog, it’s relatively easy and safe to get started immediately using ID’s multi user wordpress server.
Get used to using RSS to read news/commentary and del.icio.us to find and classify information [...]
cityofsound: The street as platform
(tags: design street architecture cities creative writing)
Cool Infographics
(tags: infographics design visualization information graphics)
Arthur Shapiro’s Illusions and Demonstrations for Vision Research
(tags: illusion psychology science vision)
Campbell on Branding and Innovation
this guy is awesome
(tags: branding innovation marketing ideas design)
The Impact of Branding on Behavior – Innoblog
Interesting implications for the power of design to change consumer behavior
I have microlent to:
| Location: | Cambodia, Kandal Steung District |
| Activity: | Motorcycle Transport |
| Location: | Philippines, Plaridel, Misamis Occidental |
| Activity: | Food Production/Sales |
| Location: | Azerbaijan, Imishli |
| Activity: | Farming |
| Location: | Nicaragua, Managua |
| Activity: | Farm Supplies |
