★ 19/08/2017, 20:08
Exhausted but happy during a day of hiking on Mt. Rainier. #reiemployee #yayday
What is Information Architecture?
Looking for a comprehensive overview of information architecture? Look no further. This curated list of articles and resources from the fine folks at Optimal Workshop is a brilliant reference.
★ Of course, there is no rebuild coming
This post is chilling in its matter-of-factness.
We can slap on all the duct tape we want `[on our infrastructure]`, but it’s rebuild time.
Eh… it’s not like we really need roads and bridges and stuff, right? <Bangs head on desk.>
★ Amazon Spark
Re Amazon Spark, is “finding more of what you like” a problem for a lot of people? Seems like every ecommerce company (including my employer) is trying to solve this problem. I’m just not convinced that it’s the right one to solve. But maybe my radar is on the fritz.
Balenciaga
One of my IA students pointed me to this site: https://www.balenciaga.com
Just take a quick look. Your browser isn’t broken… that’s the site. It’s a really pure expression of IA and UX. It’s simple, but it’s got a lot of character and some nice bits of flair. I kind of wish I’d have done this.
Clever header
This is really clever: a global navigation header that doubles as a progress indicator for the current article. Neat!
Check it out live at CNAS.org.
★ The Foreigner
This movie can’t come out soon enough: The Foreigner, starring Jackie Chan Take my money. Just take it. Via kottke.org
Dewey's biased decimal system
Check out this week’s Every Little Thing podcast. It’s nominally about the Dewey Decimal System, but it’s really about the political nature of organizing things and how the organizing systems we create reflect our biases. (Starts 9-minutes in.)
★ 21/06/2017, 05:35
I’m just watching a replay of game 6 of the cup finals. What a bad break for the Preds. They had the Pens on their heels for most of the third, but a lucky bounce sealed it for Pittsburgh. Congrats to both teams for a great series.
★ Buzzkill tick
This is, like, my worst nightmare: A tick bite that makes you deathly allergic to meat. And the tick’s territory is spreading. Gah. (via qz.com)
★ Power Causes Brain Damage
This is fascinating and slightly depressing: Power Causes Brain Damage
Explains rather a lot, actually.
★ Random Lists
God bless the internet. This is the most useless / useful thing I’ve ever run across: https://www.randomlists.com
★ 11/06/2017, 03:48
Spent the afternoon at the Norton Simon in Pasadena with @marsroverdriver, @marssciencegrad, and @louisemxl. What a gem of a museum. Wonderful collection, beautiful grounds, not crowded. Must go again next time we are here.
★ 09/06/2017, 22:00
Oh, does this tickle me: Redditors design worst volume sliders possible - Designer News http://www.designernews.co/stories/84443-redditors-design-worst-volume-sliders-possible Via Nuzzel
★ Remains of the Opening Statement
This is brilliant: Excerpts from James Comey’s Opening Statement to the Senate Intelligence Committee or from Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Remains Of The Day? via Aaron Abrams
★ 07/06/2017, 22:55
KeyArena in Seattle is getting an big renovation that could make it suitable for an NHL franchise. Do you have any idea how happy that would make me?
At 17,100 seats for hockey, it would be a little on the small side for a professional arena, but about the size of Nashville’s rink.