help! I am my own client.

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swissmiss is about to get a major facelift, including a new identity, wich means, I am my own client.

I just had a lengthy meeting (aka inner dialgoue) with myself. I think it was a good one, but the client, and the designer are still confused. Both couldn’t make up their minds on which logo to pick. What do you think? 1 , 2 or 3?

You input (via comments below or via email) is appreciated and will be rewarded with extra special designer karma points.

UPDATE: Thank you so much for all your comments and suggestions. I admit, I didn’t expect such a flurry of feedback. Some of you even sent me mockups! (!!) I am sending lots of designer-karma points your way. And now, back to the drawing board, as I am completely confused. Ha!

the original Macintosh User Manual

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Thoughts on (and pics of) the original Macintosh User Manual

idea mapping | a flickr set

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Idea Mapping Flickr Set

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made me look.

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a day conference on Design for Children

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As part of the London Design Festival ReFocus and Studio UK present a day conference on Design for Children. The focus will be on desirable qualities of the built environment, presented through examples of collaboration between architects/designers and the educators of the world-renowned preschools at Reggio Emilia, Italy. When: Monday September 17, 2007.

More info

If you can’t make it to London, don’t worry, Jolayne will be reporting.

Jerry Lamp

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The Jerry Lamp (2005) represents a new level in lighting flexibility – literally. Made from recyclable silicone, Jerry is soft and durable, able to be dropped, knocked or tipped over with little concern. The malleable hook shape means that Jerry can be used for virtually any application – hook it onto the headboard of the bed or off the side of a bookshelf, place it on a side table or counter. When lit, the nontoxic, hypoallergenic silicone will get warm to the touch, but not hot. That, combined with its virtual indestructibility, make it a safe and functional lamp to be used all over the house.

Jerry Lamp

adjustable hook

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Adjustable wall hook by Klaus Goebbels

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taking off.

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I would love this as a huge giant print over my bed.

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* Furnitosis [fur-ni-toh-sis] “A condition born from ill-fitting, unsightly office furniture. Symptoms include curvature of the spine hunching, fatigue, dementia, disillusionment, headache, shame, sagging and unplanned guttural noises.”

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retro future phones

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“AT&T conducted experiments and demonstrations of a Picturephone product and service in the early 1960s, including at the 1964 New York World’s Fair. The demo unit was usually in a small oval cabinet on a swivel stand, intended to stand on a desk. Videophones, possibly AT&T units, were featured at Expo 67, an International World’s Fair held in Montreal, Canada in 1967. Several demonstration videophone units were available for the Fair-going public to try, who were permitted to make live video calls to recipient volunteers in the United States.

Picturephone was offered to the public in New York City and Washington DC in the early 1970s. The screen was larger than in the original demo units, approximately half a foot (15 cm) square in a roughly cubical cabinet. Picturephone booths were set up in Grand Central Station and elsewhere. With fanfare, Picturephones were installed in offices of Westinghouse and other progressive companies

AT&T sold the VideoPhone 2500 to the general public in 1992 to 1995 with prices starting at US$1500 and later US$1000.


wikipedia videophone

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How not to die! (related to a startup)

If you can just avoid dying, you get rich. That sounds like a joke, but it’s actually a pretty good description of what happens in a typical startup. It certainly describes what happened in Viaweb. We avoided dying till we got rich.

It was really close, too. When we were visiting Yahoo to talk about being acquired, we had to interrupt everything and borrow one of their conference rooms to talk down an investor who was about to back out of a new funding round we needed to stay alive. So even in the middle of getting rich we were fighting off the grim reaper.

How not to die

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macro velcro

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94x magnification, taken with a Nikon SMZ1500 Stereomicroscope coupled with a Spot Insight Digital Color Camera. Placed in the top 30, Nikon Small World 2005.

velcro being pulled apart by Tracy E. Anderson

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artword

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Congratulations to Mister Wambach, who used to be one of my teachers at University of Applied Sciences in Munich, for wininng the Red Dot Design Award for his Artword Project:

»artword« – one makes two, that is the key to the basic principal, because the word “two” is already integrated within this artistic play on words. The play on words within words is, thereby, much more than a mere postcard collection. A philosophical thought is always behind topics such as human rights, politics, eroticism or wisdom. The artword collection that is kept within a practical box will inspire you to send off the 33 postcards: to your best friends, or even to your worst enemies. Due to the attractive appearance and distinctive design, the box is also an ideal gift for those who enjoy discovering their own interpretation, as well as for limbering up for the next lesson in English.

artword: »One box with 33 postcards, each of which reveals a double surprise.«

What Is Success?

Success is more than going to work every day and getting paid. Success means finding personal satisfaction in your work and loving what you do. And it means engaging with a social world: a world of clients and employers, but also of readers, users and other designers. It is those things that make us rich.

Ellen Lupton asks: What Is Success?

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coffee drinks illustrated

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Coffee Drinks Illustrated

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Zeichen. Angewandte Ästhetik: Signs – Applied Aesthetics

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“Zeichen – Angewandte Ästhetik” by Jochen Stankowski

My german-speaking readers can enjoy a review on this book over at slanted.

How To Avoid Trapped Arm Whilst Cuddling In Bed


VideoJug: How To Avoid Trapped Arm Whilst Cuddling In Bed

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Top 5 Google Ranking Factors

Google’s algorithm – how it works – Top 5 positive and Top 5 negative factors that “Googlebot” checks on its scan

fingerpuppet fun


GREAT Shadow Puppetry – video powered by Metacafe

The bunny is my favorite!!

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do parents matter?

Here is a sampling of other parental factors that matter and don’t:

Matters: The child has highly educated parents.
Doesn’t: The child regularly watches TV at home.
Matters: The child’s parents have high income.
Doesn’t: The child’s mother didn’t work between birth and kindergarten.
Matters: The child’s parents speak English in the home.
Doesn’t: The child’s parents regularly take him to museums.
Matters: The child’s mother was 30 or older at time of the child’s birth.
Doesn’t: The child attended Head Start.
Matters: The child’s parents are involved in the PTA.
Doesn’t: The child is regularly spanked at home.

The most interesting conclusion here is one that many modern parents may find disturbing: Parenting technique is highly overrated. When it comes to early test scores, it’s not so much what you do as a parent, it’s who you are.

Do parents matter?

Interactive 360 Light Field Display

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CMYK MY TIFF

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Could this be considered abstract designer poetry: CMYK MY TIFF!?

80+ Photoshop Tools and Resources

Moe Mashable Goodness: PHOTOSHOP TOOLBOX – 80+ Photoshop Tools and Resources

40+ Tools For Google Calendar

Another fabulous Mashable resource: 40+ Tools For Google Calendar.