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Email Scam Targets Web Designers

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It appears that scammers are targeting freelance web designers. Here’s the scenario: I received an inquiry via email regarding web site design services. The sender claimed to be located in London and was opening a small business. He (gender is assumed) asked the cost of designing a simple 2-page web site and included a link [...]

Elements of a Real Designer

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I teach a course at UCLA Extension called Elements of Design. It deals with the stuff design is made of. Things like balance, gestalt theory, proportion, value, color, structure and composition all go into the mix of what design is all about. Students who complete the course come away with the understanding that design is [...]

Technologically Incorrect: Why I Still Use a Paper Planner

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It’s red. It’s leather. It’s about two inches thick on its best days. It has rings. It is too big to fit in my pocket. I am describing my daybook: my planning/organizing/time management companion. It’s a throwback to the 1980s when planning systems first became popular, and Filofax and Franklin were the top-of-mind options. I [...]

It’s Touching

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I was over at FastCompany’s blog reading Chris Dannen’s review of Apple Leopard. He referenced the multi-touch technology developed by Jeff Han at NYU, and included this clip. Just watching this is very entertaining and all the gestures and movements going on reminded me of traffic control officers and orchestra conductors. I found this clip [...]