Findings 10.24.08

I went to a wedding this past Saturday. Both the groom and the bride were close friends of mine, therefore making it hard for me to decide which side of the isle to sit on. I got some surprise attention during the reception, when Davie’s father credited me as the “match maker” during his speech. Then I realized they did meet at a house party I threw in college. That was over eleven years ago.

I’ve gone to many weddings over the years. When I was single, I wondered when it would be my turn. Now that I’m married, I wonder what took these people so long.

Davie and Zusan, I wish you guys the best.

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• WordPress Custom Field Tutorial – A simple tutorial on how to use WordPress’ custom field feature to make each blog post unique. I use it to change the background image/color and title color on my blog entries.
• Innerlogue: List Posts – I feel list posts are taking over the web design blogsphere. There are pros and cons. I try to present both sides fairly.

Blogs From Elsewhere

• A Conversation About Spec Work – Spec work is bad in most cases. It’s important that we educate clients, even if it means turning down some projects. This exchange of conversations is an interesting read.
• Simplicity vs. Features: A False Dichotomy? – Do we want simplicity or features? Can they co-exist, or are they ONE entity to begin with?
• Web Without Words – An ongoing series on popular sites, with words taken out, replaced by blocks. A rather interesting representation of areas of focus.
• Obesity System Influence Diagram – A nice visual representation of factors contributing to obesity.
• The Receptionist Test – DailyWTF stories are quite outrageous sometimes. I often wonder if they’re just made up. Regardless, this is a funny one.

Gadgets

• Knightrider GPS – You know you secretly want one, especially if you’re German.
• New MacBooks Benchmark Test – Good comparisons between the new and the old. I’m living vicariously through these numbers, I still don’t have a Macbook of any kind, period. :(

Artists

• Min’s Sketchbook – Min, aka Bumskee on CA has updated his sketchbook thread earlier this month, after a long MIA. He’s one of my favorite CA artists. You can also check out his personal site for more info.
• Henry Yan – I’ve been admiring Mr. Yan’s work for years. I was finally able to obtain a copy of his book on figure drawing techinques last year.

Cool Flick

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  Suddenly from Magnus Engsfors on Vimeo.

• Obama’s Loss Traced To Jin Yang – How I single handedly cost Barak Obama his election win.