Findings 12.05.08

Found out something new about myself this week. Apparently my brain isn’t capable of doing writing and visual design at the same time. I’m glad I spent quite some time with Photoshop and my camera this week though. On a side note: broke a personal sleep record while visiting parents for Thanksgiving: slept total of 33 hours in a two day period. Yes, that’s 33 out of 48.

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• Victors’ History – Victors’ stories are inspirational. However we need to think objectively if their winning formulas suit our own paths, so we don’t blindly follow.

Blogs from Elsewhere

• 10 Different Types of Clients – Funny because it’s true. Sad, also because it’s true. I’m sure we all can relate.
• Working for International Web Standards – Steven writes a very good article on the awareness when designing for international audience. His article was prompted by Henny Swan’s. The example he used happens to be on China, a country I’m quite familiar with.
• Top 10 Web Dev Blunders of 2008 – I almost forgot about Cuil… I feel this list is missing some other blunders, but I can’t think of any atm.
• Can We Avoid Redesign Backlash? – Cennydd Bowles makes some good observations about what to watch for when it comes to web site redesign.
• What They Forgot to Mention During Economics 101 – It’s tempting to BUY, and buy more with all the marketing these days. I suspect smart people only buy what they need, instead of want. Some good points made in this article, despite the tone.
• New Typography Poster – by Cameron Moll. It’s an impressive piece of work. I love the details.

My Favorite Tumblr Blogs

For those of you who don’t know what Tumblr is, it’s a mini blog platform, for short, mixed media type of blogs. Today I’d like to share my favorite T blogs, all two of them.

• anyways.us – by talented designer Aja West. Some of the weekly findings I’ve posted in the past were found on her tumblelog. She posts about design, humor, photography, writing, and many other interesting things in life. Basically, a much more glorified and more entertaining stuff than what I post here every Friday.
• Help, I’ve tumbld and I can’t get up. – by another designer, Jared Christensen. Jared’s posting is very similar to Aja’s. A lot of neat stuff you don’t find in typical design blogs. Such is the beauty of Tumblr, it allows short and rapid postings for sharing.

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