I love the irony that America’s most popular sport succeeds because of its socialist principles.
A Short Animation About the How the NFL Is Like Socialism
Fraser Davidson, a London-based animator, created this video inspired by Bill Maher’s comparison of the economics of pro football and baseball. He brings a two-minute excerpt from the audio version of Maher’s book, The New New Rules, to life with a blend of 1950s-style sports imagery and Soviet-era graphics.
Science can answer anything.
CLUE 1:
“went to short dogs house,
they was watching Yo MTV
RAPS”
Yo MTV RAPS first aired:
Aug 6th 1988
CLUE 2:
Ice Cubes single “today was a good day” released on:
Feb 23 1993
CLUE 3:
”The Lakers beat the Super
Sonics”
Dates between Yo MTV Raps air date AUGUST 6 1988 and the release…
The Japanese are rad.
Japanese make world’s biggest KitKat
University of Tokyo students have made a giant version, measuring 100 x 60 x 20cm and weighing 80kg.
KitKat is considered a lucky food in Japan as it is pronounced “kitto katsu” in Japanese which means “I surely win”.
Pretty good illustration about how Android phones are either crippled with outdated versions of Android out of the box or abandoned by Google within a year of purchase. Android phones bought last year are unlikely to be able to upgrade to the latest version of Android (a.k.a. Ice Cream Sandwich).
One the other hand, the iPhone 3GS came out in 2009 and can be upgraded to iOS5, the latest version of iPhone software. While it might not support some hardware-dependent iOS5 features, the 3GS is a viable phone that is still supported by Apple.
The announcement that Nexus One users won’t be getting upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich led some to justifiably question Google’s support of their devices. I look at it a little differently: Nexus One owners are lucky. I’ve been researching the history of OS updates on Android phones…
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Our new favorite coffee bar (not quite a café, certainly not a Starbucks) is Coutume at 47 rue Babylone, a short walk from Les Invalides or the Musée Rodin or Bon Marché (take your pick). These folks are deeply into the artistry of coffee making, as you can see from the bags and roasters in the back, and the way Kevin Ayers (late of Iowa City) is blowing life into this infernal machine. The staff is welcoming, knowledgeable and international. But Coutume, which opened just last March, is now so popular that you’d best call ahead to make reservations: +33 1 45 51 50 47.
Thoughts?
WHAT HAS STEVE JOBS DONE FOR DESIGN?
We now know that design matters, design is profitable and good design is what people want. Apple and Steve Jobs have proven that good product design creates a sense of anticipation, emotion and love with customers that can be reached in no other way.
The design community as a whole owes a lot to Steve Jobs. As Apple created and marketed the “value of design” in their products, and were successful at it, other companies started to notice. Other companies started to recognize the value of good design and invest in it by investing in designers. This helped the entire ecosystem of designers move up the ladder and presence of mind in companies everywhere.
Apple really is the best example of how to put design at the forefront of a company by elevating designers as leaders within the company. Unlike other companies, at Apple, design seemed to have a place in the boardroom. Product designers and marketers established Apple’s products as easy, beautiful and simple to use and the masses fell in love. Steve and his people paid attention to the product design details, that in the end, where the difference between Apple and everyone else in the industry.
My hat (if I had one) goes off to Steve Jobs for his thankful contribution to the design industry and look forward to what he will do next. Now the masses understand what good design is and continue to ask for it.
Greg Melander
This inspirational video is one I’ll re-watch again and again.
