Idolator: The Black Kids Hype Must Be Stopped

nickd — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:26:00 +0000

Jess Harvell is my new hero and I want Santa to give him ten billion dollars for Christmas.

Gary Voth: Why You Should Ditch That Zoom for a Classic 50mm "Normal" Lens

nickd — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 19:32:34 +0000

bbum: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens

nickd — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 19:32:01 +0000

Fraser Speirs: The Second Step in Photography

nickd — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 19:31:03 +0000

James Duncan Davidson: More on the Best Deal in Photography

nickd — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 19:30:32 +0000

I own a Nikon D80 with a 50mm f/1.4. In the next two days, I'm going to make another lens purchase: a wide-angle zoom. To coalesce some of the discourse on a recent movement back towards fixed lenses in favor of quality optics over the compositional freedom of a (usually f/2.8 at best) zoom, here are links to four trenchant blog posts.

Humanized: Ten Ways to Make More Humane Open Source Software

nickd — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:15:20 +0000

In-depth article by Jono DiCarlo about the pitfalls and peaks of community-based software engineering.

Institute of Failure

nickd — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:51:33 +0000

"Situated on the ungraspable border between deadpan irony and high seriousness, The Institute of Failure dedicates itself to the documentation, study, and theorisation of failure as it occurs in all aspects of human endeavour."

Vitamin: Read more... about progressive disclosure

nickd — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:23:45 +0000

Discusses the layers of IA detail as one drills down through a site. Really helpful when framing design decisions for summary views.

TrueGrain

nickd — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:21:15 +0000

Incredible library that processes digital images with various grains of popular black and white films.

nickd: Wolcott/Kinzie posters for sale now, $20 + $8 s/h

nickd — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 20:27:17 +0000

I am now selling a limited number of four-color screenprinted posters of one of my photographs. These sold fast at Pitchfork last month, so grab one of these fast! Signed and numbered in an edition of 80, only ~20 left.

Joel on Software: A Game of Inches

nickd — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 02:18:13 +0000

Great metaphor to describe software development being all about the compulsive desire to correct many fine-grained details.

Life Remix: How to Work Like the Masters

nickd — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 02:16:24 +0000

Nice synopsis of helpful GTD-esque tips.

graphpaper.com: The Manual

nickd — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 01:59:33 +0000

Wholesale transcription of The KLF's guide to recording a #1 hit in the UK.

History of Branding: Advertising Slogans

nickd — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 15:19:33 +0000

"If enough people would stop smoking and start drinking, we could get out of ashtrays and into vermouth."

Subtraction: Graphic Design at 70 MPH

nickd — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:41:39 +0000

This, and the NYT Magazine article it links, were very heartening for me in their treatments of the way design affects the public.

Daring Fireball: On Top

nickd — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 03:56:49 +0000

"Does it take more time to edit the portions of quoted text included in your reply? Yes. So does spell-checking and proofreading. It also takes time to shower and brush your teeth each day."

Unit Structures: Where are Facebook's Early Adopters Going?

nickd — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 03:55:13 +0000

"As we look at the early adopters, and see how they are shuttering themselves to the outside world, one wonders what this means about the network as a whole."