February 2009
24 posts
Good design: The ten commandments of Dieter Rams →
Black Star - Respiration Feat. Common
New State Budget Will Bring a 9.75% Sales Tax to... →
At the street level, we’ll feel it the most with the 1% sales tax increase, which will begin on April 1st. Currently, LA County has an 8.25% sales tax, but in November voters passed Measure R—the transportation tax—allowing the county to raise it to 8.75% on July 1st. Now with the additional state sales tax bump, we’ll see it at 9.75% for a few years.
Unreal. I don’t...
betterlatimes:
A rare four-star restaurant review: The Bazaar by José Andrés
Spanish chef José Andrés works four-star magic at the SLS Hotel, with tapas bars Blanca and Rojo transforming small plates into delicious theater.
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WatchCharlie Rose - “The Future of Newspapers”
Fascinating roundtable discussion about the failed web business model for most newspapers. Robert Thomson from the WSJ had some great quotes in the discussion:
You have to make a distinction between general newspapers, where you’re seeing creative destruction digitally compressed and a commoditization of content. And that’s why people...
Stars
stevenf:
The problem with rating systems in general is that only people who feel very strongly about something will take the time to rate it. For a five star scale, that suggests mostly one and five star ratings.
This is why most iPhone apps will have a three star rating. A lower quality app will tend to have about 2.5 stars, and a higher quality app will tend to have about 3.5.
As soon as...
The Stylistics - You Make Me Feel Brand New
WatchWow. 88-Keys wears nothing but Ralph Lauren every day since 1993.
(via roborobo)
Five Simple Steps ~ A Practical Guide to Designing... →
A Practical Guide to Designing for the Web aims to teach you techniques for designing your website using the principles of graphic design. Featuring five sections, each covering a core aspect of graphic design: Getting Started, Research, Typography, Colour, and Layout. Learn solid graphic design theory that you can simply apply to your designs, making the difference from a good design to a...
Erykah Badu Blogs Child's Birth In Real Time On... →
Electronica also compared the atmosphere to a scene from “The Color Purple.” He wrote that only a few family members were present in Badu’s Brooklyn home, including her daughter Puma. The rapper told followers he was sending the tweets between watching contractions and rubbing Badu’s feet. He even blogged about Badu’s water breaking, how far along she was dilated and...
