Infographics: newsmap
Wednesday, March 31, 2004 04: 19 PM
newsmap: A treemap visualization of Google News. Simply Amazing. (src)
Hi. I'm Paul Nixon, a designer living in Mountain View California. My days (and some nights) are spent designing websites for a little company in Cupertino. The rest of my time is spent with my beautiful wife and friends, road cycing and reading your blogs.
March 2004
Infographics: Understanding
Friday, March 26, 2004 10: 22 AM
Richard Saul Wurman's Understanding - definitely worth a look for inspiration. Some incredible infographics on that site (src: K10K; Metafilter)
Appleseed Movie Trailer
Wednesday, March 24, 2004 12: 38 AM
Appleseed Movie = More Anime slickness coming out of Japan. Caught it on Headline News of all places. Note: I know very little about Anime - only that when I see something cool, I'm sucked in and fall head over heals for it.
I loved the Cowboy Bebop Movie, Ghost in a Shell and other Anime movies that are popular to like. I know there is a TON of Anime out there, a lot of which is very cool - if I only wish I had time to keep up on it more...
- Appleseed Movie Home
- Appleseed Movie Trailer @ Apple Japan:
Large / Medium
Infographics: Fundrace2004 Maps
Monday, March 22, 2004 12: 40 AM
The Money Train: Fundrace2004
Monday, March 22, 2004 12: 35 AM
Lots of people talking about Fundrace2004 Neighbor Search, a website that allows you to quickly view public campaign money contributions based on zip code, name, etc. Quite enlighting to see your own zip code (Apparently the CEO of the University of Phoenix is in my zip).
This would certainly be an interesting list to consult before that next meeting with the big wigs or potential clients. Knowing a person's political slant can certainly give a glimpse of what ideals or interests they *may* have. At the very least, you have one more topic to talk about...now if we just had a religion tracker...
Thought it would be interesting to match up the Fundrace site with zip codes I found on this site claiming to provide accurate data on cities. Selected the list of top "Top 100 Cities with Highest Median Household Income (pop. 5000+)" and selected a few zip codes. Results below:
Design: Defensive Design For The Web
Tuesday, March 16, 2004 11: 33 AM
Sunset
Friday, March 12, 2004 01: 15 AM
Tonight's sunset. Phoenix, AZ. Unaltered. Amazing breadth of colors in such a small cross-section of sky.
Infographics: ETA Attacks in Spain Since 1999
Thursday, March 11, 2004 10: 57 AM
Infographics: KartOO
Wednesday, March 10, 2004 04: 05 PM
Daily Bread
Wednesday, March 10, 2004 11: 22 AM
- Hubble Space Telescope: Deepest Image of Space Yet. That full-size image is surreal. Feeling very, very "small" now. (src)
- Screenshots of a hacked North Carolina News 14 television scroll feed. More details at the source: Metafilter. I'm still laughing...
Version 2: Redesign Contest
Monday, March 8, 2004 03: 15 PM
9 Rules / White Space / Paul Scrivens is holding a monthly redesign content over on his Version 2 page. Looks like February was the first, with some interesting entries. March looks like an interesting challenge.
Design: White Space Feb Comp
Monday, March 8, 2004 03: 05 PM
Daily Bread
Saturday, March 6, 2004 01: 55 AM
- Johnnie Walker commerical - 'Fish'. Very cool effects. (src)
- What have we been doing for 2 1/2 years then? 9-5?
- Tibetan Photo Project. So, I tend to forget how small the world is through the web. I need to 'visit' other places more often.
Crowndozen
Thursday, March 4, 2004 10: 22 AM
Crowndozen (or Crown Dozen) is:
Crowndozen is where a bunch of opinionated people you don't know tell you what is great, what is worth buying, and what you should be straight-up backhanded across your pretty face for not owning. The authors are well chosen and choice materialists, contractually obligated to never let you down.
Here you will get reviews of music, games, books, art, clothing, recipes, ink pens, $70 bobble-heads, whatever. You'll also find en ever-evolving, yet simple list of links that you should be up on, a ton of fun Top Twelve lists based on anything and everything, and many other titillating tidbits meant to make your hour.
Here you will get reviews of music, games, books, art, clothing, recipes, ink pens, $70 bobble-heads, whatever. You'll also find en ever-evolving, yet simple list of links that you should be up on, a ton of fun Top Twelve lists based on anything and everything, and many other titillating tidbits meant to make your hour.
They are also looking for contributors. More on their about page. (via Design is Kinky)
Infographics: Subway Systems
Thursday, March 4, 2004 12: 34 AM
Subway systems of the world, presented on the same scale (src)
Design: Global ID Card Competition
Wednesday, March 3, 2004 10: 20 AM
Infographics: Sparklines, Tufte
Tuesday, March 2, 2004 04: 59 PM
Sony Ericsson T226 Upgrade
Monday, March 1, 2004 04: 13 PM
Sony Ericsson and AT&T Wireless upgrading T68i users to T226 phone for free.
Rebecca and I were suprised to find two of the above postcards in our mailbox yesterday. AT&T Wireless is "upgrading" our Sony Ericsson T68i phones to T226 for free, no strings attached - so they say. The postcard says that we will be receiving the phones via UPS in the next 2-4 weeks. Now this was a suprise. This, technically speaking, isn't an "upgrade". The T226 lacks Bluetooth, has half the memory, is not a world phone and lacks many other features the T68 has. It is simply a cheaper phone with a higher res screen, polyphonic ring tones and more screen colors.
For power uses, this probably doesn't justify a switch and would certainly feel like a downgrade. For casual users, this may "feel" like an upgrade, simply because they will have a new phone in hand with more colors and better sounds. Some additional thoughts about the whole thing:
- We are happy with our T68's (though a little weak in larger buildings), but they are getting a little dated/beat up.
- We got both of our phones for free over a year ago, when people were paying over $200 for them.
- Now we are getting new phones again, without lifting a finger. That's not a bad deal for the casual T68i user if your current phone has been taking a beating for over a year. It's probably not a good switch for power users.
- Still trying to figure out AT&T's true motives for this action:
- They may be having problems with the T68's as they continue to upgrade their GSM network. We've been dropping more and more calls lately with them.
- They may be experiencing a higher than anticipated attrition rate with number portability. Free phones might equal good will and greater customer loyalty.
- They may be looking for us to use the mMode services even more than we currently are. That may equal more revenue or at least internally justify the mMode network as a viable project to maintain.
- They may just have a crap load of T226's laying around since Sony Ericsson now has the T330 out. Rather than let them sit in boxes or used as paper weights, why not give them away.
- Updates:
If AT&T is trying to sucker us into 2 year contracts with free phones that appear to be "valuing" us as customers, then I'll be dissapointed. If they are simply trying to get people off the 900 band network in preps for transition to 850, then I can see the motivation to offer free phones before the wave of complaints come in.
Either way, even though the phone has less features, I may still take the plunge if the offer's legit. I just don't use the features (Bluetooth, calendar, voice activated dialing, etc.) that most power users do.
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