Archive for March, 2008

Across The Universe With Social Media

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Many years ago I read a science-fiction story that reminds me of what we’re experiencing today. Unfortunately, I don’t remember what it was called, nor who wrote it, so if you can recognize it, please let me know. I’d love to read it again.
The story is about the future when someone has invented walls […]

Love And Hate Relationship With Digg & Reddit

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Somehow I thought that a group writing project on social media would attract lots of attention and get many participants, but I was wrong. Even my part of the mega project, which was dedicated to Digg & Reddit, has managed to get less than ten submissions. I wonder what had happened?
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Graffiti - Graphic Design Developed From Older Cultures

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

gRaFFiTi… What comes to your mind when you hear this term? Shocking, offensive, disrespectful, obnoxious… but then we might remember some that actually left a lasting impression on us, not the bad one. Then our perceptions change - powerful, influential, skillfully executed. At least that’s what happened to me when I saw a few graffiti […]

Social Media As A New Way Of Doing Business

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

It is easy to get overwhelmed by hundreds of various social networking sites that seem to be growing like mushrooms after rain, each one claiming to be the next big thing that human society won’t be able to live without. Some of them manage to get thousands and even millions of followers, sometimes addicts who […]

Behind The Scenes Of Exquisite Web Typography - Part Two

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

This is the second installment in my quest on going behind the scenes of web sites with exquisitely crafted typography and revealing their beauty secrets.
If you find yourself or someone else grumbling that there are just not enough web safe fonts available to design a stunning website with a striking typogrpahy, head over to the […]

Connecting People

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

I was trying to come up with an appealing title for this post when I realized that I’ve been badly brainwashed by the overwhelming number of blogs that bombard us with their top-notch marketable headlines. I’m not saying that headlines like Become a Blogging Wizard - 6 Lessons from Harry Potter or Top 5 Tips […]

A Bit Of Literature - The Burning City

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

Last week I’ve learned a new trick in getting my soon to be three year old daughter to stop crying. Recently she started calling herself a “big girl”, so now every time she’s bursting into tears, I’m reminding her that she’s not a little baby anymore, and that only little babies cry. It works like […]

Behind The Scenes Of Exquisite Web Typography

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Many people are complaining about how frustrating it is to be working with such a limited number of web safe fonts. However, rather than simply blowing off some steam talented designers have learned how to cope with it and make the best of it until an uncertain future when we would be blessed to spend […]