from OstrichLand was probably my second favorite stop yesterday, mostly because I love animals so it was fun getting so close to the ostriches. They are som big, powerful and dare I say even ugly creatures! Here are some interesting facts I learned from my visit: Adult ostriches stand 8' to 9' tall and weight 250 to 350 pounds Ostriches mature at 2 to 3 years, and breed until 40 years An ostrich can reach...
I went to Yosemite yesterday with Christina and her family, or maybe they went with me? Any how, we all went to Yosemite yesterday and the weather was beautiful. I've been fighting a cold I got from Tyler but got through the day pretty well despite a nagging cough and fire hydrant nose. On the shuttle ride back from Yosemite Falls everyone on the bus saw a black beer but for some reason I couldn't...
Paula Scher on the Real Value of Design Another thing they don't teach you in design school is what you get paid for… Mostly, designers get paid to negotiate the difficult terrain of individual egos, expectations, tastes, and aspirations of various individuals in an organization or corporation, against business needs, and constraints of the marketplace… Getting a large, diverse group of people to agree on a single new methodology for all of their corporate communications...
Here’s something that every supermarket shopper wishes was currently available. The Fresh Code is an intelligent barcode that doubles up as a graph, indicating the freshness of the vegetable that you’re checking out. The less fresh it is, the less the barcode is displayed, and when you don’t see a barcode, you’ll know that it’s not worth buying. It’s a cool concept, not to mention that when the barcode has disappeared, the cashier won’t be...
When Customers Become Walking Advertisements I don't think it is too difficult to create a company people will love and respect so much they will tell the world about it. Companies of course try to attract customers to get them in their door, but are some companies simply looking to get customers in the building, or are they looking to build relationships with their customers? I think you can build a relationship with your customers...
I was talking with Scott at lunch yesterday about our normal random things, and somehow we got on the subject of America's infrastructure. I was telling him I recently read a great article from Popular Science about renovating America's infrastructure and wanted to share with everyone as well. The following is an excerpt: "Chicago road crews are scrambling to fill 67,000 potholes a month. Communities in Pennsylvania rely on 100-year-old water pipes made of wood....