Archive for December, 2006
December 12, 2006 at 11:55 am · Filed under Design Inspiration
Got a designer you need to get a gift for? Core77 has published a great microsite of 77 Design Gifts Under $77.
Some of the more interesting items listed include:
Guido Oooms Memory Sticks
I think I'll get one of these and send it to Brendan Dawes. I immediately thought about the chapter in his book where he speaks to all of the material objects in our lives becoming digital. To help him cope with this, he took an old Atari cartridge, cut out the inside and installed a USB flash drive. Now his flash drive looks like a classic Atari game. Sweet.
Clogo Tissue Holder
Really, why can't the bathroom have its share of good design?
Make: Magazine Subscription
Geek's paradise. Check out the Make Controller for even more geeky fun.
Just for Kicks: A Documentary
I own it, and give it two thumbs up. Being in Portland (home of Nike, Adidas USA and others), I think this movie is a must-own. Not to mention I love documentaries.
Designer Emulation Kit
AWESOME. Anyone who knows me knows I have a thing for cool, modern, designer lighting. Mmmm... LUX.
Moleskin Notebooks
"Creative types can never get enough of these...". Yeah, I'm a bit behind on this one. But, it has been on my to-do list for... months.
Films of Charles and Ray Eames
No, they didn't only build amazing furniture (which you can pretty much only find at Design Within Reach). They also made cool experimental films. Hooray design inspiration.
Miniature Designer Chairs
This one also gets an AWESOME rating. I've always eyed the Vitras ones ($125-575/each), but these are actually affordable.
December 12, 2006 at 11:10 am · Filed under Adobe, Flash
Adobe has been pounding the pavement lately getting the design and development communities excited for the upcoming release of their CS3 versions of their applications. That said, they've been slowing leaking juicy bits of information on the new features we can expect in Flash CS3.
I've found some great summaries of the latest leaks at the following links:
Flash on the Beach (UK)
http://www.flashmagazine.com/1366.htm
Belgium
http://newmovieclip.wordpress.com/2006/12/03/
mchambers-mdowney-in-belgium-report-part2/
December 12, 2006 at 10:50 am · Filed under Apple, Tech
I recently upgraded to a new 17" MacBook Pro, and I can't imagine being any happier with my decision. I'm loving OS X, being able to run both Windows and OS X on the same machine, and how speedy the machine is - even in Flash and Photoshop (hint - get the 3GB of RAM option).
But, less than two weeks after I got the MacBook the spacebar started squeaking every time it was pressed. While the keyboard still worked just fine, it got extremely annoying and slightly painful to listen to while coding away. Sounded like a bird chirping or a cricket sitting under my desk. After a few days of putting up with it and searching Google to see if others have had the same issue, I decided to take the computer into the Apple Store and see what they could do. My experience couldn't have been better, and now I'm rocking a silent keyboard.
Hurray for Apple support. Just another reason why spending a little more on the MacBook Pro vs a PC laptop has been worth the extra cost.
December 12, 2006 at 10:25 am · Filed under Actionscript 2, Actionscript 3
Big Spaceship has a wonderful labs site, and they just posted several great Flash optimization tips. While the list isn't comprehensive, the tips are a great reminder about the little things you can be doing to get your Flash creations to run smoother.
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