6 month ago
philgyford : Against go bag silliness « Adam Greenfield’s Speedbird - I've seen a few links fly by about making up emergency "go bags". Adam Greenfield offers some less excitable advice from experience. (via ChrisDodo)
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30 month ago
merlinmann : Technology is not always your friend / Author warns of intrusive gear, 'toilets crashing' - "I see a lot of misery. I see people's toilets crashing. How much in our homes are wired and subject to the blue screen of death?"
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32 month ago
plasticbag : Adam Greenfield ships Everyware, now available on Amazon pre-order... - I get a thanks on his post on the subject, which I'm not sure I deserve, but hey. I'm looking forward to getting my hands on a copy of this - albeit with that dread that it'll be great in which case I'll be jealous or that it'll be terrible in which case
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53 month ago
Richard MacManus : Adam Greenfield on distinction between style and design - Classic ALA article. Design is "utility, simplicity, and clarity". (via Dave Shea)
philgyford : A List Apart: Articles: The Bathing Ape Has No Clothes (and other notes on the distinction between style and design) - I'm sure I'll need this again at some point. On why so many "designers" are actually "stylists".
plasticbag : "The Bathing Ape Has No Clothes" - a piece on design and style by Adam Greenfield from 2001 - I read this at the time, but was sent it this morning by a friend and re-read it. I'd be interested to know what he thinks of the current state of the design industries - certainly it's got a bit more function focused, at least on the web...
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