David McCreath

Waiting Patiently. I found this photo while I was waiting patiently for something and I just love it. Such a great face, and the extra umbrella just makes the whole thing.

A completely immature and completely satisfying story of a group of people getting Scott Stapp to chase some tail across the United States. Godspeed, you dorks.

Joseph Hathaway imparts some lessons learned from recording and releasing an independent record. This is called “Part One”. I hope there will be a “Part Two”.

The truth about Google’s so-called “simplicity” from Don Norman happens to expand on this post very nicely.

John Maeda has a series of screenshots comparing the evolution of Google and Yahoo! from 1996 to now. It’s an interesting comparison, and he says up front that it’s not an exhaustive study, but one thing that isn’t mentioned is that from the beginning, Yahoo! was a categorized index first, then a search engine.

If I dig a very deep hole, where I go to stop? – more Google Maps madness.

The McKee Recursion: An academic curiosity, prepared by the author immediately after sending out his graduate school application. [via]

On April 24, 2005, Heavy Trash volunteers deposited bright orange viewing platforms in front of three Los Angeles gated communities; Brentwood Circle, Park La Brea and Laughlin Park. The purpose of these viewing platforms is to draw attention to the phenomenon of gated communities — the fastest growing form of housing in the United States. “There are now more than 1 million homes behind such walls in the greater Los Angeles area alone,” according to Setha Low, a professor at the City University of New York.

Hong Kong is Metropolis. Or the Matrix. Or Blade Runner’s LA. Or the Sprawl from William Gibson’s early work. These picture of Hong Kong are stunning. I would love to go there some day, but I can’t imagine living in it. I think I’m too used to the idea that I live in a state with a population density of one person per square mile.

Over at Illustration Friday a topic is posted every Monday and then participants have all week to come up with their own interpretation. Nice. [via]