Elsewhere

In a world no longer.

In a world… ah, who am I kidding. Nobody can do Don LaFontaine quite like Don LaFontaine, who sadly died on Monday at the age of 68. Movie trailers will never be the same again. The Washington Post has a touching tribute.

It’s funny because its rude…

Not only does this article have one of the greatest main-stream-media headlines I’ve ever seen, but the actual article (and accompanying YouTube video) is just as funny.

Michael Bay’s “The Dark Knight”

Michael Bay’s proposed script for The Dark Knight is one of the funniest things I’ve read in a while.

Garfield Minus Garfield

Who would have guessed that when you remove Garfield from the Garfield comic strips, the result is an even better comic about schizophrenia, bipolor disorder, and the empty desperation of modern life?

Glass And A Half Productions

I’ve been waiting for this moment for all my life.

Designing “The Future of” sites

Ryan Nichols has written an excellent article on DWM about designing the websites and branding behind Carson Systems’ “The Future of…” series of conferences. It must have been a great experience for them to sink their teeth into a project like that, and then to see the fruits of their labour all over the web [...]

Spur wearin’, button pushin’ muppets.

Over on Diary of a Website, karmatosed has ranted about so-called web designers who’s knowledge of code does not extent far past exporting slices from Photoshop/Fireworks. “Just because you can hit a button to create code DOES NOT make you a web designer. It makes you a button pusher.” Amen.Technorati Tags: web design

Deus Ex Machina

Two chat bots, Alice and Jabberwacky talk about their day. Having dealt with chat bots in the past, I kinda get the impression that these choice snippets are culled from a long list of rubbish.

Knight St Children’s Centre goes live

Knight St Children’s Centre is a provider of quality daycare in Shepparton, my home town. I should know, I built their website site. Plus, my own daughter goes there.

7 Habits of a Highly Successful Freelance Web Designer

Andy Budd shares his experiences in 7 Habits of a Highly Successful Freelance Web Designer.