Stop Designing Products!
I know peterme.com has been pretty quiet. Any number of reasons, including the fact that I’m in Lisbon for a conference. You can download the slides to the talk I gave, Stop Designing Products. (1.2 MB PDF)
On my way to Lisbon tomorrow…
That little map over on the right hand side of the blog should place (or, rather, “plaze”) me in Lisbon, Portugal, late tomorrow (well, I’ll be arriving the morning of the 26th Lisbon time). I’m speaking at the Shift conference, and thrilled by the opportunity to visit Lisbon for my first time, and get a [...]
Interview with Jake Barton
Over on the IDEA blog, I’ve begun a conversation with Jake Barton, the principal of Local Projects, a leading-edge environment and museum design firm, known for incorporating user-generated content into public spaces. Some comments from our discussion so far:
“…Because they occur in public spaces, our projects differ from similar web-based projects, creating a very rich [...]
Inalienable right
I’ve been looking up California employment codes, and came across this today.
The Fair Employment and Housing Act, includes a provision on the Right to Wear Pants.
Libraries and Museums in the vanguard
Libraries and museums are typically thought of as outdated, staid, stodgy, dusty institutions; places your forced to go as a school child and often don’t bother returning to as an adult. So one of the things that surprised me as I programmed the IDEA conference is how many of the best examples of institutions that [...]
Teaching Next Gen Web Apps in Portugal
On 27 September (as they write it on the continent) I’ll be teaching an all-day workshop on Designing the Next Generation of Web Applications at the Shift conference, in Lisbon, Portugal. We’ve posted a detailed outline of what will be covered.
The main conference (28-29 September) is looking to be quite a good event. I’m [...]
Business = Technology?
I subscribe to an daily email from the New York Times on their top news items from certain categories, including Business and Technology. Here is the section of those two categories from today’s email:
Everyday, there’s seems to be least one story that overlaps the two sections, and many days, two stories. I find it weird [...]
IDEA: Discounted Registration Ends September 15, 2006
Up to Friday, September 15, you can register for the IDEA Conference for the discounted rates.
To tantalize you, we’ve just posted the National Park Service’s planned presentation on the conference blog. With tasty morsels such as:
The Challenges for Media Professionals
» NPS Innovations in Park Media— Harpers Ferry Center
The Center was established in 1970 to [...]
Information visualization conversation with Mike Migurski and Fernanda Viegas
Over on the IDEA Conference blog, I’ve posted the beginning of a discussion on information visualization, giving us all a peek into what Mike and Fernanda will be presenting at the conference.
Some choice quotes:
“At the conference, I’m hoping to talk about how to “democratize” visualization use (following successful deployments such as the NameVoyager vis)”
“I [...]
A great way to spend 8 minutes 12 seconds
I listen to around 60 minutes of podcasts everyday (yay commuting), and while much of it is fine, rarely does it elevate to something special.
That happened recently, when I listened to the Kitchen Sisters’ “Hidden Kitchens” segment on Georgia Gilmore who cooked for the Civil Rights leaders in Montgomery, AL, including the Rev. Dr. King. [...]
Linkblog
- And the angel said unto him, stop hitting yourself!
March 4, 2010 | 8:34 amFunny.
- A new global visual language for the BBC’s digital services
February 22, 2010 | 2:24 pmTruly impressive work, and an impressive post detailing it!
- Talking Heads in Rome 1980
February 21, 2010 | 8:26 pmA series of 11 videos on YouTube of a 1980 concert. Sweet.
- Hot Pockets Ingredients
February 21, 2010 | 8:22 pmUm. An elegant poster of a disgustingly over-ingrediented “food”.
- The Birth of Cheap Communication (and Junk Mail)
February 21, 2010 | 12:07 pmFun, breezy take on the original “Victorian internet” – the British Postal System.
- Roger Ebert: The Essential Man
February 16, 2010 | 8:06 amHe might have no jaw, but Ebert has been as eloquent as ever of late (and quite the liberal activist!)
- Bing Maps Explore is pretty sweet
February 11, 2010 | 6:21 pmSadly, it requires Silverlight, but the functionality is fly. Check out the “Map Apps” (bottom of the screen). The Streetside Photos app draws geotagged photos from Flickr and applies them into the Street View. Pretty awesome.
- Ravens Coach Brian Billick Tackles Super Bowl XLIV : NPR
February 6, 2010 | 10:03 amAs we approach the Super Bowl, I found this interview about what a coach really does surprisingly informative.
- Henrietta Lacks: A Donor’s Immortal Legacy
February 6, 2010 | 10:02 amThis is utterly fascinating. Henrietta Lacks’ cervical cells are the world’s first immortal cells. I had never heard of HeLa cells before this interview with author Rebecca Skloot. Now I want to read the book.
- The Incredible San Fancisco Artists’ Soapbox Derby, 1975
February 4, 2010 | 8:00 am24 minute film about a truly delightful community endeavor. I don’t think SF has this kind of artist mojo any longer, but I’d love to see something like this Oakland, careening down Joaquin Miller Road.
- Paywalls, Blogs, Comments, Editing and Magazines: A Conversation with Paul Ford, Web Editor of Harper’s Magazine | The Awl
February 4, 2010 | 7:37 amIf you’ve followed ftrain for the past 10+ years, you already know that Paul Ford is among the smartest people on the internet. This conversation with The Awl about pay models for publishing and his experience at Harpers is a little precious at times, but worth a read.
- Interview with Bloom County creator Berkeley Breathed
February 2, 2010 | 8:12 amBloom County was among those key influences informing my sense of humor, including Monty Python, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and Edward Gorey. This interview looks back to its creation.
- Axe Cop
January 31, 2010 | 9:52 pmSo awesome. And funny. The best comic ever written by a 5-year-old and drawn by his 29-year-old brother. I wanna Avocado Soldier t-shirt.
- Lost Landscapes of San Francisco 3 and 4
January 31, 2010 | 7:28 pmRick Prelinger collects archival, industrial, and found footage of San Francisco, and presents them as clips in front of live audiences. Delightful look at the city’s past.
- Roger Ebert’s best films of the decade
January 31, 2010 | 7:23 pmI’m a little late on linking to this. Historically, I’ve found Ebert to be far too forgiving a critic (he just loves movies too much and gives poor ones a pass), so I was surprised at how close his list is to mine (if I bothered to make one). Synecdoche, Me And You and Everyone We Know, even Juno.
- Taking Directions from Slime Mold
January 25, 2010 | 7:54 pmIf my colleague Kate Rutter were to have a spirit organism, it would be slime mold. Slime mold are bizarre, neither plant nor animal nor fungi, and they’ve become the poster species for self-organizing systems. Anyway, they can also design subway systems. Scroll down to listen to the piece about them.
- Where has all the popcorn gone?
January 24, 2010 | 4:20 pmThe folks on Chowhound have the same question I did the last time I went to the supermarket. Popcorn could become the next artisanal fetish.
- S.F.s Market Street changes as city evolves
January 23, 2010 | 8:07 amCarl Nolte does it again with an exploration of Market Street’s multiple personalities. The stretch between 6th and 9th is among the most depressing urban blights in the US.
- Online Dating: The 4 Big Myths of Profile Pictures
January 21, 2010 | 8:13 pmOKCupid.com is a dating site. OkTrends is where the people behind the site reveal insights discovered through statistical analysis of site behavior. It’s awesome.
- How to be a superstar bartender
January 18, 2010 | 8:39 pmExcellent set of explicit instructions for the basics of mixing drinks (measuring, shaking, stirring, twists, etc.)
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