The Book Design Review has posted his favorite book covers of 2007. You can vote on your own favorite from his choices.

Scamp has an interview with illustrator Rob Ryan. Included are some awesome examples of his work, I especially love the palettes he uses. Rob also has a blog and a portfolio site.

There’s an ongoing debate in the industry about the validity of formal education in web design. Listening to Andy Rutledge’s podcast this weekend got me to thinking about the role my education has played in my career. I am certainly not qualified to say one way is right and another is wrong, but I can […]

today is shaping up to be as chaotic as yesterday. #
Braumeister lunch! #
Apple juice is an underrated beverage. #
@bcullen that reminds me, I need to pick up some cider. We’ve only had one gallon this season, criminal! #

So there aren’t any wolves actually in this post. Alana and I watched some show on National Geographic or Discovery Channel about a Swedish village plagued by wolves eating their children in 1820. I thought it would be documentary, but it was a dramatized reenactment, even better! Anyhow Alana and I decided Wolves of Gysinge […]

@ now that’s class (now that’s staph) #
feeling refreshed this morning. #
It’s really hard to get a page done by noon when other people overwrite your changes. #
Today is the day where everything breaks at work. #

@ now that’s class (now that’s staph) #
feeling refreshed this morning. #
It’s really hard to get a page done by noon when other people overwrite your changes. #
Today is the day where everything breaks at work. #

Crunch time! #
cannot believe how close Thanksgiving is. Eep. Not looking forward to grocery shopping with the masses. #
needs to give the website some love tonight. I’ve been so busy! I also need to plan my Thanksgiving menu. #

I’ll save you from having to read the entire article. Basically CNN thinks that because the labels perform the task of aggressive promotion for Matchbox 20 (tv, radio, online, mobile markets) and give away tchtochke USB bracelets and exclusive videos labels are more relevant than ever.
First of all, labels don’t promote all artists this way. […]

Full of wild boar, brie, and Oban. #
and we start all over again. #
the urban octopus: http://www.octopustruth.com/urban.htm #

Since I work for the world’s largest greeting company, just buying a card is kind of a cop out. I’ve been really interested in information design lately, so my ideas and style were supremely influenced by this guy. Here’s the card I made Alana for her birthday, which was yesterday. (Click on the card to […]

It’s official, Cleveland has an Iron Chef! In a sort of commemoration Alana and I ate at Players last night, where Symon got his start.

Just bathed two smelly dogs, who are now rubbing their faces all over the furniture. #

at house of blues drinking macallen #
Just left Bier Market Social D playing everywhere we go. drank too much has hiccups. #
is too nice in business. #

Normal Mailer died.

knew more people here than I thought I would always a nice surprise #
Long day ahead of me, then going to see Broken Social Scene (but really Arthur & Yu) later. #
Crappifying a mock up to "make it look like it was done by someone without any sense of design." Wondering whether I have a […]

Preciousness, I hate it. In spite of my love for twee, I cannot stand “look at me look at me” sentimentalism. This is why I hate Everything Is Illuminated, Natalie Portman, Wes Anderson, and numerous other things.Carrie Brownstein sums it up beautifully on Monitor Mix:
Each of us has a deal-breaker when it comes to songs, […]

If you owe someone a beer or use Twitter, check out Foamee, a new project from Simple Bits. More importantly, when can we expect to see a version of Cork’d for single malts or beer?

It’s been a very productive week! Thinking about attending this usability event tonight: http://www.neoupa.org/index.asp #
Cheeseburger meeting! #
Just met an Executive Happiness Coach. Reminds me of Arrested Development episodes with the surrogate. #
Also for clarification, it was not on purpose. #
@bridgetstewart oh yes. like the personification of those inspirational landscape posters that say "success" or "perseverance." […]

Okay so I’m lying, this is not a weekly feature, but I’m hoping it will be from now on. It’s easier for me to dump all the cool stuff I see in a week into one post than to sporadically post tidbits.

Devlounge has a great WordPress caching overview.
Max Kiesler talks about AJAX security, or more […]

Today marks the second year of World Usability Day. From Usability News:
World Usability Day was founded in 2005 with a mission to increase the public’s awareness of the need to make the services and products important to human life easier to access and simpler to use. Global issues such as healthcare, education and government are […]

is at Cleveland Web Standards meetup, pizza abounds. #
Busy night, web meetup, then drinks and sloppy joe night @ Now That’s Class, now icon work. #
Is home sick. Plan to spend day sleeping it off and wrapped in a blanket. #

I finally had a chance to make it to one of these meetups, in spite of inclement weather and parking in the wrong lot. I’ve been wanting to go for quite some time, but illness/client work/weather has always prevented me from doing so. Not to mention, once I get home and settled on Tuesdays it’s […]

has Cleveland Web Standards meetup tonight. #
@lealea good luck with your presentations! #

All polemics aside, I’ve always been fascinated with the work of Leni Reifenstahl, particularly her later underwater photography and work with the Nuba tribe. Reifenstahl’s infamy comes from her film Triumph of the Will, commissioned by Hitler himself.
I’ve never been quite sure what to make of her as a person. Till the day she […]

I thought this was going to be an idiosyncratic romantic comedy about a lady who loves dogs. Instead it’s a really dark movie about a stereotypical spinster and how her life spirals out of control from a series of bad decisions with good intentions. This film involves a lot of cringing as you wait for […]

If you love Sleater-Kinney or snarky writing, check out Monitor Mix, Carrie Brownstein’s new NPR music blog.
But what kind of music does a young man who is a human scratching post listen to? I might guess Peter Murphy or Tool or My Chemical Romance, but I have no idea. These are some of the […]

Woke up exhausted. Have icon work to attend to this evening. #
Panda Wok is now more like Panda Puke. #

The first time I visited Portland, I was immediately struck by how bike friendly the city was. The roads and public transit embraced cyclists rather than swerving around them, screaming obscenities like Ohio. Today the NY Times comments on Portland’s bike culture.
If you’re a fan of Lomo photography, or cool old cameras in general, […]

Unlocked a bunch of tracks on Guitar Hero, about to have lunch at either the Bier Markt or Braumeister. #
Full of beer. #