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Re: Quark Oopsie | A View from Judi Sohn

some guy — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:16:08 -0000

Rotated or not, that logo that you picked is horrible. Making matters worse, the point of an icon is to represent something, but you made it mean nothing by arbitrarily rotating an already confusing icon.

Re: The modern rat race | A View from Judi Sohn

some guy — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:27:31 -0000

Don't worry, Judi. Your blog readers are here for you. We care about your day-to-day struggle and forget about the fact that all have to deal with the exact same problems as you do.

Re: noodad » Counter Strike Today, Surgery Tomorrow?

some guy — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:39:51 -0000

i am certain that my hand-eye coordination, ability to think on an abstract level, and appreciation of music all developed at a young age and were positively influenced by playing video games. thank you.

Re: The role of anti-marketing design

some guy — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 15:01:39 -0000

Let's not forget the oft-quoted aphorism:

"Appeal to the classes, and you'll dine with the masses.
Appeal to the masses, and you'll dine with the classes."

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People with bad taste feel ostracized by good design. They know that it's above them, on all levels - intellectually, aesthetically, emotionally, financially. They flock to bad things - American cars, television, fast food, sweat pants, pop music, MySpace - because THEY ARE TOO STUPID TO UNDERSTAND GOOD DESIGN. There, I've said it - the ultimate value judgment.

If you disagree, I want you to walk out on the street and look into the eyes of the first person you meet. There's a 99% chance that this person's entire soul will be on display. It will be clear to you that they're an idiot, with bad taste, with money to burn. They don't know the difference between a serif, a sans-serif, and a slab-serif - but they are affected by it.

It's a fact: successful business owners exploit distasteful idiots. Apple Computer makes the best computer hardware and software in the world, but they will never sell more computers than bargain-basement Dell. You have to work harder to please customers who can discern good design, but lucky for Dell, those people are a very small minority of the population.

Re: Zero Carbon House in Scotland

some guy — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 14:30:40 -0000

The choice of wood is an obvious one for sustainable buildings. The reason? Brick, concrete, and steel don't grow on... trees. Trees are the only building material in the world that grows back. Therefore, it's the only building material that can truly be labeled "sustainable," because it's also the only building material that was ever alive. There are lots of problems with clear-cutting, etc. But the comments about sequestering carbon, etc betray a lack of knowledge about some very fundamental scientific issues. Wood is the most ubiquitous building material in the world, and eventually, modern man will become smart enough to remember why.