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Comment on Can you cook an egg in a bowl of oats? by coxy

coxy — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:26:44 +0000

Mission failed; but no doubt a valuable experiment that will be taught to future generations.

Comment on Evaluating potential clients by Michael Harris

Michael Harris — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 07:35:29 +0000

Bradley-
This is a great list, and quite functional. If I may add to it: I always ask if they have ever worked with a firm like mine. Typically, they have not. But if they have, I like to know what their experience was like, and why. If the previous firm is similar enough to mine, I can glean some valuable intel and insight as to how I will be perceived, where I can improve my value proposition, and most important, I can identify potential pitfalls, and mitigate or neutralize them early doors.

I also like when my Client is the first to drop an “F-bomb”. Then I know we’re in business.

Laters,
-Mike-
aperturecapital.com

Comment on Rob Spiro on Design at The Mechanical Zoo by Stealing Wireless: Kosher, not Kosher, or Parve? « Portal A Interactive

Stealing Wireless: Kosher, not Kosher, or Parve? « Portal A Interactive — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:29:47 +0000

[...] my co-creator, co-writer, and head of business was a guy named Robert Spiro who has now gone on to co-found a cool company called The Mechanical Zoo. They’re developing [...]

Comment on Rob Spiro on Design at The Mechanical Zoo by Rex

Rex — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:55:55 +0000

This sounds very cool, I signed up to be notified when it’s released.

Comment on Rob Spiro on Design at The Mechanical Zoo by Rob Spiro

Rob Spiro — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 06:37:37 +0000

Thanks for the writeup Brad! Hope you’re enjoying Aardvark… looking forward to chatting about it again sometime soon.

Comment on Interaction Design tools by Arun Menon

Arun Menon — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:38:50 +0000

Corection in bold – words missing as they were interpreted as HTML:

"… sites i tend to to an +V and then C to get to the source to sniff under the hood (if its a blog, whats the blog software of choice, if its not even better, whats the DTD doing, whats the JS library of choice if any and some other mundane stuff) . I got a form submit! I guess the usual IE behaviour of expecting an additional (or just redirecting and focussing on the object) …"

Comment on Interaction Design tools by Arun Menon

Arun Menon — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:06:39 +0000

very interesting – was doing a some research on Interaction Design in general and stumbled on here. Im wondering if ‘Denim’ (http://guir.berkeley.edu/projects/denim/) would qualify to be a tool. Im biased towards the web, and to a slighter extent GUI’d software here. Recall using this tool 3-4 years back experimentally, as i was just executing plain vanilla HTML work straight off a skeletal design provided as a template. Was quite impressed, as until then tools to get the ok from the client included Visio, quick-and-dirty HTML screens, the inevitable linked PPT etc.

On a different note, and wrt my skills i think there are just too many ‘accesskeys’ in there or at least the keys may just need some change. Being more of an interface designer, whenever i come across interesting and different sites i tend to to an +V and then C to get to the source to sniff under the hood (if its a blog, whats the blog software of choice, if its not even better, whats the DTD doing, whats the JS library of choice if any and some other mundane stuff) . I got a form submit! I guess the usual IE behaviour of expecting an additional (or just redirecting and focussing on the object) came to a null because it was an explicit Submit button and had to be executed.

Comment on Job Interviews: 98% bullshit. by Athelia

Athelia — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 04:14:01 +0000

I totally agree that job interviews are 98% Bullshit.
I’ve been to several interviews for design and production positions and they keep asking me things like:
-How do you see your self in 5 years?
-How do you handle stress?
-What do you look for in a manager?
-If we asked your coworkers about you what would they say?
-How do you feel about working in a team?
etc..etc….
Of course! why bother asking me about my portfolio or programs I know, ask me questions you can find in google cause whoever answers these like their selling soap has to be the most qualified candidate…right? ahem!

The worst part of all is that I have phone interviews, then 1st, 2nd and third interviews at these companies asking me the same things with different people.

I believe Interviews are all acts. If you can rehearse answering these questions in a “professional” manner and memorize history about the company…then voila! You are now qualified for a 4th and 5th interview that may have slightly different questions that might mention salary. Isn’t that wonderful!? At this point you can finally know where you stand in the interview process.
Fantastic!

Comment on Genetically engineered meat by ian

ian — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:11:12 +0000

If eating meat off a tree means less methane from cows etc. i am all for that.In the mean time I will eat nuts nuts and more nuts.

ian

Comment on Patagonia MLC by Nik

Nik — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:03:14 +0000

Brad, Would you recommend this bag for 10-12 days of travel to europe from the US? It would be going there, and while there, around Europe by plane as well. I noticed the gentlemens comment above that it wont work on European airplanes. Any info is much appreciated!

thanks