davidstong: Comments

Comment on "information design"

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:01:18 -0500

I love the illustration you did of the cell cycle. I think including renderings of the actual cells gives the design real impact. It gives it an organic touch that draws me in and engages me with the information being presented.

Thanks for posting the two links -- I don't know if you saw it, but the "I Met the Walrus" infographic video blew me away.

- Adam

Comment on "information design"

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:55:42 -0500

The interview hit me the same way, Adam- everything about it just works so well. Their style is perfect.

- dave

Comment on "information design"

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:15:08 -0500

Thanks for posting the two links -- I don't know if you saw it, but the "I Met the Walrus" infographic video blew me away.

- Adam

Comment on "information design"

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:26:09 -0500

It looks that way; thanks for checking. Brett was rebuffed when he tried to say this:

"When you work on future class/course projects and do illustrations or graphics, please write your thoughts down on how you approached your work. We instructional designers can learn a great deal from this!"

- dave

Comment on "information design"

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:27:50 -0500

Wondering if I can comment on this post..

- Brad Kozlek

Comment on "another real quick little iTunes rant..."

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:20:46 -0500

Man, I've been Rick Rolled. Nice touch, Dave.

- Cole

Comment on "another real quick little iTunes rant..."

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:57:40 -0500

Thanks! Definitely a help.

I'll have to wait for an appropriate moment to try it. I don't think I'd be comfortable sending someone something that could be viewed as a misdirection.

- dave

Comment on "another real quick little iTunes rant..."

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:19:12 -0500

I know this doesn't solve the issues you mention, but you can right click (or control click) on any given track or album title and "copy iTunes Store link" ... that link can be added to a webpage or stored in a place like del.icio.us ... again, I know that doesn't solve the other issues you reference, but it does give a direct link into the content (albeit via the iTunes client).

- Cole

Comment on "Caterpillar becomes butterfly"

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:50:39 -0500

Barbie and NASCAR! What a mash-up! It feels so natural; is there a NASCAR Barbie already?

Maybe kanamoto makes a 'Gator" that we could requisition? I'd insist on a more manly shade of violet, though.

- dave

Comment on "Caterpillar becomes butterfly"

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:04:42 -0500

I saw this at Rec Hall yesterday, and it's even cuter in person. I haven't figured out the orchid-colored flames on the side though - seems to be an especially unusual combination of NASCAR and Barbie.

I am also wondering if this is a custom job and if I can get one for driving around campus (without the front attachments).

- E. Pyatt

Comment on "Caterpillar becomes butterfly"

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:45:27 -0500

After looking for a good image of it on the web, I decided to just grab the camera. After shooting and doing this post, I noticed the name "kanamoto" on the side, searched on it, and sure enough turned up the same model on flickr.

- dave

Comment on "Caterpillar becomes butterfly"

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:30:50 -0500

Thanks for taking and sharing picts. It IS so adorable. I guess I should thank Komatsu too.

- kim

Comment on "Turn on color management in Firefox 3"

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:50:08 -0500

my firefox was working fine yesterday, but then i clicked on something on a page (not a weird page, just myspace) and suddenly the whole page looked different. all fonts are times new roman, all the pages are white, and all the text is blue or black. there are no images. how do i fix this?

- tiffany

Comment on "SL as a graphics learning opportunity"

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:30:51 -0500

okay... dawn's early light is gonna have to do.

- dave

Comment on "more cartoon drawings"

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:30:05 -0500

Thanks. You can read them all in a 3 meg pdf.

- dave

Comment on "more cartoon drawings"

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:17:15 -0500

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, background details along with your cartoons for BiSci. Another awesome illustration job. I like the idea of the children's picture book. I would buy one.

- kim

Comment on "on wikis"

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:39:53 -0500

I'm trying to explore. I am convinced. Meeting Jimmy Wales and listening to the thoughts of some very smart people have pushed me decidedly in a singular direction.

- Cole

Comment on "rant, with some bad words..."

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:50:33 -0500

Good analysis Cole.
Thanks.

- dave

Comment on "rant, with some bad words..."

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:09:53 -0500

BTW, I enjoyed the late afternoon conversation. I needed it.

- Cole

Comment on "rant, with some bad words..."

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:08:56 -0500

Not the post you had originally planned I suspect, but a post nonetheless ... I found myself in a similar funk today as I worked to reconcile many connected thoughts. I say connected, but in reality these thoughts are only tied together in the strangest of ways. I think I get the undercurrent here -- books are static, yet very familiar. The new world in which we pretend to understand is fluid and uncomfortable. Am I wrong in this?

Hey, we're all trying to figure it out.

- Cole