Those are Gibson’s words, in the eyes of protagonist Cayce Pollard in Pattern Recognition to describe the tons of ubiquitous fashion knockoffs that spawn more knockoffs in an inevitable and vicious cycle.
Arrgh. Apparently, it wasn’t enough for “Crocs” to make their legendary and woefully
dreadful apparitions that seem to be omnipresent at teen summer camps [...]
Archive for September, 2007
Parallels Desktop for Mac is the bane of my existence. It oft prevents me from entering into my Windows XP virtual machine– and in doing so gives me the gray screen of death (equivalent to the blue screen in Windows).
For those that run Macs, you know how absolutely RARE it is to get a [...]
links for 2007-09-06
06Sep07
Vector Logo Database
(tags: vector logo database)
Typography: Tools and Techniques of the Trade
(tags: design typography communication text)
links for 2007-09-05
05Sep07
Pecha Kucha: Get to the PowerPoint in 20 Slides Then Sit the Hell Down
(tags: design storytelling powerpoint japan video)
new look
04Sep07oh. This blog, yakshaving has a new look. hope you enjoy it!
good movies
04Sep07I don’t know why but I have been on a movie kick recently. I think it’s because I spend a lot of time in Evanston and there is actually a decent video rental place up there (big ups to After Hours Rentals on Foster Rd, right by the El stop.
Anyway, based on a conversation I [...]
links for 2007-09-02
02Sep07
Why Facebook Is the Future - TIME
(tags: facebook apps)
