The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum yesterday announced the winners of the eighth annual National Design Awards, honoring the very best in American architecture and design. This year’s winners include Apple’s design chief Jonathan Ive, rockstar cover designer Chip Kidd, and design software giant Adobe Systems.
While the awards go a long way in recognizing [...]
Monthly Archives: May 2007
2007 National Design Awards
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“Bit Literacy” & Good Experience Meet-Up
Mark Hurst, User Experience expert and author of the new book, Bit Literacy is hosting a seminar and reader meet-up in NYC this coming Wednesday, May 23rd. The seminar is $40, and includes a copy of the book. Unfortunately, I get into the city too late for the seminar, but I’m hoping to make it [...]
Tiny Pies
Brilliant new ad for the Samsung Ultra series of mobile phones. To quote the ever witty Phil Torrone,
We’re never going to solve the bees all dying off if we keep throwing tiny pies at them…
[via Make]
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Student Arrested for Making Videogame Map of School
Student Arrested for Making Videogame Map of School. I’ve tried to do the same, but I’m no good at 3D modeling.
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12 Important U.S. Laws Every Blogger Needs to Know
12 Important U.S. Laws Every Blogger Needs to Know
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AACS to Go After Hex Posters
The BBC is reporting that AACS, the company behind the HD-DVD copy protection, has vowed to track down and prosecute any and all bloggers who posted 09-F9-11-02-9D-74-E3-5B-D8-41-56-C5-63-56-88-C0.
Slashdot, as always, has a fantastic analysis of this story in the comments.
AACS, come and get me.
09-F9-11-02-9D-74-E3-5B-D8-41-56-C5-63-56-88-C0
09-F9-11-02-9D-74-E3-5B-D8-41-56-C5-63-56-88-C0
This is the current encryption key for HD-DVD.
Do with it what you will.
Long live free speech.
Background info.
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