Archive for May, 2006
Memorial Day
Monday, May 29th, 2006Freedom is a fragile thing and is never more than one generation away from extinction. It is not ours by inheritance; it must be fought for and defended constantly by each generation, for it comes only once to a people. Those who have known freedom, and then lost it, have never known it again.
— Ronald Reagan
A New Open-Source Politics
Sunday, May 28th, 2006A New Open-Source Politics:
Just as Linux OpenDarwin lets users design their own operating systems, so ‘netroots’ politicos may redesign our nominating system
3000 Human Sign
Wednesday, May 24th, 2006Three thousand people make global warming statement with human sign: For the space aliens that can read English.
Thou Shalt Be Judged
Sunday, May 21st, 2006Some said that I seemed a bit bitter after losing to inferiority at The 25th Annual EVVY Awards. I’m not upset, just boggled. I don’t say this out of hubris, but I know that I’m one of the best graphic and web designers / developers / producers on campus. I can admit when I’m out-pixeled, but I absolutely do not understand how Robin Hoyt and A Look Inside Robin Hoyt at RobinHoytDotCom beat my entries.
Thus, I present to you, the EVVY judges for Best Website:
- Jessica Crispo, Big Fish Communications: Clearly, her opinion cannot be taken seriously. The site is HTML 4, uses a table based layout, and looks like something I did in 6th grade.
- Fred Light: I fear for his clients.
- Ryan Junell: At least his site validates. His non-web work seems strong.
- Chris Lund, Mindflood: This is the only judge whose opinion is worthy of consideration for The EVVY Awards.
And now, the EVVY judges for Best Interactive:
- Valerie Herana, Grace Community Church: Catching fireflies is not nearly as interactive as hating gays.
- Frank Kanach, EFX Media: The nav bar and intro movie would compel me to use their services… if it was 1997.
- Christine Leone, Arnold Worldwide: Great agency, but not so much known for its interactivity.
- Anita Razzano: Must be quite the VFX artist, but (again) this is an interactive media category.
We Call it “Life”
Sunday, May 21st, 2006CO2: We Call It “Life”: I could hardly stop laughing at these commercials, until I found out that they were funded by Exxon and were serious.
Quote
Sunday, May 21st, 2006Mark: It messes with my circadian rhythm.
Arthur: Is that when you put your legs together and rub?
Mark: That’s cicada rhythm.
Upbeat
Saturday, May 20th, 2006The sun in shining. My apartment isn’t a total mess. The air smells like spring. I’m surrounded by friends. My jobs for the summer are secured. I’m inspired on a few web projects. Life is upbeat.
Kerry’s Impression
Monday, May 15th, 2006
A trustee to his right, the college president to his left, and faculty behind him taking a snooze all blinking during John Kerry’s address during Emerson College’s undergraduate commencement.
FtEJ
Sunday, May 14th, 2006In case you missed The 25th Annual EVVY Awards, view a video recap (zipped H.264 Quicktime movie).
Let’s just say that the judging results angered me to the point of nearly abandoning my Graphics AD position ten-minutes before the Evening Show started. Fortunately, the Chyron Op was an hour late to crew lock down and I had to fill in for him.
I figured that the Hott Guys Calendar wouldn’t win. It’s hard to compete against starving children in third world countries. But Best Website and Best Interactive were clearly my categories to win.
I like Robin Hoyt and the look inside of Robin Hoyt at RobinHoytDotCom and I appreciate her shout-out, but I know that I should have beaten her personal website in both categories. It was a fluke that aesthetic and technical superiority didn’t win (again for the third year in a row). If anything, Plants Have Feelings Too should not only have been nominated over RobinHoytDotCom, but beaten both of us in Best Interactive.
The EVVY Judges clearly failed their task again.
My Week
Saturday, May 13th, 2006
I just want to flip my weather widget, look at the climate somewhere exotic, and pretend I’m there.
