I’ve always wondered, and thanks to Dwayne, now I know.
Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, looked up one of the more [...]

One of my favorites things about NYC is its unlimited resources for designers. We have great museums, a lot of galleries, way too many hip bookstores, and weekly design conferences (or so it seems). This past weekend I went to an AIGA NY event, Body/Language. It was a full day of interesting [...]

“Research shows that doctors who have close relationships with drug makers tend to prescribe more, newer and pricier drugs — whether or not they are in the best interests of patients.”
Reports the New York Times.  No kidding.  Drug business, both the legal and illegal kind, rules this country.

Seth Godin has a blog about business and marketing that I read regularly. He writes short posts that always get straight to the point, and his points are usually interesting.
I was surprised to read his latest post, ‘Good is not almost as good as great‘, which I find short-sighted and a bit tasteless. [...]

I’m a big fan of Zipcar. Good idea, great service, and the people there seem to really care about the customer’s experience. Basically it’s a membership car rental service, but instead of renting for a full day, you get to rent for just the hours you need, and you get charged by the [...]

The numbers 1 to 400,000 cover the 40 panels of The Darfur Wall. Each number represents a person killed in Darfur. By donating $1 or more you can light a number, turning it from dark gray to brilliant white. As we light the wall, we acknowledge the importance of each life lost, [...]

Sahadeva sounds off: “I’m not one to criticize, but apple’s website, both its store and its general experience, pales in comparison to their physical stores in terms of experience.”
Apple’s website surely lacks that ‘omph’ (or ‘YO’ if you’re a Randy Jackson kind of guy) of their physical store. But I remember going on [...]