Archive for August, 2007

that’s how you do the shake, pardner

Excellent info-graphics from Things magazine.
I read about Red Cross’ Super Crack campaign in the SJ Mercury News while I was out west last week.  Natural (or manmade) disasters do happen, and it’s in our favor to know how to deal with it.  I don’t, and I am completely ignorant of even basic first aid.  I’ll [...]

alive and still painting

Cover by the great Wayne Thiebaud.

“a more consistent and stress-free airport experience”

Supposedly, with the cost of $100/year, the Clear Registered Traveler program will pre-screen you (you will be subjected to TSA’s security threat assessment), so that you can walk through their faster security lanes at airports. At some of the airports, Clear has even put in new security check kiosks so that you wouldn’t have to [...]

Notable Lunches: Ed’s Lobster Bar w/Front Studio

Since discovering a neighborhood lunch blog earlier this year (thanks to Judy!), we’ve been inspired to re-claim the joys of eating around our ‘hood. And every now and then we come across food so good or company so enjoyable that it’s worth sharing with you, our dedicated and patient readers.
With that thought, [...]

california

Yes, one half of Iridesco is going to California. I’ll be spending one day in San Francisco interviewing a couple of businesses for Hear, Hear. The picture above is taken by our friend Dwayne Anderson, who does not know that I’ve taken his picture, nor is he getting paid for it. Let [...]

font / typeface

I’ve thought that ‘font’ is the digital file of a typeface. Then I was reading the recent article in NY Times Magazine about Clearview, and the author Joshua Yaffa uses the words font and typeface as if they mean the same thing. So what is it? Not that Adobe is the authority, [...]

our best one-pager yet

That’s what Danny thinks, at least.
Why is it that we are unable to create a website for Iridesco?  I don’t know, man.  But this one-pager sure is looking hot.  And it fits our corporate identity, brand image, marketing direction, and embodies our core values (email us if you’d like to know what they are).  Unlike [...]