…or “Why You Need a Graphic Designer” The book’s title caught my eye instantly.  ”Visual Literacy”  Intriguing.  I took it home, and over the next few days, I learned just how blind I was to the art of visual communication. Completely illiterate. The book begins with exercises: “By using four black squares of the same [...]

(because it’s not mine!) Many of you might have received an email about a birthday party scheduled for tonight.  Hopefully you’re not planning on coming because the party isn’t mine — it’s actually a humorous misunderstanding caused by an overly aggressive planning web service. Perhaps you’re familiar with Plancast.com – ’foursquare for the future.’  Well, last week I received a [...]

One way to compare how different mobile platforms are doing is to look at the usage numbers from a popular app. Facebook reports their usage numbers alongside other apps (see here here here & here).  I went and graphed the usage figures a few weeks ago and present them below [no guarantee they're 100% up-to-date...in fact it looks like the Android and [...]