Wednesday linkfest
- Barrage garage: a gift for people with craft skills who like blowing things up. Bill Gurstelle rocks.
- Dice are not random. Mostly an issue for obsessive board gamers.
- 50 strange buildings. I’ve seen a few of these myself, so I’m assuming the rest aren’t faked.
- What streets in NYC get the most parking tickets?. I confess I spent 20 minutes playing with this. Bell Blvd., the busy street near where i grew up in Queens, scored well and made me smile.
- Fake Simplicity in UI. Good analysis of a washing machine that’s simplicity makes it hard to use – it’s a common problem in consumer goods.
lol~ ^^
u r funny~
Frank Gehry. Love him or hate him, but… well, the Wicked Witch of the West summed it up best: “I’m melting….”
I read an article somewhere recently that described Ghery’s work as torturetecture.
Whenever i see his work, or other super-progressive “lets see if we can build this” designs, I always wonder what the architects own house looks like. That’d be a great book: the homes of famous architects. I wonder how much of the drama and risk-taking they went for in the places they have to live.
Hi Scott, In light of some of your previous posts and interests in general, I hope you can take a look at our new book site. New World Kids, The Parent’s Guide to Creative Thinking. It will be in the TED bookshop this year, and we are doing a little pre-launch reaching out to bloggers and others who might be interested.