Creative Victuals

NPR's List of Running Arrested Development Gags

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:50:48 -0600

NPR's List of Running Arrested Development Gags:

Pretty amazing app with “disconcerting detail” about every joke and when it appeared throughout the seasons.

And now I’m officially done bombarding you with items about Arrested Development.

Bottom’s up. collegehumor: 7 Arrested Development Themed...

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:12:48 -0600

Bottom’s up.

collegehumor:

7 Arrested Development Themed Cocktails

Add all these drinks to your Arrested Development party menu.

"To that end designed elements should look like how they behave. Form follows function. In practice..."

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:59:56 -0600

“To that end designed elements should look like how they behave. Form follows function. In practice this means that someone should be able to predict how an interface element will behave merely by looking at it. If it looks like a button it should act like a button.”

- Among the many good reminders from Principles of User Interface Design.

I am somehow just getting around to the lip-synch-off between...

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:04:58 -0600

I am somehow just getting around to the lip-synch-off between John Krasinski and Jimmy Fallon. Krasinski now squarely on celebrity crush list.

digg: Three Letters restaurant in Brooklyn will have an...

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:44:57 -0600

digg:

Three Letters restaurant in Brooklyn will have an Arrested Development themed menu this Sunday.

"I had a mullet and wore parachute pants for a long, long time, and I’m doing OK."

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:51:15 -0600

“I had a mullet and wore parachute pants for a long, long time, and I’m doing OK.”

- Ellen ninja chops Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries and reminds kids what makes you cool. I love this woman.

copyeditor: futurejournalismproject: We Promise Not to...

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:35:52 -0600

copyeditor:

futurejournalismproject:

We Promise Not to Screw

Quick, someone teach the Yahoo social team how to use the Tumblr Twitter box. STAT.

Image: Automated tweet from Yahoo’s Tumblr to Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer’s Twitter account.

Psst, Yahoo. Here’s what works (& what doesn’t work) on Tumblr. Me, via Poynter.

digg: This is the best DIY before and after.

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:07:29 -0600

digg:

This is the best DIY before and after.

Bonobos always gets it right. (And their product is amazing to...

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:30:21 -0600

Bonobos always gets it right. (And their product is amazing to boot…cut? Pants pun?)

littlebigdetails:

Bonobos - The checkout page shows the credit card date you already entered as a credit card.

/via Douggles

Lingo the Clown

Wed, 08 May 2013 14:17:34 -0600

Textastrophe made me laugh and feel good about people who offer their services online. Not everyone’s a creep or a scammer, eh?

textastrophe:

littlebigdetails: Flickr - When you enter a comment on in all...

Wed, 08 May 2013 14:06:24 -0600

littlebigdetails:

Flickr - When you enter a comment on in all caps, the comment is posted with proper capitalization.

/via Russell Heimlich

"She knows how to make you feel appreciated, even if you need to be redirected."

Wed, 01 May 2013 13:48:20 -0600

“She knows how to make you feel appreciated, even if you need to be redirected.”

- J.Crew Art Director Ashley Sargeant Price on working with creative head Jenna Lyons in this Fast Company article.

"The assumption driving these kinds of design speculations is that if you embed the interface–the..."

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:48:39 -0600

“The assumption driving these kinds of design speculations is that if you embed the interface–the control surface for a technology–into our own bodily envelope, that interface will “disappear”: the technology will cease to be a separate “thing” and simply become part of that envelope. The trouble is that unlike technology, your body isn’t something you “interface” with in the first place. You’re not a little homunculus “in” your body, “driving” it around, looking out Terminator-style “through” your eyes. Your body isn’t a tool for delivering your experience: it is your experience. Merging the body with a technological control surface doesn’t magically transform the act of manipulating that surface into bodily experience. I’m not a cyborg (yet) so I can’t be sure, but I suspect the effect is more the opposite: alienating you from the direct bodily experiences you already have by turning them into technological interfaces to be manipulated.”

- MIT Technology Review takes on Google Glass. H/T Ampersand Spur. For follow-up fun, see White Men Wearing Google Glass.

It’s not that I don’t like napkins or washing my...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:51:30 -0600

It’s not that I don’t like napkins or washing my hands — I’m a fan of both — I just like being clean (and not sticky) during meals.

digg:

These finger chopsticks are perfect for people who hate using napkins or washing their hands.

Beautiful and bananas. (Sidenote: Bummed me out to find a typo...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:47:17 -0600

Beautiful and bananas. (Sidenote: Bummed me out to find a typo in that article.)

theatlantic:

Saturn’s Hurricane Is a Super Storm on Steroids, Even for the Solar System

[Image: NASA]

Ida Frosk Food Art

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:17:44 -0600

Just discovered Ida Frosk’s food art blog. Love her creations and mission to keep food fun and healthy.

It also reminded me of my friend Malaka and her fantastic food zine, The Runcible Spoon.

People Can Change

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:04:17 -0600

I’m not proud of it, but I used to loathe Natalie Merchant. My trouble with her was almost entirely wrapped up in the song “Kind and Generous,” in which I found her voice grating.

I sort of love her now (thanks almost entirely to Ophelia), and very much enjoyed this Hairpin piece looking back on Natalie Merchant’s role in Lilith Fair. (The piece gets bonus points for mentioning other 90s goodies like BMG, hidden tracks (!) and when we saw Paula Cole’s hairy armpits on the Grammys).

So, there you have it. People can change. Although I still don’t care for Alanis Morissette as a singer/songwriter. She did just fine in her role on Weeds, though.

Oh, advertising. iheartchaos: He won a gold medal in butt...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:36:51 -0600

Oh, advertising.

iheartchaos:

He won a gold medal in butt wiping

Good iPhone etiquette.

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:03:13 -0600

Good iPhone etiquette.

Would it be weird to put this in baby’s...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:30:50 -0600

Would it be weird to put this in baby’s room?

eatsleepdraw:

“In Catalina” : Encounter with the sheep

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