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LA Tech Companies and Some of Their Investors [Infographic]

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Design Inspirations

These are some design inspirations I came across today. Click on the image to jump the original post/image. Repurposed shoe rack garden. Awesome. I want this iPhone case. I rock my iPhone nude, but I’m not opposed to the idea of a case. Until recently, the BookBook was looking promising, but it was awkward for [...]

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Best Book for Learning UI/UX Design

In the process of designing EntertainLA.com ver 2 (?) back in the spring of 2010, I taught myself UI/UX design. The book that inspired me to study UI/UX design is also the book I still refer to often and suggest to others. Designing Social Interfaces: Principles, Patterns, and Practices for Improving the User Experience doesn’t simply [...]

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Stoop Talks

This poem is inspired by an actual stoop talk with a friend, late last night: I like conversations that happen on a stoop, Cause you can be alone, or sitting with a group, You can be sober or you can be drunk, But a stoop talk with a friend will get you out of your [...]

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Biosphere 2, Echolocation, and Sex at Mindshare LA

Biosphere 1 is earth, Biosphere 2 is a fully enclosed man-made environment built on earth to study the connectivity between organisms on our planet. In the early 1990s, 8 scientists (four women and four men), lived in the Biosphere 2 for two full years. I spoke to two of them yesterday. Mindshare LA is my [...]

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Electric Daisy Carnival Trailers 2006-2011

The trailers for Electric Daisy Carnival are getting better and better every year! Electric Daisy Carnival 2011 Trailer Electric Daisy Carnival 2010 Trailer Electric Daisy Carnival 2009 Trailer Electric Daisy Carnival 2008 Trailer Electric Daisy Carnival 2007 Trailer Electric Daisy Carnival 2006 Trailer

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How To Design and Develop a Website: Content First, Functionality Second, Design Third

I once briefly mentioned the process of Design by Coding, inspired by an article on Quora, “Life Without Photoshop.” Apparently, every part of Quora was designed in code from day 1. The benefits mentioned in the article are as follows: – Consistency and re-usability. – Forces simplicity. – Code structure begets design structure. – Ability to [...]

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The Way Things Change and Stay The Same

“Today is the day” says the hard working bee. “What is today?” asks the tall sunflower. “Today is the day, I told myself, I get to fly over the meadow, and enjoy my work, which I diligently do, to provide for my family, and benefit the world.” “You did that yesterday, and the day before.” [...]

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The Brocial Network, From the Creators of Inebriation [Video]

One thing I love about Facebook is that I don’t have to look for funny videos or articles to entertain me. I have plenty of friends who do that for me. I’m doing my part and passing it on. The following is a trailer for The Brocial Network (The Social Network Parody). Followed by a [...]

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The Current System of Education is Destroying Our Creativity

My roommate showed me this video a few weeks ago, and I came across it again today. Finding the compelling need to share this with as many people as possible, I’m sharing it with you now. This video is an animated adaptation of a talk given at RSA (the Royal Society for encouragement of Arts, [...]

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