I’m a sucker for simplicity. In that regard, I started a small side site called Consumer Whore. The theory is simple: Cool stuff to buy, everyday.
Every business day at noon I post an interesting thing to have in your apartment or home. There are a few design blogs that follow a similar theme. However, I [...]
Author Archives: Blanda
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Introducing Consumer Whore
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Georgia on my mind
First the Web’s favorite font was Times New Roman. Mostly, because nobody had a choice. Then it was Comic Sans. Then, Helvetica/Arial.
However, news sites especially are leading the charge into Georgia / Times New Roman fonts being the next widely adopted style. This is most likely the result of an attempt to emulate the serif [...]
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Workflow matters: a case for shovelware
Love it or hate it, “shovelware” is a big part of any print publication’s online presence. Shovelware being content that was originally supposed to appear in print being converted for the Web.
Many have argued against this concept of repackaging material for the Web, with the general tenet that the industry is not doing anything [...]
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Post grad plans, UWIRE, and Bill Cosby
Ron Davis and I while waiting to be seated. Photo by Bri Barry.
I remember sitting in the nurse’s office in the 5th grade as she looked up my name on the computer. In my file, right below date of birth and next to my address, read “Date of HS Graduation: 2004″. I remember [...]
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Can we get past our token “young people” stories?
One would think that with young people flocking from their medium, newspapers and other mainstream media outlets would at least take a second to look at how they cover their hemorrhaging demographic. But instead, we see the same recycled stories with no real depth. Allow me to save them the trouble of thinking [...]