plus nine. neo now.

Propst is the father of the cubicle. More than 30 years after he unleashed it on the world, we are still trying to get out of the box. The cubicle has been called many things in its long and terrible reign. But what it has lacked in beauty and amenity, it has made up for in crabgrass-like persistence.
Cubicles: The great mistake

[seen on the sofa]

Alpha, Beta, and Web2.0 logos: It's fun to see the trends, like, used colors etc.

(Also, note how few alpha logos there are. So there is hope that companies will stop outsourcing their alpha-tests to us users...)

Thanks to Pixelgraphix.

update:There's also a good collection of alpha logos at the great MoMB. Thanks, Gell!

still very beta, but what the heck: ideas for improving this draft? (firefox bugs soon-to-be-fixed. promise.)



(profile: international house sydney is a home for students in sydney, australia, with a focus on bringing together international and australian students)

(here's the current version)

i was asked about australian product design (remember, swedish design rocks!). what you see here is what a quick excursion to the local groceries store brought up...



(click the picture to see the whole set of pictures...)

Note that Australian super markets aren't allowed to sell beer. But they are allowed to sell do-it-yourself beer brewing kits. Oh, and Ketchup is called Tomato Sauce. I haven't found out yet what real tomato sauce is called...