Reviewing a website design: old vs. new

by | Oct 10, 2009 | Post

This is a study of website redesign, comparing the new with the old.Wenceslao Almazán website old: http://www.wenceslaoalmazan.com/links/oldpage/wenceslaoalmazan.htmlWenceslao Almazán website new: http://www.wenceslaoalmazan.com/I prefer the new design to the old one....

Where should we start to be more eco-friendly

by | Oct 10, 2009 | Post

Pots above the logo; one of the employees might be taking care of them each morning. I naturally assumed she or he must be a happy worker (biased thinking, yes). If we look closer beyond the drab concrete apartments, Taipei has mini-greens all over the place.

The grass is always greener on the other side

by | Oct 9, 2009 | Post

At New York Times, Tim Kreider wrote an extremely thought-provoking piece for us mortals, who ponder at least once a week about our lost opportunities and reincarnated life. Tim Kreider is a 40-ish, single cartoonist. He bemuses about "The Referendum," a...

A reality show or dollhouse

by | Oct 8, 2009 | Post

The "Pure" building appears in nude. It has gone one step forward from the ubiquitous translucent hair salon gimmick and decided to reveal itself and its tenants, completely, to the world. If they were "residents," we would be enjoying a reality...

Open-access

by | Oct 7, 2009 | Post

Below we see a fountain that is completely access-free, located next to Taipei 101. Fountains remain one of the few public resources with moving parts (sort of) that we can freely approach, touch, and play inside. Many entertainments are moving toward virtual reality,...