[ Essay ] The Mirror Ball Effect

  by  Joseph Robertson  I hear there is no original creation any more in terms of artistic activities: Everything we do is a copy or reconstruction of something that already exists.. I don’t go so far to declare this to be always true, but I...

[ Tech Comm ] Visualization = persuasion

  This "Canvus" business model is the future, isn't it? Everything is clear, simplified, and easy to act on. Actually, no. This model does nothing to reduce the traditional structure of business. What it does, however, is making the business model...

[ Essay ] The Problem with Google+

  I haven't updated my Google+ status since the initial befriending (or +1ing?) fever. The notification counter on the Google bar has mostly been dim, which means not much is going on in my friends’ circles either. Only a handful of people regularly...

[ Essay ] What does an artist do?

  by  faith goble   My definition of art is the chemical reaction between the art(ist) and the audience. Then what does an artist do, after all? She doesn’t set out to create chemistry—that’s a secondary effect. She is out to create...

[ Tech Comm ] Kindle’s Return Key

This is my Amazon Kindle. It has four buttons surrounding the five-way pad. Three of them are intuitive: Home, Menu, and Keyboard (from right to left). One is not: Return (the leftmost one).  Why it isn't intuitive? It looks too similar to the Enter key...