July 9, 2009

I never thought I’d say this about online reading, but Issuu’s online magazine viewer (showing Cliché magazine here) is lovely and makes reading (certainly on a large screen) very nearly as good as having a bundle of pages in your hands. The resolution of the page images could be increased slightly for larger screens though.  Cliché also have an iPhone app but a standard A4 page layout should never simply be ported to such a small screen—such a medium really requires (and deserves) a dedicated page layout.
I never thought I’d say this about online reading, but Issuu’s online magazine viewer (showing Cliché magazine here) is lovely and makes reading (certainly on a large screen) very nearly as good as having a bundle of pages in your hands. The resolution of the page images could be increased slightly for larger screens though.

Cliché also have an iPhone app but a standard A4 page layout should never simply be ported to such a small screen—such a medium really requires (and deserves) a dedicated page layout.

July 8, 2009

  • Q: "What's the difference between apathy and indifference?"
  • A: "I don't know and I don't care."

monkeys are mostly seen around top government offices
BBC NEWS | Delhi court ban on errant monkeys [Old story, but there’s endless amusement in all the Delhi monkey stories, except when they turn into cold-blooded murderers.]


July 7, 2009


Luckily, these differences are fairly easy to explain to anybody who’s willing to be objective. Better yet, each difference flatters subject-matter experts by emphasizing their superior knowledge.

July 4, 2009


‘Natural Vase’ by Terra Furnishings
Natural Vase’ by Terra Furnishings

July 3, 2009
art galleries and museums […] They’re full of secretly bored people pulling falsely contemplative faces.

June 29, 2009
‘one’ conceptual combination kettle and tea pot by Vessel
one’ conceptual combination kettle and tea pot by Vessel