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Evan Troxel

12% of IKEA Catalog Pages are 3d Renderings?

I had no idea. This makes me sad. Not that they are rendered, but that I couldn't figure it out. I've been doing 3d renderings for a long time and I this just shows how good these artists are. It's kinda like watching the

✱ Hang Tight

Here's a picture I made yesterday. The dragonfly was hanging on tight for a few seconds in heavy wind, then flew off to find another twig to hang onto. This was captured with my Olympus OM-D and 40-150mm lens using manual focus.

The New Microsoft Logo

John Gruber: The four-pane thing used to be the Windows logo; now it’s the logo for the whole company. Windows, Windows, Windows, Windows. Microsoft is betting the company on Windows. This can't turn out well. ∞

The Pros & Cons of Betting the Company on a Single Product

This is a fascinating read. There are so many things I want to do... I just have to convince myself that the worst thing that could happen is failure. And failure isn't that big of a deal. But if that thing actually takes off, it could change the

A Typeface For Creating Simple Graphs

FF Chartwell looks like an amazing tool for infographics and data visualization. Who thinks up this stuff? Well I'm glad they do. Using OpenType features, simple strings of numbers are automatically transformed into charts. The visualized data remains editable, allowing for hassle-free updates and styling. The site

'Raiders of the Lost Ark' to Get IMAX Rerelease

September 7! Can't wait. ∞

Why Glengarry Glen Ross’ Alec Baldwin scene is so unusual

“Forget about the novel—I haven’t read the novel—my main strength is that I haven’t read the novel—the novel is killing you.” First great read of the day. Now I need to see the movie which, I'm embarrassed to say, I haven't.