Rants and Ramblings: random commentary about culture, media, politics, technology and whatnot.

links for 2007-06-23

• Escalator wisdom turned upside down | globeandmail.com
  In Toronto, safety concerns spur officials to scrap signs reading 'Stand right, walk left'
  (tags: publictransit via:dcist)
• ikea hacker
  WANTED: your ikea hacks. whatever they may be - a funked up karlanda sofa, an ingenious idea for your pax wardrobe, a creative twist on your kitchen countertop, or even advice on how to finally stop forby stools from wobbling.
  (tags: ikea furniture crafts inspiration)
• "Maybe" is one option too many | Jeffrey Zeldman
  "Maybe" is one option too many. As a best practice, we should dispense with it, just as we should replace five-star rating systems with four-star ones.
  (tags: design usability psychology language)
• Meaning in Motion: Ken Burns and His 'Effect' | Poynter
  Zooms, tilts and pans can enhance impact or induce illness. The master of movement on still photos offers insight on managing multimedia.
  (tags: photography video journalism)
• Ghostly typography | The Skinny | Veer
  Inspiring for their antique romance and their sign-painterly craft, PCL LinkDump points to Forgotten NY's trove of fading outdoor advertising. Other good resources: Flickr, good ol' Lileks, and the Fading Ad blog...
  (tags: photography design nyc typography)
• Indecision 2008 | Comedy Central
  Something approximating election news with something approximating honesty. Humorous coverage of the 2008 election, Daily Show and Colbert Report clips, downloads, blog, polls, graphs, puns and more.
  (tags: comedy election2008 dailyshow stephencolbert politics video television via:tvsquad)
• As Media Multiply, So Do 'Conceptual Scoops' | NPR
  "A smart story often does contain new facts," Bennett explains. "But just as often it takes facts that are lying in plain sight and synthesizes them, or arranges them in a way ... that really exposes some new meaning on an important subject. And I think t
  (tags: journalism newspapers writing via:romenesko)