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Yeah to the light!

2008-11-05T13:59:54Z

Yeah to the new world dancing towards us! Now all of us who are light workers have to keep Barack Obama safe by surrounding him with white light. To joy!
Dancing high to life!
Kathie

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Looking for Artists and Models for Life Drawing Space in SF

2008-01-21T23:39:10Z

What: Life Drawing
Where: SF's SOMA District, (1 block away from Yerba Buena Gardens 4 block from Powell BART)
When: TBD
Cost: TBD

Artists, Models, and Other Creatively-Wired Individuals,

We are putting together a group of people interested in honing their life drawing and/or modeling skills.

ARTISTS:
As there will be no official teacher for the class this is meant for people who are comfortable being self-directed artists. However, if you wish, people of varying skill levels and experience can help and guide each other.

MODELS:
We value diversity so all types of models are encouraged to join regardless of sex, gender, ethnicity, body type. Ideally we would have a good mix of different kinds of models as well as artists

What we offer is a modern and clean studio (with a bathroom) in safe part of SF 4 blocks away from Powell BART

As of today we have these time slots available:
Mondays: 1:00 PM-3:00 PM
Tuesdays: 8:30 AM-12:00 PM, 1:00 PM-3:00 PM
Wednesdays: 1:00 PM-4:00 PM
Fridays: 7:30 PM-9:30 PM
Saturdays: 3:30 PM-9:30 PM
Sundays: 11:00 AM-8:00 PM

Ideally we would like to have a sizable group or groups that meet regularly so that we can make it worthwhile for everyone involved.

If you are interested please let me know:
1. If you are a model, artist, or both
2. You schedule preferences

If you know other people that might be interested please pass this along to them. If you have any further questions please contact me at my email or tribe.

Thank You,

Omar
http://people.tribe.net/ohmzz

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What projects are you working on?

2007-08-16T13:49:47Z

What have you been doing?

Creativity rules!

What a great name for a tribe "experience design"
feel art
live creativity
nice
I like

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Usability Testing Companies - looking for referrals

2007-05-29T06:04:54Z

Hi. Am looking for any suggestions for reputable and good usability testing firms. Location unimportant.

Thanks!
Nauga

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Art Goes Beyond Borders

2007-05-10T17:18:10Z

Hi…I’m new here…hoping to make some friends. My primary interests are art, new media and environmental stewardship. I’m looking to connect with Digital Artists, to include them in an international touring art exhibition called Common Ground www.commonground2008.com. The theme for each piece in the collection will be about the Environment. We launch our exhibition in Beijing to coincide with the Olympics in 2008, then on to cities in Europe and the Americas in 2009 and 2010. Would love to hear from you and support you any way that I can. Please join my community of friends and our tribe, Common Ground 2008. Peace.

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27 clicks to change the background on my cellphone

2007-03-09T07:08:47Z

I decided to count how many click were required to change the background image on my cellphone. It took a mere 27 clicks!

Nice user experience....

Technology.......is it really helping us and saving us time?

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Article on upcoming plans for improvements to e-voting machines

2007-01-09T01:22:36Z

Finally there is more exposure of the importance of human centered design for voting machines!

Changes in e-voting likely coming, experts say There's a consensus to
do something, but it is ahead of the solution, one secretary of state
said.

http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/01/05/HNevotingfix_1.html

'But e-voting machines need audit mechanisms and a "transparent"
design that allows voters to understand how votes are counted, she
added. Without an audit mechanism, "it simply is not possible to know
if a problem has happened" in an e-voting machine, she said.'

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SAIL THE MED WITH CREATIVE PEOPLE

2006-11-17T02:20:38Z

Beginning in March next year, we are inviting 9 people to cruise from Bodrum, Turkey along the Turkish coast, Cyprus, Athens, Alexandria on a share expenses basis (very, very inexpensive). We began a documentary in Paris and Turkey last year, and now as it gets warmer in Turkey we are going to complete it. We have a US distributor, and everyone involved will share in profits. It could be quite profitable for you and a real life changer. We are in pre-production of three others...one on black jazz in Paris after WWII until now. We have a Turkish captain/crew/cook on our 70' Gulet, 6 double staterooms still available, all with their own head (toilet and shower). Qualifications? Simply to be able to get along with people. Age? Our producer is 60, our editor is 25. Age inmaterial if you are young in spirit. If you have video experience (HD MiniDV PAL and Final Cut Pro, writing) all the better, but we are doing this to perhaps expand the focus of our documentary which is based on the mystical aspects of Alexander the Great - Title: Force of Evidence. Creative people get free reign as long as they don't sink the ship or the project. We are interested to add some human interest...profound, provocative, funny...to the program, so film making experience in not a requirement. Come for a week or two months. Email me for details.

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The Value of Work (x-post)

2006-11-03T17:53:04Z

Hi- I'm new here and have a pricing question. Here's the situation: 4 years ago, I started a company with a girlfriend. We manufacture dog products, the most innovative item of the line being a series of collars, leads and dog tags with little buttons with epoxy-domed images set into the leather. I am the designer- every item in the line, plus the (admittedly unimpressive, I'm not a web designer) website and logo, is something I designed. Here's a link to the page on our website: http://luckypupdesigns.com/pictovision.html

There's another company, Winky & Dutch, that's been around for many years that uses similar domes in jewelry, so I didn't come up with this out of the blue- my partner & I liked their stuff and wanted to do something similar, but on leather goods and with different artwork. We actually approached them about doing a line for them, but they dragged their feet for six months, so we decided to go ahead and do it ourselves. But I spent eight months of my life researching suppliers and contractors, getting prototypes made, working with a metal caster to come up with a setting piece that could be attached to leather, research, development , art direction and creation of the images that went on each dome- some were public domain images that I modified or non-pd images that I changed quite a bit, one style was licensed from Shepard Fairey, and some were created by me from scratch. It was a lot of work, and the company was and remains the only job I've had during this period. There's no other company in the pet product world with the same sensibility, and everything you see in the line (including other types of collars, dog coats, tshirts) exists because I did gthe work to create it.

We've grown at an impressive rate, but like all small businesses, any money that has come in has been going to develop new product and place larger orders each time. My partner, who has been working other jobs as well this whole time, decided she was sick of working for free, despite claiming to have been fully aware that a new business typically takes 3-5 years to show a substantial profit- we're right on schedule. She wants to sell the company, and we've been discussing what the business is worth. (I'm not interested in running it myself, too big, so buying her out is not an option) My accountant told me that when a business is sold, the worth is made up of numerous components: the value of the company itself, the designs, logo, URL, inventory, equipment, etc. She feels the company is worth very little, but both my accountant and I believe she is seriously undervaluing it.

However, assuming I own the copyright for all the designs- gotta consult with a lawyer on this- even if the company itself is not worth much, I might be able to sell the designs, logo, and perhaps the URL (since I bought it under my own name, not the company's) separately.

So, my question for those of you out there who have freelance-designed for another company, what do you think this is worth? This is something that the buyer would be able to base their business on for many years to come.

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education...machine.

2006-10-15T04:53:04Z

so, I'm incredibly interested in the concepts of experience design, HCI, interactive art, etc etc.
Just wondering what sort of education all you folks have received?

UVIC offers a computer science/fine arts degree program I am considering.

peace be on you, fellow nerds.

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San Francisco - Interaction Designer's Cocktail Hour, Wed Oct 18, 6:30 pm

2006-10-13T17:43:33Z

***** CHANGE OF VENUE *******

We've been usurped by a Speed Dating group at Catalyst. We will be
meeting at Hotel Utah instead, at 6:30. Revised info below.

> Join us for the first installment of a brand new monthly design get-
> together. Geek out with your fellow designers and toss a few back.

> Next Wednesday, October 18
> 6:30 pm
> Hotel Utah
> 500 4th Street @ Bryant, San Francisco, CA
> http://www.thehotelutahsaloon.com/contact.html

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Designing for Interaction Workshop, Sept. 20

2006-09-12T00:46:05Z

Designing for Interaction Workshop
September 20, 9am-5pm
Adaptive Path Offices, San Francisco
www.adaptivepath.com/promo/tribesf

In this full-day workshop, Adaptive Path's Dan Saffer will cover the four approaches to Interaction Design: elements, principles, & attributes of good interaction design; design research techniques; documentation; multitasking, adaptation, hacking, & service design. Based on Saffer's book Designing for Interaction: Creating Smart Applications and Clever Devices this workshop will feature activities and seminars that take participants from the discipline's prehistoric roots to its future.

This workshop is for new designers and anyone interested in interaction design, as well as more experienced designers who want a deeper view of and new methods for practicing interaction design. After this workshop, you will be able to:
*Understand what interaction design is and what interactions are
*Be aware of the history of interaction design
*Use the four approaches to interaction design to create products and services
*Work with the "laws" and principles of interaction design
*Know what to look for and how to record it when doing design research
*Interpret design research
*Better document interaction designs
*Employ interaction design techniques to designing services
*Consider designing for multitasking, adaptation, and hackability
*Prepare for the future of interaction design

Participants will walk away with not only a firm grasp of the underlying principles of interaction design, but also the tools needed to put those into practice. More info at: www.adaptivepath.com/promo/tribesf

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Need a flash design

2006-09-08T16:45:51Z

Hi, I need a flash developer to create a 3-5 minute 2D animated video demo explaining my company's services.

The inspiration piece is the demo available at www.cvent.com. Please watch that video, and visit my website at www.mybizoffice.com to get a feel for what I want to accomplish, before you call me.

You can bid the project by contacting me here on tribe, or email me at

Lgreene (at) mybizoffice.com

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Successful Women's Sites

2006-06-20T16:44:11Z

I'm interested in finding web sites primarly for the fairer sex that are successful and interesting from an experience / design perspective.

Please post urls.

Thanks!
nym

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Warehouse space coming available in SOMA creative complex

2006-04-09T19:34:00Z

Hey Kids-

This is the first low key announcement as many details are still up in the air.
Just want to do a sweep and see whos interested in whats coming up and than hammer out details over the next few weeks.
In question are the opening dates, from 1-3 months from today.

The space has a working title of "the complex"... because it is.
We are a series of small warehouse spaces connected by a large undeveloped dirt lot that I have been slowly absorbing over the past year.
I have recently assumed the sole lease on the "gem" property, a 4500sqft warehouse with tall ceilings in the main performance and work area.
We are located near 5th and Folsom with extremely easy access to everything and the east bay.

It has three movie theaters, a tiki bar, a wolf range gas stove, parking and shared work / performance area with 24' ceilings.
Connected to it are 8000sqf of small business and artists studios and 10,000sqft of undeveloped lot.
Current co-tenants are an office for our non-profit 510c3: Arena Interplay
Kiosk and digital signage business rental and service workshop: Friendlyway Inc
Myself, and I have a small performance/ rehearsal space upstairs connected to my room.
A Small graphics/effects studio, still in development, with blue screen.

A plan for the usage is creating a digital video production facility for projects and would like the tenants to participate in the growth of this or something completely different they have to bring to the table.
The potential tenant must be a DIY'er as the space is still somewhat raw (although I appreciate it that way) and we are responsible for any upkeep of the builiding. No help from the building owner.
There is NO LEGAL LIVE within the buildings, commercial LEASE only.
So no residential rights can be extended to this scenario, still the lease is fair as long as we pay the rent and dont cause any trouble for the building owner with other neighbors or the city. This is why its important for the potential tenant to have a business license, they're easy to get and I can help you if you dont allready. I'm assuming you catch my drift and we can discuss details in a one on one.

I am seeking two tenants for sizeable upstairs studios.
We each should be self sufficient but definately am looking to build a collaborative community out of this project.
The rents are $750-$800 each/month- + $50 for the first parking space, $75 for any additional parking.
+ Utiitlies which average around $75+ for gas/electric/garbage/internet
+ Business Insurance (about $250 year shared).
Deposit I have to pay is twice rent, we can negotiate a payment plan for the deposit but it should total $1500.
If building owner increases rent, than individual rent would be affected. SO far 3 years without increase.

If you cant pay your rent and cant deal with having occasional public activities and clients in the space than please dont apply.
As the leaseholder I am responsible for the actions of the tenants and have just completed taking over the lease to proactively solve these problems.
Full disclosure and communication being key for positive development.

I personally have a history with group art spaces dating from being a co-founder of cellspace in 96, an early developer of monkey fresh in 2002, Front Room Gallery in New York in 98 and the Farenheit in Kansas City in 2000.
The long term goal is to purchase a building that can support our activities and create a business plan based on our current model to achieve those ends.
I am a bay area native and am 36. Have a background and degree in film and video, and am currently the DOO for friendlyway inc and am in charge of the companies operations out of the warehouse. I am in league with several other developments like this one and plan to incorporate speakeasy cinema (the current venue title) as a supporting agent to help this type of growth.
I've priced the rooms to be affordable but you still have to have your shit together to make it work.
I am interested in starting this process today so I can find the best matches for our space and get them on board as soon as identified.

If you have a ton of storage needs you should consider an off site location or purchase a shipping container to put into our yard.

Please send queries or interests/ideas bad jokes to:
skot kuiper
skot@videoamp.org

thanks and feel free to distribute this to interested parties.

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Redesign Tribe's Members icon, win fame -- and $100!

2006-03-24T15:57:03Z

One of the most-repeated pieces of feedback that people gave after our site redesign was that the Members icon (up there in the masthead) didn't reflect what they thought Tribe stood for. So, we're opening the door for anyone interested in making their mark on Tribe in a very real way. Show us your best designs for the Members icon, and you could win a spot for your icon in the masthead. There's also a $100 Amazon.com gift certificate for grabs, to sweeten the deal.

The full details are at the Members Icon Design Contest tribe, but here are the basics:

- Enter your design by Friday, April 7th, 2006
- Enter by uploading one image per design to the Members Icon Design tribe
- Enter as many times as you like
- You must be a member of Tribe to enter

Go here to find out more:

http://tribes.tribe.net/membersicon/

We'll also be sending out a personal message about this, but if you've got your Message Center set up with the iron fist of Ignore, then you can see the full text here:

http://tribes.tribe.net/membersicon/thread/7a89e3c1-2561-4c91-a04a-97d59d0c31e3

*Note: Amazon.com is not affiliated with this contest in any way. We just like their gift certificates.

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Seeking Strategic Partner - Designer (Los Angeles-based)

2006-01-24T02:08:45Z

Seso is an international agency with offices in Los Angeles and Vienna, serving clients such as Red Bull, Volvo, Benetton, MGM and the Museum of Tolerance. We practice what we like to call “cultural alchemy” – integrating branding, strategy, e-commerce, online marketing and experience design into inventive solutions with intrinsic creative value for our clients and their customers. Seso works with a network of creative professionals around the world that are fanatical about the creative process, new experimental approaches and most importantly an open atmosphere of free-flowing creativity.

Working in an open, doorless creative space on the second floor of a 1960s industrial space, Seso has assembled a unique, forward-looking business model comprised of cherry-picked creative tenants that compliment each other – an in-house collective of strategic partners. We currently have a slot open that we’d like to fill with a talented and multi-dimensional designer. We’re interested in a designer that shares our vision and wants to continue running his/her own independent freelance design business. If the relationship makes sense, we provide the business infrastructure, a network of strategic partners and steady flow of work, in addition to the designer’s current clientele. Infrastructure includes fully furnished creative office space with kitchenette, conference table and lounge area, and a desk with a new Macintosh G5 computer.

Seso is seeking a strategic design partner that is driven to push boundaries - a conceptual thinker obsessed with new ideas that fervently challenge convention. The ideal partner will have strong skills across web and print design with priority given to those with an eye for usability and information architecture.

For more information on our company, please visit http://www.seso.net or e-mail info@seso.net

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Hello is this thing on?

2006-01-09T06:51:01Z

What happened all the designers leave town for the holidays?
Back yet?
What kinda 2006 design going down?

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Merry christmas people

2005-12-25T07:41:09Z

Enjoy!

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I figured why the heck not!

2005-12-10T18:11:05Z

I just put a blog up that will showcase past and resent projects. I figured why the heck not. :)
http://mycardmywork.com/blog/

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Projections for raves

2005-12-05T21:42:41Z

I'm piecing together a system for parties I throw at my property just outside Portland. I already have a really cool program that came with a bunch of Paul Oakenfold DCDs that I bought but was looking for a program with strange excerpted video of movies or whatever. I have the fractal stuff covered.

I'll be running a cable from a computer to a 6000 lumens overhead projector with a flat-panel display on it, doing rear-screen projections on a 16 by 20 foot screen. If I can get my hands on a camcorder I can point the camera at the screen and get the "infinity effect" with partiers in the mix.

Who knows a good progam of freaky imagery that I could look for?

Swaz

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The Disk Sleeve Archives

2005-11-04T18:08:26Z

History? Frightening? Pr0N?

A little of all...

http://www.disksleeves.com/

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great examples of information design

2005-09-15T19:09:09Z

hi, i'm looking for examples of information design that is innovative or just done really well. work that is really brings to life to data representation in beautiful, elegent and simple ways, sites like tenbyten.org or http://tenbyten.org/info.html or http://www.wordcount.org/main.php

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Marc Rettig on experience design

2005-09-01T17:09:00Z

"Designing for Experience" is a 128-page presentation with two extraordinarily detailed experience design case studies (Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and VasSol CANVAS) that feature many diagrams and prototypes.

http://blog.vanderbeeken.com/2005/09/marc_rettig_on_.html

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Yikes - Design slaughter on Tribe...

2005-08-27T04:05:51Z

Anyone somewhat appalled by the design slaughter inflicted on tribe by the new "middle of the page - squarish" ad that assaults you on every page?

The fact that they already had three layers of advertising was enough, but adding to that the brutal lack of proportion to that damn ad, with its overwhelming vertical, and big gapping white spaces on either side, making you scroll and scroll... whatever happened to actual banner ads that fit a page?

Are there any designers out there working ontribe, or just engineers? Egads...

If nothing else, the utter tackiness of this addition matches the nastiness of those blinking/wiggling mortgage ads. Ew.

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who arted?

2005-08-18T04:30:04Z

I did, I did

shooting a video tommorow, masterpiece theater style, for work

egpytain art, layers of golden, multi-textured paper and papryrus and heirogyphic stamps and and and sealing wax and cut out images
and it looks good!

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Web designers looking for a job?

2005-07-31T12:50:10Z

We are in need of a talented web designer at work.
Pasadena, CA area

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Anyone in a creative management position?

2005-07-17T19:57:45Z

Just wondering...

I am and I am seeking allies. :)

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DIGERATI UNIVERSITY: Episode 3

2005-07-09T21:38:33Z

The podcast for digital artists and designers. This week: DU News, Design Tips, and part 2 of design book author, Matt LeClair

Posted at http://www.memap.org

iTunes Podcast link:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=73799310

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EMP's Audio Immersion Tunnel, a 48-speaker audio environment

2005-05-09T08:04:29Z

Hi all,

I just joined this tribe and thought I would post a little bit about my experience working on a multimedia sound environment. I have had a few opportunities to provide music for various environments and with some interesting combinations of media (usually synched to visuals of some kind), but by far the largest-scale and most-rewarding project I have had the pleasure of working on was Experience Music Project's Audio Immersion Tunnel.

The Audio Immersion Tunnel, or AIT for short, is a 48-speaker soundsystem inside of a circular tunnel. The speakers are placed on every surface: the walls, ceilings, even the floors beneath grates are all speakers. Each speaker plays an individual track, and all of the tracks loop about every minute and a half. To effectively advance the song, one has to physically move to a different location in the tunnel. It was conceptualized and divided into quadrants (I believe into 8 6-speaker quadrants) and you could mostly only hear the quadrant you were standing in, with a little bit of spillover from adjacent quadrants.

The idea was that you could stand in any one area and hear a certain portion of the song (say, the verse), but to progress the song you had to walk to the next quadrant, and it would shift into the next part of the song as you began to hear it more.

There were also a lot of audio effects developed utilizing interesting panning tricks such as spinning them around inside of a quadrant or between quadrants. You could give an interesting effect of sounds moving by "zipping" a sound through a few quadrants, or even in circles around all of the quadrants. In this way you could hear the sound approach and pass you by.

The physical portion of the AIT (the speakers, mixers and control unit) were all developed by Oscar-award-winner Allan Howarth.

I was brought in on the project by Michael Shrieve. I had been working as an engineer and assistant producer for Shrieve and he was hired by EMP to work on the AIT (sorry for all the acronyms...) -- anyway, he brought me in as his assistant and I quickly took over the position. At the time he brought me in (~6 months after they began the project) it was already complete and had been tested with about 4 or 5 different compositions, unsuccessfully. Some of these compositions were by Shrieve, and some were actually recorded by Andy Summers of the Police. In any case, it wasn't really working and things were sounding too busy, sounds were masking each other, and an overall clarity was lost.

My approach to the project was to make a simple, sparse downtempo electronic (think instrumental hiphop ala DJ Shadow) tune, which morphed into a double-time electronic breakbeat piece (ala Chem Bros). I had pretty much full creative control and I produced a song over 2 long days at Shrieve's studio, cutting it to 48 tracks plus extra tracks for multi-speaker and FX-panning purposes. I brought them to the warehouse/studio where they had the AIT and imported them into Allan's system. We spent the next week implementing the tracks - it took 2 full days before we even had a working, playable demo. By the end of it we had all 48 tracks properly placed and interacting nicely, with quite a few tasty panning tricks and sound FX.

The Audio Immersion Tunnel went on to tour as part of EMP's Electric Tour Bus, a sort-of travelling EMP-on-wheels that goes around fairgrounds. Apparently it was visited by over a million people, though I'm not sure if that's true. In any case I never got to see it again after I finished working on it, but I'll never forget what it was like. I wish I had video or photos to post! But, if you ever see EMP's Electric Bus roll into your area, check it out and let me know if the AIT is still in action!

-Jonah

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help with hydrogen foam fire sculpture

2005-04-24T10:04:20Z

For a fire sculpture at Burning Man, I plan on bubbling hydrogen through a soapy solution that will (I hope) produce a lighter than air foam which will drift up into the sky where it will be ignited. But foam is very weak and I need something like surveyors tape (something very lightweight) that can be unwound in the foam that will burn and carry the flame the entire length of the foam snake (I’m afraid the wind will break up my foam into several sections and then the flame will not go the entire length. This needs to be able to burn if wetted by the soapy foam. I'm also on the lookout for cheap/free chemicals that can be added to the foam, which will produce bright colors when burned.
Would you or anyone you know, have any ideas? Please & Thank You!

Randy Robinson
firebirdsofplayadise@yahoo.com

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Got Job? Interactive agency is hiring

2005-04-19T19:53:51Z

My company, Avenue A | Razorfish has many open positions in SF and LA. Current positions:

SF: Flash Designer/Developer, Functional Analysts, Software QA Manager, Sr. Information Architect, Technical Architect

LA: Client Director, Production Designer, Flash Designer/Developer, Functional Analyst, Sr. Project Manager, Sr. Information Architect, Sr. Site Developer

Send along your resume and I promise I will take a look. Qualified applicant resumes will be passed along to our Resource Manager.

michael.betts@avenuea-razorfish.com

-Michael

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Contest: design a tribe.net user profile.

2005-03-25T23:47:37Z

Are you a CSS-savvy designer? Tribe.net is looking for user-created style templates for its new, customizable member profiles.

A little background: we'll be releasing a new feature very soon -- the ability for users to select from a library of stylesheets to apply to their own profiles. What we'd like to do is showcase the design skills of our users, by featuring user-created styles in our style library.

If you know your way around Photoshop, and are familiar with designing for CSS-driven pages, head over to the Profile Design Contest tribe, where you'll find more information about entering:

http://profiledesign.tribe.net/

Send in your concepts by April 1st, 2005, and we'll pick the best ones to add to the style library. This is a great opportunity to get exposure if you're a designer, since every tribe.net user will see the style library page. If selected, your design will be credited with your name (which will be linked to your user profile). The top design will be awarded an iPod shuffle.

If you want the basics about the contest, I've also posted a listing here:

http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net/listing/175a601f-6e1d-4680-aacb-db04a0dbb1a7

Good luck!

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new [ 2D + 3D ] UxD member

2005-02-23T21:00:12Z

Hello all,

I want to meet people interested in defining the UxD for 2D + 3D solutions. Specifically, 2D GUIs dynamically linked to real time interactive 3D models (space and product).

Cheers!

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Zephyr!

2005-02-19T21:16:41Z

Crosspost -- let the tomatoes be tossed!

For those whom I have not yet personally accosted, I just wanted to introduce my company -- we're doing the mad 3D & web thing, with a healty dash of dramatic melancholy. Feedback appreciated! ;-)

www.zephyrsyndicate.com

-Wendell

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Spoken Word and Multimedia Performance- March 17, 2005

2005-02-15T12:35:21Z

JUXTAPOSE II - March 17, 2005
Spoken Word and Multimedia Performance by Local Authors., Wild Writing Women & Pathways presents the second Juxtapose, an experiment in word and multimedia and music performance by an extremely diverse selection of 12 local writers and 1 classical guitarist. 111minnagallery.com 111 Minna St. @ 2nd, San Francisco. More info: http://www.wildwritingwomen.com/calendar/juxtapose2.html
http://artintoindustry.net/

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Event Planning and Budgeting 101 Workshop

2005-02-15T12:34:43Z

Event Planning and Budgeting 101 Workshop

Professional tips on how to plan and budget a live show. A small investment which could save you hundreds or even thousands of dollars on your next gig. You will learn how to write a mini business plan for your show and how to calculate a budget so you know how many people at how much per head you will need and how to tweak your business plan and budget to make a profit. You will be taken through the actual steps of planning an event as if you were planning and budgeting a real show. A must for first timers and a few tips and new technology for old hands.

The workshop runs for 3 to 4 hours and includes digital media presentation, bonus free stuff, and tips for saving you money where possible, and using internet resources like online ticket sales and free mailing list management.

Wed March 9. 7 pm Onwards.

Where:
Studioz Gallery
1515 Folsom @ 11th
San Francisco

Cost is $36 if you register before March 1st. $50 if you register March 1st onwards.

Free for Gigdirectory.net Subscribers (Bring your Gigdirectory.net UserName to reception on the night.)

Book online http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=82582
Or
Paypal.com to gig@gigslist.org (please also email a cover letter with your receipt number)
Or
Checks to Deborah Paulino
1621 Haight St. PMB 9
San Francisco
California 94117

Event Link: http://www.artintoindustry.net or http://www.gigdirectory.net

Facilitator Deborah Paulino:
25 Years experience in live events, BA in Festival Management, Freelance event and segment manager and promotions, and consultant. Notable Credits: Digital Be In, Bill Graham Presents, How Weird Street Faire, Earthdance, Ram Dass, ArtIntoIndustry.net, Gigslist.org, and many more.

Sponsored by Gigdirectory.net Arts and Media Classifieds. http://www.gigdirectory.net

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Visual Designer / Art Director, seeking work...

2005-01-28T15:23:27Z

Howdy-

Recently left AOL in Mountain View, looking for work.
Website is at: http://www.bigwheel.net

Versed in print design, Visual Online design, and UI/IA design.
Formally trained, and generally rather awesome at what I do.
Midwestern work-ethic, west-coast enthusiasm for innovation and collaborative design processes.

Having a bit of a hard time finding online work via. a resume that's more print than online. My heart is set in forging-ahead in digital, and my talents and enthusiasm to learn what I haven't yet, outweigh the black and white absence of online-biz time-served.

And, well... my dad did far more to help "invent" the internet when I was growing-up, than Al Gore could ever dream of having done. If I can gloat of perripheral-factors, a bit. Oh how I miss my PET computer.

Leads or direct-inquiries welcome. Thanks!!!

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global music production group needs logo

2005-01-26T05:46:53Z

we need a logo designed for our music entity.

we integrate many international sounds with modern funky roots. electronic and live elements the ancient and the modern.

if you are a graphic designer with strong logo-design abilities - please send me a tribe message and we'll talk about this project.

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What's better: no information OR correct info 99% of the time?

2005-01-18T03:14:50Z

The scenario:

I have a Nokia 3650 phone on T-Mobile. The voicemail system is not integrated with the phone at all.

When a call comes to my phone and I don't take it, my phone logs it as a missed call and records the caller ID and date/time info. The caller is then routed to the voicemail system. Let's assume the caller leaves a voicemail. When they are done recording the voicemail, a text message is sent to my phone with the following info:

Call from: 123
You have 1 new voicemail

I imagine for technical reasons the voicemail system is not able to send the caller id info. It SURELY can send the date and time of the voicemail but it does not. Thanks a lot. Its like having a crappy secretary that tells you someone called but did not write down who or when they called.

The thing is, when that text message about the voicemail is received by my phone, it knows that it is VERY likely it was the last missed caller that left this message. There are scenarios that this would not be true, I understand.

So the question: Is is better for a digital device to give NO information because it is not 100% sure, or is it acceptable
for a device to guess? Some factors I could see influencing this:

1) How often is the system right? wrong?

In the example of my phone, lets say that 98% of the time it was right about who left the message. Is this acceptable? To me it is, but that is just me.

2) How critical is the info
If the information in critical, guessing is not an option. I think
we can all agree on that.

3) At what point would we not trust the device?
And if we decided the device was not reliable enough,
should we have an option to not trust it anymore and turn
off guessing?

Ideally my phone would be intergrated with the voicemail system, I agree. But often the real world has constraints on time and budget, and that is when tradeoffs must be made.

So where do you guys weigh in? I am curious to hear....

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To "File" or not to "File", that is the question ...

2005-01-07T01:21:07Z

I was redesigning the UI for a Windows-based app used for posting to blogs

http://www.nonewmessages.com/archives/2004/12/ecto_15_redesig.php

and was thinking about the role of the "File" menu in web-centric applications.

At issue is the fact web-centric applications do not revolve around manipulating Files, but instead deal with objects on the web such as URLs, Weblogs, Posts, etc.

Will it become acceptable to rename the "File" menu with web-centric terms when appropriate? For example, the app I mentioned above deals with opening and editing weblogs, so would it be acceptable to rename the "File" menu to "Weblogs", or would users just freak out?

Its funny, it seems like such a small issue but it really does get to the heart of the "web as an OS" debate. Should we force our UIs to maintain the file based metaphor, or are we ready for something new?

reply to this post

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designer looking for housdemate, pdx

2005-01-05T23:00:07Z

Share a house in lovely se portland, in the 40 blocks between hawthorne and division. Its a beautiful historic home with great wood floors, garage, fire place, back yard with welding studio. You would share the house with one male artist and two cats. You get two bad ass rooms in the house to be your own territory while sharing the rest of the house. I am looking for a quite and gentle human being who can get along with my cats who is responsible with the bills. The rent is 650 per month plus we split utilities. Hi speed internet and wirless already hooked up.

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wireframes, ia diagrams, workflows with decision trees, etc.

2004-10-22T23:31:48Z

i would love to find samples online of these types of documents that use 'best practices' in terms of labelling, iconography, annotation, etc. if anyone has links to their own samples or an academic/professional type reference, i would like to check it out! if the files are visio format, even better. thanks :)

jay

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New formZ Tribe

2004-10-12T16:17:13Z

I just started a new tribe for users of formZ. Check it out at http://formZ.tribe.net. There's nothing there yet, but don't let that stop you; it takes members to post, which is where *you* and the folks you invite come in <g>. I hope we can create a vibrant community of users sharing tips and images.

BTW, if anyone can tell me how to create a listing that can be posted to various tribes with this new software so that I can spread the word about this tribe, I'd appreciate it. I'm completely stymied.

Wendy

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design for a dynamic functional website that is ecommerce

2004-10-05T03:49:50Z

have two other websites to thread into the main one

kind of getting complicated....

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Business Proposition!

2004-10-05T03:47:02Z

Are you a web designer - Can you create advertisements and "run the store" so to speak? Well I have a deal for you.

I have a website called, www.bitchandfuss.com This website is basically a gripe and complain board that anyone can use for FREE. I offer spaces for advertising celebrations, jobs wanted, jobs needed, jobs available, etc.
but at this time need someone who can do this for me in exchange for a commission of each sale. I have this site hosted at present but the web host does not have the time to do this or to promote and build this business. If you would be interested in this, email me, Mark Raney at
markraney@markraney.com or my writers assistant, Kathie Akins jkakins@direcway.com.

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Proud father

2004-07-12T20:52:11Z

Part of last year I helped Catholic Healthcare West, a hospital chain of 43 hospitals in California, Arizona and Nevada, put together a visual strategy for all of their hospital websites. After receiving the IA Map and page specs, I authored an extensive styleguide that included guidelines on look and feel as well as tone and theme. Then began the process of mocking it all out - every page, every visual instance.

50 Styleguide pages and 300 Macromedia Fireworks mockups later, I handed the visual work over to development, and helped facilitate the development implementation process into code and into an intuititive content management system [using stellent] to keep the site alive via the postings of marketing managers. The first of 43 sites is now launching. The development team seamlessly integrated up to 90 percent of the styleguide [thanks to good tandem work in keeping the development team apprised of all comps and instances for feedback]. I am a proud father. See Below:

www.stmarysmedicalcenter.org

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tribe.net experience

2004-07-04T01:23:03Z

So we are all designers of some sort here. Let's critique the tribe.net posting / discussion experience...

Why are there so few posts with so many members of this tribe?

Is 'rich' discussion possible?

How would you make it better?

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looking for feedback

2004-06-21T15:31:41Z

At the risk of looking cheeky and blowing my own trumpet, thought I would share with you the new, sexy, version 3 of www.internalimages.com.

Have a look around and I would welcome any feedback you glorious professions can offer me.

Either slink it under here, or if it's a cruel jibe a message through tribe or one of the two e-mail options on the site itself will do.

Cheers in advance.

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san francisco cocktail hour?

2004-06-19T20:37:39Z

Just wanted to see if anybody's interested in starting a bayarea user experience cocktail hour in san francisco.

I was thinking meeting at a bar in mission district during wed. or thursdays?

ji

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symbolic associations

2004-06-19T16:32:38Z

shoot me if this has been covered, but with the proliferation of css and non-graphical/textual elements being used for action symbols, is there a potential ofr user confusion?

a fantastic example is the asterisk used on tribe. i'm bothered by it personally, because i unconsciously and at times consciously associate it with the word 'required', just from years of seeing it used as such.

any thoughts?

micah

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Web Design Tutorials...

2004-06-14T03:40:56Z

...Hey gang! I'm currently in the midst of designing a dynamic webpage - one with shiny menu bars, drop shadows, candy-like buttons and the like (You know, real crazy stuff). Any idea where I can find helpful online design tutorials to spead along the trial and error process?

I'm not doing any coding, just making the borders and buttons and whatnot.

Danke,
Anthony

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my digital art.

2004-06-06T22:01:57Z

feedback good or bad please =)
take a stroll through the gallery...the soundtrack is on the musik page.

peace
doktor J
www.doktorj.ca

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seeking digital artists

2004-05-31T22:24:44Z

So here's the score. I will be opening a Digital Arts Gallery in North East England and I am seeking interested artists wanting to showcase their work in a gallery setting. I will be taking applications. Simply email me p_ixepusher@yahoo.co.uk with your URL or some zipped examples of your works.

Should you be selected, you will be part of a new wave of art showcasing. Selected artist will have the opportunity to display their works on a variety of projectors and monitors in the gallery. You will have your own space in other words. This is not a web gallery by any means. It is the first of its kind. An art gallery with the sole purpose of selling and showing off digital artists. No more is the need for a website not one but your friends can access. You will be displaying your art to interested Art Directors and the public alike.

Please not this is only for artists who produce work from their computers. I will not be accepting traditional art as this is not the purpose of the gallery.

In other news, you can join DIGITAL LUCIDITY tribe to also showcase your artwork on tribe. Just add your pieces in the photo section. We have a growing selection of awsome artists and its growing every day.

E: p_ixepusher@yahoo.co.uk
or
mebennet@hotmail.com

p: (uk) 07950 927 164
ask for Melanie

NO NON-DIGITAL ART SUBMISSIONS PLEASE

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Wallpaper (digital)

2004-05-19T16:27:39Z

i just started this tribe. get your pixels HELLZAPOPPIN'!
dtop.tribe.net

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Books for sale

2004-05-09T22:49:52Z

Hi folks,

I'm selling the following books... can ship USPS via Priority or Media mail. Please send me a message if you're interested in any.

Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide
by Eric. A Meyer
Paperback
List Price: $34.95
Selling for: $15

A Typographic Workbook: A Primer to History, Techniques, and Artistry
by Kate Clair
Paperback
List Price: $34.95
Selling for: $20

Designs of Advertising
by Roy Nelson
Paperback
List Price: $74.00
Selling for: $30

Using Design Basics to Get Creative Results
by Bryan Peterson
Hardcover
List Price: $29.99
Selling for: $5

Graphic Design Solutions
by Robin Landa
Paperback, 2nd edition
List Price: $55.95
Selling for: $20

PHP4 Developer's Guide
by Blake Schwendiman
Paperback
List Price $59.99
Selling for: $10

Learning Perl (O'Reilly)
by Randal Schwartz & Tom Christiansen
Paperback
List Price: $29.95
Selling for: $3

Concepts of Database Management
by Philip J. Pratt
Paperback, 3rd edition
List Price: $38.95
Selling for: $3

A Guide to SQL
by Philip J. Pratt
Paperback, 5th edition
List Price: $37.33
Selling for: $4

MySQL & mSQL
by Randy Yarger, George Reese, & Tim ing
Paperback
List Price: $34.95
Selling for: $3

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Webby Nomination

2004-04-25T13:04:52Z

A website our firm designed has just been nominated for a Webby! We're so excited, and are hoping that Tribe members will visit the People's Choice awards area on the site to give the site a boost. The site, P.O.V. Borders - Environment is nominated in the Broadband category, and the URL to visit for voting is www.webbyawards.com/peoplesvoice

Thanks very much for your support!

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Looking for reference material

2004-04-14T14:07:46Z

Hope some of you guys can help me out here.

I'm currently working on a website design that requires an elevation/cross-section plan of a building included in it.

Now I vaguely know what one looks like but want to check.

So can anyone offer me ideas, reference sources, or the correct phrase to get stuff in an image search on goggle.

I'm not after normal floor plans for buildings, but the type of plan that shows a cross section of the building and features on each floor.

Cheers for your help in advance.

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CHI 2004 in Vienna

2004-04-04T15:18:26Z

Hi.

The CHI conference is in Vienna this year.

Anyone going? Anyone have experiences to share?
I might go to a few sessions as a casual attendee, as I'll be travelling in Europe in April.

I've been to two CHI Conferences (2001 and 2002) and once submitted a research paper for the conference while studying at Cal.

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Car and Driver: Say so long to cockpit ergonomics.

2004-03-24T16:05:11Z

Funny article in Car and Driver about the state of current car cockpit design, found via the AIGA Experience Design mailing list.

"Remember ergonomics? It's become a lost science, as denigrated as astrology and apparently less useful. In part, I blame in-dash navigation systems and so-called automatic climate controls, which together have done to ergonomics what Arthur Andersen did to corporate accounting. Why do so many nav systems take precedence in the center stack, ousting vital secondary controls to regions more readily controlled by passengers? I use the radio and HVAC controls daily, hourly, minute by minute, yet rely on the GPS to guide me less than twice per month. (That's a lie. I've never used a GPS.) At what point did buyers come to equate vehicular value with electronic complexity?"

http://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp?section_id=27&article_id=7893&page_number=1

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interactive & non-linear film release

2004-02-20T20:35:25Z

Apologies for cross-posting! Hopefully most of you won't have seen this message a million times! I'm interested in hearing feedback from you all about my project since it does involve digital narrative. Here's the "press release" about my film:

www.aspaceoftime.net
Diego Bonilla has finally released his experimental film, A SPACE OF TIME. Four years in the making, this non-linear and interactive film is an example of the newest cutting-edge technology in the hands of a bold new director.
A SPACE OF TIME tells the story of Pandora Hamilton, a student of advertising who wants to bring down the industry from the inside. Convinced that the viewing of millions of ads over the course of a lifetime is damaging to the human psyche, Pandora deals with advertising as the most wicked side-effect of American capitalism. In addition to this theme, A SPACE OF TIME deals with the exponential speeding-up of technology, the commercialization of love, and fanatical faith in science.
A SPACE OF TIME is a non-linear film that offers a different version of the movie each time it is experienced. An interactive version of the film allows viewers to select the sequence in which the scenes are viewed.
Please visit www.aspaceoftime.net to watch the movie's trailer, hear the soundtrack, and order your copy of the film.

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HCI/Usability Rap

2004-02-08T08:07:00Z

Yes you read the subject right.

If you're in this tribe then think you'd find this HCI Rap pretty hysterical

http://s90255048.onlinehome.us/www.OK-Cancel.com%20-%20We%20Got%20It.mp3

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Eyebeam ReBlog

2004-02-05T15:27:13Z

NY's Eyebeam has launched their reBlog, re-posting the latest news related to art, technology, and culture, with a special emphasis on the net and digital art Eyebeam promotes.

http://www.eyebeam.org/reblog/

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looking for the new - what's up in experience design?

2004-02-05T15:14:09Z

so, what's the latest and greatest? would love to see some of the things people here are working on, or anything you've seen of late that's gotten you thinking. let's post here, or upload some things to the gallery.

i'll start with one: repercussion (linked over in the stealth tribe) is "a collection of digital instruments" you can play with. done in flash.

http://www.carladiana.com/repercussion/

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Philips Ambent ED + IDEO's Hospital Cure

2004-01-29T17:04:55Z

Philips is touting "Ambient Experience Design" services on its medical instrumentation website to provide patients with more personalized, comfortable, and "positive" experiences.

http://www.medical.philips.com/main/company/ambient_exp

The images on this site were from a Philips project designing the "Ambient Experience Pavilion" for the Radiological Society of North America. Not to editorialize too much, but I couldn't help thinking of that room in "Soylent Green" -- you know the one.

Some images and more info here as well:

http://www.design.philips.com

In a related post from the AIGA-ED mailing list, IDEO's forays into hospital design work were covered in a 2002 Metropolis article, available as a reprint here.

http://www.ideo.com/images/media/metropolis.pdf

Designers might find the "patient journey framework" presented on pgs. 4 & 5 as an interesting way of illustrating experience and process to a client.

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hello tribespeople!

2004-01-23T14:46:56Z

or is there any standard greet?

may i present myself ... digital artist for sometime now ...
some of my works are at www.cyberartgallery.org, if you are interested ... i invite one and all!

hmmm, this looks like a nice place to hang around...

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Hello, im new, check out my website

2004-01-16T00:43:04Z

hey there, just joined the website, I need some people on my freind list, this is my website..

http://www.darkstarmedia.net

i have some flash games

justin
jagmcdaddy@hotmail.com

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Any Brits here?

2004-01-15T23:07:59Z

Hey all, I'm a student in human comptuer interaction at University College London and would love to meet other experience design professionals in the London area. Let me know if you're in the area! Thanks.

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which comp should i get?

2004-01-13T19:40:13Z

AMD XP 2700+ 512MB 80GB CDRW FX5200 SYSTEM
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2765757234&category=51144&rd=1

or

2600+ AthlonXP+512DualDDR400+120+FX5200+CDRW
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2764466886&category=51136&rd=1

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What's your industry specialty?

2004-01-11T17:10:11Z

Greetings all. I'm wondering if any of you specialize in a certain industry. Do you have a niche doing design for the fashion industry? Do you specialize in doing websites for musicians and bands? And if you don't have an industry niche, which would you choose if you could have the one you wanted?

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prototype feedback

2004-01-09T20:57:55Z

starting a online magazine, and i need feedback on the prototype from designers eyes, thanks!
www.pineapplecolours.com

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print designer trying to break into the web experience

2004-01-09T02:12:11Z

So I've just self taught myself dreamweaver and fireworks, but wanted to break into php, javascript and CSS, but with all the books out there it's hard to know what's good and what's crap. Could someone recommend a couple of books for a beginning programmer that has a little monkey-see-monkey-do action in it, i.e. tutorials...

Any thoughts, comments would be appreciated, thanks...

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CES 2004

2003-12-31T17:19:00Z

Will anyone be out at CES 2004 in Las Vegas next month? I'll be out there as a speaker & exhibitor (with Gibson Audio). Would love to meet up with any other experience design folks while there.

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Want to meet up for experience design cafe hour?

2003-12-16T00:51:50Z

I think this experience design tribe idea is great :) I was wondering if any san francisco based designers, reseacher, or engineers involved in user experience design would like to get together for socializing and exchange ideas?

There is baychi once a month (which I attend regularly), but it's easy to bounce ideals in relaxed social settings.

Prefer cafe to bars for location. (little more quiet). Any suggestions or takers?

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www.markraney.com

2003-11-07T02:30:52Z

Visit our E-books, instant download to your computer! Great novels about sea adventure!!
Lifes and times of author Mark Raney. These are great novels and well worth your time to read.

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LookMob!

2003-10-24T22:54:44Z

attention, designers and discordians! do you want your work seen on a national scale? do you want to confuse the masses and mess with the norms? come join LookMob! @ lookmob.org and lookmob.tribe.net. subvert the dominant paradigm!

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Wanna Design A Special Chair

2003-10-15T23:50:13Z

Anyone who could possibly advise on anything to do with designing and eventually fabricating a design for a functional/medical desk chair, would be SUPERLY DUPERLY UPERLY appreciated! I have what I think is actually a pretty good idea, but no real clue on how to make it a reality. Like I said, ANY input is received warmly! Take care and All the Good Stuff! ~Summer

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Beta testers needed for prototype game.

2003-10-14T10:04:07Z

Hi, just a quick post to let people know there’s a new massively multiplayer space combat and trading game that people can sign up for free to beta test. If u visit www.firepeak.com u can register and learn more about the product. There’s also plans to release a product that allows Internet users to design and create there own games, which they can then post on the net for other people to play. Check it out and let me know what u think of the concept,
Chris.

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teletaxi

2003-10-14T07:54:22Z

Looks to be an interesting project, currently underway in Toronto, where cab customers can get check out some interactive art while they're moving from point A to point B, the very act of which should affect what they see as well (there are location-specific elements using GPS).

From the teletaxi website at http://www.year01.com/teletaxi :

"Year Zero One is pleased to present teletaxi, a site-specific media art exhibition in a taxicab. The taxi is outfitted with an interactive touch screen that displays video, animations, music, and information triggered by an onboard GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver which allows the displayed artwork to change depending on where the taxi is in the city."

link via the great Beverly Tang's phlog: http://www.beverlytang.com/archives/art/000080.html

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Interactive Music Videos

2003-10-09T13:20:53Z

I spent afew years focusing in on the combination of music, video and interactivity. The proejct was called 'MediaBand.

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Digital Music Interfaces

2003-10-05T01:14:15Z

About once a year, we get a project to design a music player... we're on number four, I think, right now. There's starting to be an explosion of music player interfaces out there right now - portable mp3 players, desktop and web-based music applications, mp3 jukeboxes in bars, even touchscreen listening stations in Barnes & Noble stores - as more and more, anything with a processor can be made to play digital music.

So out of curiosity here, what are some of the more notable players and interfaces people have seen lately? The iPod, iTunes, and the iTunes Music Store can probably go without saying, although they shouldn't be free from criticism...

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not-for profit tech company, SF in virtual reality

2003-10-01T02:35:36Z

Background Information:

I believe the time has come for a convergence in various
technologies and computational capabilities for large-scale
and detailed virtual models of real world locations for
delivery through networks or other media (cd, dvd). What
is lacking is merely the follow through of this idea.

What I propose to offer is a freely available, public domain
repository or maps and objects to jumpstart offerings in this
area which would benefit public and private industries in fields
such as gaming, movie CGI, urban planning, mapping/direction
systems, etc.

At the heart of the organization would likely be two complimentary
projects: the Visual Common Object Repository (vCOR) and the
Metropolitan Area Presentation (MAP). The vCOR is a hierarchical
database of everday things (fire hydrants, mail boxes, humans,
buildings, etc.) organized around logical taxonomies. The MAP
is a combination of elevation maps, street maps, building plans,
and elements from the vCOR, tied to geographic coordinates
and serves as the 3D world for engines that would use the maps.

There are many details to be ironed out, and you could be
involved on the ground floor of a very exciting development in
computers and a whole industry of products that bring virtual
experiences to life.

So:
I am proposing starting a not-for-profit tech company that creates freely available, distributable, and usable 3-dimensional maps of real geographic locations, beginning with San Francisco. Possible uses for these models are rapid prototyping for city planning, disaster planning, gaming, entertainment, 3d chat, etc.

Looking for unpaid volunteers (unless we can swing some good funding, but I wouldn't count on that) in any of these areas:

modellers - 3d graphic models, photographers

programmers - converting graphic formats, creating graphics engines?, automation of data acquisition

database admins - relational or hierarchical database(s)

system admins - linux/unix or windows

system architects - creating parallel computing cluster

web masters - site representation and maintenance

software/hardware consultants - evaluate, requisition software/hardware

marketing/soliciting - seeking funding, software, hardware donations from public, private industry

office management - inquiries, supplies, organizational assistance, secretarial

book keeping/tax/business mgr - paperwork, forms and taxes

or if you would like to donate supplies, software, hardware, or web space that would be greatly appreciated too.

if you are interested in helping or learning more, please email.

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Calling all Parsons alumni...

2003-09-14T20:56:38Z

I don't know if there are any Parsons School of Design grads here, but if there are I've just started a new tribe...

Michael Pinto

PS If you went to SVA, Pratt, Cooper or FIT and just hung out or dated someone who went to Parsons you qualify!

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Facets and webites

2003-09-05T14:45:25Z

I've been reading a fair bit about XFML and faceted metadata (although staying very much on the theoretical rather than the practical side of things) and it all seems very fine for ecommerce sites in particular. I'm just wondering if anyone has tried to implement facets in a website with less homogenous facets - say a corporate website for instance which might have a no. of objects described by a wide variety of facets. Anyone done this, have any thoughts on it?

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the Tribe member experience

2003-09-02T04:37:37Z

How have people liked the interface so far? Any suggestions that would make it even more useful, accessible, enjoyable? We're lucky enough to have Tribe's designer in our group, so this is also a good place to tell him what a great job they've done so far.

I'm personally finding the ability to create and move in and out of tribes to be one of the best features, as I'm sure it's meant to be. The opportunity to have groups of people to talk with that aren't necessarily in your friends list yet - and to have a different group of peers for each one of your interests - is a compelling one, and the site's design makes this all pretty easy to do.

BTW, there's an improvements thread in the Tribe tribe, so any suggestions for new or improved features might be better posted there. I just wanted to give us all something to talk about in here.

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group art

2003-08-29T01:09:10Z

http://www.deviantart.com/

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i like this flash

2003-08-26T05:06:08Z

i never like flash since gabocorp...

http://www.creativesuicide.com/flash_content/index.html

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3d ball

2003-08-19T07:46:09Z

http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/2003Apr/gee20030428019757.htm

has anyone seen this after the year 2002?

PROBLEM IS ONLY VECTOR GRAPHICS...

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Fog Screen Display

2003-08-15T04:25:23Z

I like Ismo's Fog Screen last week at Sigraph
Check out the Video with the Mime on this page

http://www.fogscreen.com/

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nice mystery

2003-08-14T19:30:47Z

http://infiniumlabs.com/
that graphic on the front page with the cloth is slick

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