Lexicon Valley: Speech scientist Benjamin Munson on the stereotypical gay man’s voice.
slate.com/articles/podcasts/lexicon_valley/2014/12/lexicon_valley_speech_scientist_benjamin_munson_on_the_stereotypical_gay.htmlAffect a lisp, assume a lilt, and add a fair amount of flamboyance. Presto! Instant gay man’s voice. It’s a stereotype, to be sure, but is there...
Logical Increments
logicalincrements.com/Fifty Shades of PC configuration
« Salut les artistes ! Tant pis si je me trompe » ou, La normalisation de l'art
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Mais si l’on passe quelques années à donner des cours dans les écoles d’art françaises, on découvre également le revers de la médaille. On se rend surtout compte que la formation académique classique, la formation au métier, aux techniques, tant vitupérée, avait cependant un sens. La transgression enseignée n'en a pas ; la transformation de Duchamp dans un nouvel académisme est bien plus insidieuse que le vieil académisme.
The new technologies that will change human civilization as we know it - h+ Magazine
hplusmagazine.com/2014/05/13/the-new-technologies-that-will-change-human-civilization-as-we-know-it/“In 10 years we will look back on our life today and wonder how we could have lived with such primitive technology. The gap will be bigger than between today and the 1980's.”
Good Design is About Process, not Product
blog.jaredsinclair.com/post/97655887470/good-design-is-about-process-not-productNatural talent and training aren’t substitutes for good design habits. The right process can cover many shortcomings of talent and skill — but the opposite is never true. A good process will bring out your best and most unique work. A bad process will leave you with tired, unsurprising clichés.