The F-Pattern
This isn’t news to anyone, but I was trying to explain this to a client the other day and I couldn’t find the link. So, well, this one’s for me. F-Shaped Pattern For Reading Web Content: Summary: Eyetracking visualizations show that users often read web pages in an F-shaped pattern: two horizontal stripes followed by a vertical [...]
Continue ReadingUsing Growl with Microsoft Entourage for Mac
I just did a little tinkering here at the office, and it works perfectly. View the instructions here- your two minutes of effort will be well spent, getting rid of Entourage’s poorly designed notification bubble.
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A US Airways Airbus A320 crashed into the Hudson River today, shortly after takeoff from La Guardia Airport. The pilot, Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger has been lauded for a precise, masterful landing of this aircraft- I mean, think about it- the jet leaves La Guardia and heads northwest, banks south just north of Harlem as it strikes [...]
Continue ReadingLast week, I scored a triple-double.
Hi, my name is Joe, and I’m an info-holic. Obsessionism was kind enough to rank each NBA team, over the past five seasons, in terms of success. Though unimpressively ranked (over the past five years), my Celts have (recently) made their name heard. I love data. Seriously… I just love it. In the graph above, a heat map is represented [...]
Continue ReadingThe United States of Logos
Side note: Connecticut is both boring to grow up in, and to look at in logo form.
Continue ReadingPass the A-1, would you?
All my life- I’ve wanted a comprehensive chart to the cuts and variations of beef. Here it is, and I can finally sleep at night.
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