From Model to Billboard in Under 60 Seconds

Dennis G. Jerz — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 13:52:22 -0400

Metafilter posted a link to a Dove soap commercial that would be very useful as an example for the countless "Advertisers should stop making women feel bad in order to sell products" freshman papers I used to get when I taught a research-based basic comp course.

8 Web Design Techniques that are, shall we say, passe

platypus matt — Wed, 5 Jul 2006 11:09:26 -0400

A site affectionately called Modern Life is Rubbish has a collection of 8 Web Design Cliches that you thought were way-cool until you like, see that they're actually cliches and you ought to treat them like neon fanny packs. Unfortunately, I used just about every one of these cliches in my pitiful attempts at web design, so at least I know I wasn't alone. Of course, just because something is as cliched as Shakespeare's sonnets doesn't mean it's worthless. Gradients? Cliche? No way. I love gradients too much to ever give them up. Besides, even something as mind-numbingly banal as a visit from the local uber-Christian missionaries can still surprise the bejeezus out of you.

rhetoric of style

From Model to Billboard in Under 60 Seconds

8 Web Design Techniques that are, shall we say, passe