http://theportfolio.ofmichaelanderson.com Too many forks, too few roads Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:29:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It has been a fascinating week for me in social media and I am still dizzy with the implications. So, fellow travelers, I pose a question: Is it better to be completely dugg, make it to the front page and have more traffic than you can handle? Or is it better to ... http://theportfolio.ofmichaelanderson.com/articles/drunk-on-the-social-networking-high-almost-dugg/ We are met once again, dear friends, not for what I would prefer we talk about, but what we must. This week I would like to take apart a well know recognizable logo and not just see whats under the hood, but analyze how one could go about reconstructing it. ... http://theportfolio.ofmichaelanderson.com/articles/logo-reconstruction-barrys-big-o/ Update: I've been Tweeted, Reddit-ed and Dugg(sort of). I am monitoring my analytic account and will post specific details later. Yes, I know there is a misspelling, thanks. There are many ways of displaying information, as the info aesthetics blog shows, some are just lovely. Well, in that spirit, I decided ... http://theportfolio.ofmichaelanderson.com/portfolio/resume-infographics/ The great state of West Virginia is know for colorful characters, and I was aware that UFOs made frequent visits to our cornfields, but I had no idea how deep in our history they went. In the 1950's Gray Barker was reporting-some say inventing-strange events around the state, and crafting ... http://theportfolio.ofmichaelanderson.com/portfolio/shades-of-gray-one-sheet-poster/ I finished my latest business card this week, without exception, it never fails to be a gut-wrenching experience. There are many ways that I can define myself, but my business card never captures any of them. This time the decision was made that Silver ink would be used as a ... http://theportfolio.ofmichaelanderson.com/articles/the-silver-lining-putting-silver-ink-to-work/ Earlier I was reading some blogging news and read about David Airey's tale of hi-jacking and maliciousness. I must admit that I don't always agree with him about logo design when it is subjective judgment, but getting your e-mail hacked and your domain jacked is worst-case for someone making their ... http://theportfolio.ofmichaelanderson.com/misc/thanks-david/ As you may have noticed, I have been working on this site live for several weeks. This seems to be the most organic way for me to make adjustments and I like the slow-evolution idea very much. I will be making more tweaks, including adding comments back into the template, ... http://theportfolio.ofmichaelanderson.com/misc/new-version-03-coming-soon/