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  • Bits and Pieces

    Stupidity

    This morning I was reading my newspaper (NRC Handelsblad) and on the back page I came across this
    hilarious story from a plastic surgeon (translated):

    “Plastic surgery is a wonderful profession. About half a year after her
    nose job a woman comes back for a routine check. She looks fabulous, is very
    happy and has brought her husband along. She tells me that after years of waiting
    for the operation she can finally get pregnant. It’s been two weeks since
    the couple discovered she’s pregnant. To my question how this relates
    to her nose job she answered that they both decided to wait after the operation
    to have children. Both were terrified at the thought their child would end up
    with a similar ugly nose.”

     

    Lamborghini

    Peter Huwyler, an official Lamborghini employee and salesman, reacts
    to the comments
    made in the first
    edition of FAST
    . Now if only I can lay my hands on one of them cars. How
    about a sponsorship deal? Free advertising for life on this site, a Gallardo
    must atleast be worth that, right?

     

    Blogosphere

    Everybody remotely interested in Mozilla and design has heard the news —
    but I’ll personally point you to the lickable™
    drawings and subsequent final icons for Thunderbird by Jonathan Hicks.

    From Belgium, Veerle
    Pieters shares her thoughts
    on how to keep code and the final product in mind throughout the design phase.

    The folks at web-graphics
    point me to this peculiar
    article on web standards
    . Some valid points, but, in my opinion the author
    completely misunderstands the role and place of standards in web development.
    Read what Jeffrey Zeldman and
    others have to
    say and you would know why standards matter.

  • FAST: Porsche Carrera GT

    FAST Issue no.2

    Introduction

    If you ask a random kid on the street to mention some sportscar brands, sure
    enough, Porsche will be named more than once. However Porsche never really had
    a sportscar that was over the top, so to speak. Sure, we have the 911 —
    add GT3 to the name and you’ve got a pretty neat machine. But, compared
    to a McLaren F1, Ferarri Enzo or other asphalt ripping machines Porsche was missing
    something. Well, the Germans filled the gap and introduced a supercar extraordinaire:
    the Porsche Carrera GT.

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  • Guru on Paper: Jakob Nielsen

    A reader of this blog suggested I take on Jakob
    Nielsen
    to practice my drawing skills. Instead of waiting another two years
    before using a pencil again I decided it’s a good thing to draw more frequently
    (additionally, it really proves relaxing). Besides, Nielsen really is a joy
    for any cartoonist — the man is almost a caricature in real life.

    dr. jakob nielsen

    As opposed to last time I had enough material to work with. Nielsen’s
    assortment of pressphoto’s
    was definitively useful in this case (or should I say usable?) This illustration is a reply to Herasimchuk — seems like he has a new fan. I depicted Nielsen
    as I would like to see him — and I’m sure many designers will agree. Show
    the love brother, show the love… Do not be afraid, we will not bite. Back to work kids!

  • Guru on Paper: Andrei Herasimchuk

    This afternoon I needed a brake from all things university. I decided to leave
    the digital world for what it is, momentarily, of course. The last time I seriously
    used a pencil and a sheet of paper must have been more than two years ago —
    shame on me! So today I decided it was time to pick up that pencil again and
    what better than to immortalize my new found favorite guru: Andrei
    Herasimchuk
    .

    andrei herasimchuk

    I’ve never actually met Andrei in person, and all I had were the
    photographs on his website
    . Apart from the limited resources I really need
    some more practice drawing. Yes, I know his head is huge — that’s
    the whole point, from a stylistic point of view that is, of course. I’m
    not much of a “one stroke” cartoonist (if I can call myself one),
    as you can probably see. So, are there going to be any future editions? Well,
    that’s not sure. First I need to seriously practice! But I had fun either
    way.