Creep – Radiohead Hello, Goodbye – Beatles
Deathly – Aimee Mann
Karma Police – Radiohead
I Am The Walrus – Beatles
AM 180 – Grandaddy
Say It Ain’t So – Weezer
Reckoner – Radiohead
Oh Darlin’ – Beatles Under The Bridge – Red Hot Chili Peppers I’ve Just Seen A Face – Beatles The Rip – Portishead
Creep, The Rip, and Oh Darlin’ were, in my opinion, the most excellent, although everything sounded better than it did a month ago (which is about the last time we all played together). Next time we’ll video some of it.
We’re almost a year late in posting this…but last September we recorded the Apple Harvest Festival weekend with our Ithaca Commons Webcam. Since this year’s Apple Fest is fast approaching we felt obligated to share the memorable weekend with everyone. It was fun. It will be fun again.
I’m happy to share my first video-based post. Here is an excerpt from the description I wrote on Vimeo:
One day in December of 2007 while riding to work on the bus I snagged my MP3 player (at the time a Palm Zire) on my bag, unplugging my headphones just the slightest bit. I was listening to “Faust Arp” at that precise moment, and Thom’s vocals completely cut out but the music (though now MONO) remained.
I experimented with more of the album for the rest of my bus ride (and work day, subsequent journey’s, etc.). I had difficulty replicating it on my computer, but no problem with my iPod.
So I consider this an alternative way to dig into Radiohead’s best album ever: In Rainbows.
Excerpts from our educational section called AWP 101
Good design is only slightly superficial
Last year we were bombarded with links from friends and/or heard stories (rumors!) about how lo-fi design is the new hi-fi. The driving force behind this idea was mostly based on the perspective of an imaginary character: that of the hypothetical visitor. The argument assumes that visitors don’t want to feel cheated, manipulated or over-sold on a site that is too polished or classy. They just want the goods. People were citing Craigslist and Google (and, dare I say it, MySpace – ouch, that really does hurt) as the ultimate success stories. Bare-bones design, super-accessible content.
Seems straight-forward enough. And logical in theory. Obviously if John Doe has a computer, knows a bit of code and wants to sell the lovable lawn ornaments he makes in his garage, he doesn’t need a site that looks like Apple. That being said, I don’t go to the doctor and expect to see paint-chipped walls and broken equipment. So what is the compromise? (more…)
This post might already be a little outdated, but somehow in the transition to our new everything, one of the coolest pieces was left unmentioned: our super-awesome huge hall sign!
Swing by the office and check it out. It’ll make you smile. It makes us smile.
