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Patterns created using the letters from Helvetica:
+ Helvetica in A
+ Helvetica in B
+ Helvetica in C
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Poster photographed next to my Junior year dorm room at Ezra Stiles College, Yale University.
Sweat of the River, Sweat of the Ocean
a musical by Quiara Alegria Hudes
SML Graphic Design, 1998
+ Poster
+ Audition Poster
+ CD Cover: Front
+ CD Cover: Back
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Change Log: 2007-10-27
Added Del.icio.us and Flickr as search engines.
About Meta Search Alerts
SML Wiki: Meta Search Alerts
1. Aggregates these search results simultaneously:
+ Del.icio.us
+ Findory
+ Flickr
+ Google Blog Search
+ Google News
+ Google Search
+ Icerocket
+ Live News Search
+ Live Search
+ Technorati
+ Yahoo News
+ Yahoo Search
2. Filters the results and ensures that the links are unique.
3. Sorts the results by date such that the latest addition onto the pool will appear at the top of the list.
In other words, it acts as an RSS feed alerts for all these search engines.
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I would like to thank Michal Bar on Flickr for pointing me to this image on the comment area of this photo which affirms the benefits of SML branding strategies executed by SML Bio Bot, a biologically-enhanced search algorithm currently being researched at the research labs of SML Enterprise.
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Flickr: People: Michal Bar
Michal Bar, thank you!
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It always fascinates me how search results should differ depending on whether I'm signed into Google or not. Take a look at the following screenshots of Google Search: See-ming Lee
See-ming Lee - Google Search - Logged in
See-ming Lee - Google Search - Logged out
Google's algorithm appears to be saying
I have updated my Meta Search Alerts (Yahoo Pipe) on 2007-10-27 to include also news and blogs results:
This Yahoo Pipe does the following:
In other words, it acts as an RSS feed alerts for all these search engines.
http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?_id=nHNB8TJm3BGumlGA9YS63A
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Yesterday I was having lunch in soho and I passed by an artist named Gregory Kirschenbaum (Google). He uses metal pigment (zinc, copper, iron, bronze) with an array of acid to bring out the natural oxidation on cotton canvas. I did an adhoc video interview with him because I thought that great art ought to be shared:
YouTube: Gregory Kirschenbaum - AspireToGreatness.com - 2007.10.23 / SML Channel
About Gregory Kirschenbaum
Gregory Kirschenbaum (born 1969-09-21) grew up in New York with arts around him. His dad, Daniel Kirschenbaum, is an architect who helped design many New York public projects, including the La Guardia Airport.
Many people from the advertising world often mistaken Gregory to be related to Kirschenbaum Bond & Partners (Google). GK is not related to KBP by blood, but it turns out that KBP is a patron of Gregory. In addition, Gregory has produced some copper on cotton shirts which have been collected by the fashion icon Valentino (Wikipedia).
Collaboration
Gregory is currently collaborating with Andrew Cotton (Google) and will be having an opening on Saturday, 2007-11-03 at the Ward-Nasse Gallery, the only non-profit art gallery in soho New York City. The opening is scheduled to last for an unprecedented nine hours: from 3pm to midnight.
Opening Reception
Upcoming: Gregory Kirschenbaum + Andrew Cotton / Collaboration show opening reception
2007-11-03, Saturday, 3pm to midnight
Ward Nasse Gallery
178 Prince Street, New York, NY 10012
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Very inspiring work. Needless to say, I look forward to the event. Highly recommended!
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I just looked at the Google Analytics reports for my gay blog today and I noted that it has more Chinese visitors then any other visitors:
Google Analytics: SML Gay Blog: Visitors: Map Overlay
This is quite surprising to me as I am more used to the norm of visitor distribution, such as that on this blog—predominantly U.S. audience:
Google Analytics: SML Pro Blog: Visitors: Map Overlay
I am also stunned at the numbers of users reached on that the gay blog--nearly half of that of my professional blog (the one that you are reading).
I generally don't use the map overlay feature because it's fairly useless for my blogs, as I have gotten so used to seeing the dark spot on the U.S., but the experience today really make me think about tailoring my post for my readers, and hopefully improving the quality of the content a bit over there :)
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The Internet Archive, whose main claim to fame is the Wayback Machine, designed to archive the internet's web history, has created a new project: the Open Content Alliance. Its purpose is to open the nation's library collections to universal web search.
A number of major library systems, including the Boston Public Library and Smithsonian, have refused to sign up with competing ventures by Microsoft and Google because they do not provide for universal access to digitized books. These commercial ventures prohibit books being accessed by competing search engines. So far, 80 libraries and research institutions have signed on with Open Content Alliance.
They must pay for the scanning of their books while Google and Microsoft offset that cost for their participating institutions
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Advertisers and agencies in New York are invited to an event held on 2007-11-06 with Mark Zuckerberg and the Facebook executive team as they unveil a "new way of advertising online."
The exact details are not disclosed, but Advertising Age speculates that it may have something to do with "SocialAds", a term which Facebook traemarked on 2007-09-24, which is described as "advertising and information distribution services, namely, providing advertising space via the global computer network [and] promoting the goods and services of others over the internet."
Read the full article here:
Facebook Set to Introduce Major Ad Play: Social Network Could Unveil 'SocialAds' at NYC Event Next Month by Abbey Klaassen / 2007-10-23 / Advertising Age
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The Economist published a special report on innovation on the October 13th-19th 2007 issue of the magazine. The report is broken down to seven articles spanning 20 pages and I don't want to distill it too much, so I will break it down to seven posts.
Something new under the sun
Something new under the sun | Economist.com
Innovation, long the preserve of technocratic elites, is becoming more open. This will be good for the world, argues Vijay Vaitheeswaran
Listen to Audio / Buy PDF / Interview with the author
Highlights / Digest
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I believe that the best way to sell anything is to show it, not to tell it.
Here are some examples of why I think that I know SEO:
Google: design technology marketing
Google: design technology strategy
Google: design technology marketing strategy
You will see that my sites are on the first and second search results of these pages. And trust me, if you use my name, there won't be just two :)
Point.
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Test Card 8.5x11 for a black & white photocopy machine / 1998 / SML Graphic Design
Assignment
Art 366a Visual Studies
Fall Semester 1998
T-TH 1:30-3:20, 215 Park Street
Paul Elliman, Instructor
paul.elliman [at] yale.edu
1. Testcard
(Week 1-2) Devise a testcard, 8.5x11, for a black & white photocopy machine
The card is basically a set of questions or exercises - point, type specimen, line, pattern, half-tone, grey-scale spectrum, moire - designed to test the machine's effectiveness or value.
The testcard should explore not only the effective (proper?) function of the photocopier, but also any other qualities (Test the limits of its language/your language)
Investigate both the history and teh working mechanics of thsi machine, then (week 3-4) extend the scope of the testcard to include this kind of informaion.
Process (42 pages)
+ 1: Assignment
+ 2: Research: The Atlantic Monthly: 2006-02: pp.64: Copies in Seconds by David Owen
+ 3: Research: The Atlantic Monthly: 2006-02: pp.65: Copies in Seconds by David Owen
+ 4: Research: The Atlantic Monthly: 2006-02: pp.66: Copies in Seconds by David Owen
+ 5: Research: The Atlantic Monthly: 2006-02: pp.67: Copies in Seconds by David Owen
+ 6: Research: The Atlantic Monthly: 2006-02: pp.68: Copies in Seconds by David Owen
+ 7: Research: The Atlantic Monthly: 2006-02: pp.69: Copies in Seconds by David Owen
+ 8: Research: The Atlantic Monthly: 2006-02: pp.70: Copies in Seconds by David Owen
+ 9: Research: The Atlantic Monthly: 2006-02: pp.71: Copies in Seconds by David Owen
+ 10: Research: The Atlantic Monthly: 2006-02: pp.72: Copies in Seconds by David Owen
+ 11: Research: The Atlantic Monthly: 2006-02: pp.73: Copies in Seconds by David Owen
+ 12: Research: Anatomy of a Xerox test card
+ 13: Research: Anatomy of a Xerox test card
+ 14: Sketches: 1
+ 15: Sketches: 2
+ 16: Sketches: 3
+ 17: Sketches: 4
+ 18: Xerox: Historial Highlights: 1
+ 19: Xerox: Historial Highlights: 2
+ 20: Xerox: Historial Highlights: 3
+ 21: Xerox: Historial Highlights: 4
+ 22: Xerox: Historial Highlights: 5
+ 23: Xerox: Historial Highlights: 6
+ 24: Xerox: Historial Highlights: 7
+ 25: Xerox: Historial Highlights: 8
+ 26: Sketches: 5
+ 27: Skethces: 6
+ 28: Research: Basic Copier Operation: 1
+ 29: Research: Basic Copier Operation: 2
+ 30: Design: The working of a xerox machine: 1
+ 31: Design: The working of a xerox machine: 2
+ 32: Sketches: 7
+ 33: Sketches: 8
+ 34: Research: Basic Copier Model: 1
+ 35: Research: Basic Copier Model: 2
+ 36: Design: Anatomy of a Basic Copier
+ 37: Design: The Basic Copy Process
+ 38: Design: Anatomy of a basic copier
+ 39: Design: Anatomy of a basic copier
+ 40: Design: The Basic Copy Process
+ 41: Design: The Basic Copy Process
+ 42: Design: The Basic Copy Process
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Yale Art 366a / 1998
Visual Studies / Paul Elliman
Notice above copy machine to get people to handle books with care when photocopying.
+ It's fairly amazing what can happen when you combine the language of the real (photographic) and illustration / iconic.
+ It's also interesting to me now looking back that I appear to be fascinated with patterns and magenta since at least 10 years ago!
Process (8 pages)
+ 1: Design Iteration: Patterns / Odd-man out
+ 2: Design Iteration: Patterns / Odd-man out (Detail)
+ 3: Sketches
+ 4: Design Iteration 2: Missing pages as illustrated: 1
+ 5: Design Iteration 2: Missing pages as illustrated: 2
+ 6: Design Iteration 2: Missing pages as illustrated: 3
+ 7: Design Iteration 3: Missing pages using a real book
+ 8: Design Iteration 4: Combining photography and illustration
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Yale Art 366a / 1998
Visual Studies / Paul Elliman
Notice above copy machine to get people to handle books with care when photocopying.
+ It's fairly amazing what can happen when you combine the language of the real (photographic) and illustration / iconic.
+ It's also interesting to me now looking back that I appear to be fascinated with patterns and magenta since at least 10 years ago!
Process (8 pages)
+ 1: Design Iteration: Patterns / Odd-man out
+ 2: Design Iteration: Patterns / Odd-man out (Detail)
+ 3: Sketches
+ 4: Design Iteration 2: Missing pages as illustrated: 1
+ 5: Design Iteration 2: Missing pages as illustrated: 2
+ 6: Design Iteration 2: Missing pages as illustrated: 3
+ 7: Design Iteration 3: Missing pages using a real book
+ 8: Design Iteration 4: Combining photography and illustration
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Google Video: See-ming Lee - SML Skydive 2007.10.13 - Crazy Again!
Interesting. I had no idea that Google Video does analytics on the site!
This video is also on YouTube which has 4 times as many views but no analytics. So which one should I pick?
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Google Video: Advanced Python or Understanding Python
Google Tech Talks February 21, 2007
Speaker: Thomas Wouters
ABSTRACT
The Python language, while object-oriented, is fundamentally different from both C++ and Java. The dynamic and introspective nature of Python allow for language mechanics unlike that of static languages. This talk aims to enlighten programmers new to Python about these fundamentals, the language mechanics that flow from them and how to effectively put those to use. Among the topics covered are duck-typing, interfaces, descriptors, decorators, metaclasses, reference-counting and the cyclic-garbage collector, the divide between C/C++ data and Python objects and the CPython implementation in general.
This talk is part of the Advanced Topics in Programming Languages series. The goal of this series is to encourage all of the people at Google who know and love programming languages to share their knowledge. If you would like information on upcoming talks, or to schedule a talk of your own, contact information is available on the wiki page.
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I am liking the Google Web History. They kept on sending me these interesting videos :)
SML Google Maps = See-ming Lee + Google Maps
All my Google Maps in one place. Handy!
My main map gets 1,141 views?! I guess people *really* like my address :)
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SML Pro Blog: Interaction design need not involve computers / Jake Barton / Local Projects
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In any professional setting, networks flourish spontaneously: human nature, including mutual self-interest, leads people to share ideas and work together even when no one requires them to do so. As they connect around shared interests and knowledge, they may build networks that can range in size from fewer than a dozen colleagues and acquaintances to hundreds. Research scientists working in related fields, for example, or investment bankers serving clients in the same industry frequently create informal—and often socially based—networks to collaborate.
Harnessing the power of informal employee networks
Formalizing a company’s ad hoc peer groups can spur collaboration and unlock value.
Authors: Lowell Bryan is a director in McKinsey’s New York office; Eric Matson is a consultant and Leigh Weiss is an associate principal in the Boston office.
Abstract | Article
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About half a year ago, I started having lunch with a different person at work everyday. The conversation is always interesting. And it is from these conversations that I realize just how diverse people really are—their interests span across multiple disciplines—which is not immediately readily apparent just by looking at their resumes on LinkedIn.
Another thing that I took note, however, is how well people know about their family. All of them are able to tell me exactly what their parents and siblings do for a living. I envy them, because I could not.
When I was growing up, about the only thing that I know about what my dad does professionally is that he teaches marketing at a university, but that's about it.
The other things that I know about my dad come from daily observance:
My knowledge of my family expanded significantly, however, when Google started indexing data:
Since day one of my SML Family Google Research, the number of search results generated has always been on the order of 1. my dad, 2. my sister, 3. me and my mom, no where to be found. I also noted that no matter what I do, I only get double-digit results.
That all changed this year. Finally, I have done something that made SML Family history. Starting in 2007, the SML Family Google ranking will have been officially repositioned to 1. Me, 2. Dad, 3. Sister. Eat that!
This is of historical importance to me, since I have never been able to beat my sister in any other field other than piano, which no one cares about anyway. With the growth in the amount of data, search engines will continue to have significance in our everyday life, and as such, I am content.
Vanity aside and most important of all, is that because of Google, I can now talk about my family as though I really know them.
For a brief moment, I felt the peace of not having to stand out too much from the crowd.
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Aside from generating petty change every month, Google Adsense can also serve as an ambient device for you to figure out how well your blog posts are without jumping into Google Analytics.
I use the 728x90 Adsense units on my professional blog, and I noted that:
When it turns into a single ad, I noted that:
And when my blog posts aren't that great, it will start to dwindle back to 2-4 ads... when eventually it might even get to public service ads, which, thankfully never happens anymore. :)
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Hyper-geek Rands Pantalones (Google) reviewed six pens:
for three tests
My favorite used to be Uniball but it was replaced by Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Superfine this year, which unfortunately was not reviewed.
See the hilarious yet informative full review at:
Rands in Repose: The Gel Dilemma
Other Rands in Repose blog posts that I recommend:
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Mojiti allows users personalize any videos online with annotation in text, audio, or even video on top of the original video!
Here's a demo of it in action (Mojiti: Sony Bravia)
It has certainly taken user-generated content to the next level--it's UGC on top of UGC. Pretty cool!
Related
Mashable: Mojiti Annotates Clips from YouTube, Revver, Google Video
Read / Write Web: Mojiti - China's YouTube 2.0 Adds Annotation To Mix
Looking at the published dates of these articles, it looks like that my radar is not very tuned at the moment but it's better than not knowing about it at all.
Here's a pretty funny spoof video of Microsoft Surface using Mojiti:
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Advertising Age recently did its annual survey on college students and found that there is a significant split in social-networking activities between sexes.
Gender behavior split on social networks
Stylistic edits are mine
Popularity Contest
College students' favorite brands
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An SML Life production...
See-ming Lee - SML Skydive 2007.10.13 - Crazy Again!
I had so much fun last time that I decided to go back Skydive the Ranch for seconds (T2: Tandem 2)
I went with Adam S. Kirschner (Blog / YouTube) and his college buddie Brad for this round of crazy stunt.
Colin Sutherland could not make it because it was CME's birthday on Sunday. Eduardo F. Ortiz just jumped last week so he was not here either.
I am happy that my first video had generated enough buzz that has convinced Adam to come and he clearly had fun as well. See his video at YouTube: HiKirsch: Adam S. Kirschner - Skydiver
Last time was awesome, but this time I truly felt it. I still freaked a little when I jumped out of the plane, but it was all exciting shortly after... and for the first time around, I actually did enjoy the view very much.
Skydiving... highly recommended!
SML Skydive video remix
Two months have passed and I still have not had the chance to remix my first video, but with these new footage shot by Laszlo Andacs, I should have enough materials to create my upcoming dance track, Crazy is Good. Stay tuned. For more SML Music, visit smlMusic.com.
Adam S. Kirschner: I would like to thank Adam S. Kirschner for inviting me to go with him on his first skydive! I love people who can work hard and play hard, and as I mentioned in my previous blog post, those are exactly the kind of quality I seek to work with. I am impressed, and I am really glad that Adam had a great time also. I Love ASK! Kudos!
Beth Schuman: I would like to thank Beth Schuman for jumpsuit wardrobe assistance. Beth had her first skydive the same day and I am very honored to be her witness as she signed away her life to her tandem instructor.
Brad Schwatz: I would like to thank Brad Schwatz for skydiving with us. I am also really glad that I have successfully convinced him to throw close to three hundred bucks to get a video on his first skydive. Brad is a shoe designer, and definitely has an eye for shoes. Fashion fashionistas warning: you have approximately five years to scoop him up before I am ready to build my fashion collection.
Denes Gutai: I would like to thank Denes Gutai for being my T2 skydive instructor. Denes is also the U.S. exclusive distributor for Intrudair, a line of quality jumpsuit products from Hungary. I checked out the site last night and those pants are hot! I also find the logo design of Intrudair to be really inspiring. Go check it out at intrudair.hu!
Jeff Daniels: I would like to thank Jeff Daniels for skydiving with Brad.
Laszlo Andacs: I would like to thank Lazslo Andacs for shooting and editing the wonderful video above. Originally I was expecting this video to be similar to the first one shot by Oren Peri, as such I am very impressed to see the diversity in creativity in not just how the same subject can be explored, but also in terms of style and perspective. Very well done!
If you are interested in freefall videography, digital imaging and computer editing by this professional skydiver stunt cameraman, check out his website at laszloimage.com.
Marcos (SML Data: last name data unavailable): thank you for being Adam's T1 skydive instructor.
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