December 2009
10 posts
Settlers of Catan
My love of board games was restored today by “Settler’s of Catan” - a game that has gradually destroyed the popularity of monopoly with some very intelligent German design. Here is a game that emphasizes trading economics, downplays capitalistic behaviour, and encourages strategic thinking. How apropos to our time…
The game’s designer, Klaus Teuber, reminds me of...
Max Kerning's Brief Handbook for Sensible Holidays →
This reaffirms my previous post about Christmas being a trying time for those of us who are DESTROYED BY DESIGN.
Hyphenation: the great debate
When setting ragged columns of text, should you ever use hyphenation? My stance is no, and it’s caused me a few heated debates with other designers. Justification and hyphenation, now there’s a logical combination, but ragged hyphenation?
“You are Brilliant, and the Earth is Hiring. The earth couldn’t afford to send...”
– Paul Hawken’s 2009 Commencement Address | Commencement | University of Portland
BIG NEWS: January marks my move to Normative – a... →
Christmas is a hard time for those of us who are DESTROYED BY DESIGN - a gift isn’t a gift unless it’s well-designed.
