http://www.fargoboy.com/blog/ Copyright 2006 Thu, 17 Aug 2006 16:42:15 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.11 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss My new portfolio site/domain is up over at www.paulwl.com. Demo reel, resume, motion/print/identity/interactive work, etc. Check it out.... http://www.fargoboy.com/archives/2006/08/paulwlcom.php http://www.fargoboy.com/archives/2006/08/paulwlcom.php Me Thu, 17 Aug 2006 16:42:15 -0500 Mark poses the question: How do you back up 100GB of data per year for 50 years? Everybody's data needs are different, but nobody would argue that the amount of data generated on average is going to continue to rise... http://www.fargoboy.com/archives/2006/05/backup_strategi.php http://www.fargoboy.com/archives/2006/05/backup_strategi.php Tech Tue, 09 May 2006 13:00:35 -0500 It has been one year today since I last wrote in this space. And what a year it's been -- I've been finishing up my MFA, and I spent a quarter in France. This next year will be full of... http://www.fargoboy.com/archives/2006/04/a_year.php http://www.fargoboy.com/archives/2006/04/a_year.php FargoBoy.com Tue, 25 Apr 2006 22:24:49 -0500 Note to self: Mark says to check out MoGraph.net forums.... http://www.fargoboy.com/archives/2005/04/mographnet.php http://www.fargoboy.com/archives/2005/04/mographnet.php Motion Mon, 25 Apr 2005 18:09:33 -0500 Jeffery Veen writes about the concept of design as method acting -- that is, using research and immersing yourself so deeply into the intended client/audience psyche that by the time you actually put pen to paper (or mouse to pixel),... http://www.fargoboy.com/archives/2005/04/method_design.php http://www.fargoboy.com/archives/2005/04/method_design.php Design Sun, 03 Apr 2005 10:36:20 -0500 Jonathan Hoefler and Tobias Frere-Jones are quite possibly two of the top type geeks in the world. Their attention to detail and thirst for history and research is remarkable. Eye magazine has a great interview with the pair.... http://www.fargoboy.com/archives/2005/03/type_geeks.php http://www.fargoboy.com/archives/2005/03/type_geeks.php Design Sat, 26 Mar 2005 11:42:47 -0500 Paul Graham's latest piece, "How to Start a Startup," is a must-read for those of you out there looking to start a tech-related business.... http://www.fargoboy.com/archives/2005/03/paul_graham_is.php http://www.fargoboy.com/archives/2005/03/paul_graham_is.php Culture Thu, 24 Mar 2005 23:38:57 -0500 Great 3D Motion Graphics piece by Michal Levy visualizing Coltrane's music.... http://www.fargoboy.com/archives/2005/03/michal_levys_gi.php http://www.fargoboy.com/archives/2005/03/michal_levys_gi.php Motion Mon, 14 Mar 2005 01:21:06 -0500 With the Grammy's wrapping up last night, award season is squarely fixed on the upcoming Oscar's. So far, I'm 2-for-5 in my annual goal of seeing all of the Best Picture-nominated films before the Academy Awards, having seen "The Aviator"... http://www.fargoboy.com/archives/2005/02/oscar_time.php http://www.fargoboy.com/archives/2005/02/oscar_time.php Culture Mon, 14 Feb 2005 22:29:46 -0500 Anybody interested in high-end 3D rendering or realistic visual effects should take a look at Paul Debevec's work. He's been part of some ground-breaking work on high-dynamic range lighting, among other things. Amazing stuff.... http://www.fargoboy.com/archives/2005/02/paul_debevec.php http://www.fargoboy.com/archives/2005/02/paul_debevec.php Motion Mon, 07 Feb 2005 23:55:11 -0500 The past two months have been the first two since starting FargoBoy.com where I have only had one entry for the whole month -- and barely one, at that. I have ideas for where I want to take the site... http://www.fargoboy.com/archives/2005/01/not_much_to_spe.php http://www.fargoboy.com/archives/2005/01/not_much_to_spe.php Me Sun, 30 Jan 2005 11:36:21 -0500 2004 was chaos. War and politics dominated the airwaves, and a big move for me personally made for an eventful year. Amidst the madness, though, there were those out there still trudging on, creating great design or writing brilliant things.... http://www.fargoboy.com/archives/2004/12/a_few_endofthey.php http://www.fargoboy.com/archives/2004/12/a_few_endofthey.php Design Fri, 31 Dec 2004 13:29:47 -0500 Introducing Pablo Skinny, a new typeface I designed based on the film title work of Pablo Ferro. I'm reasonably happy with the results--Pablo Skinny has a nearly complete character set, although I would like to design a lowercase or true... http://www.fargoboy.com/archives/2004/11/pablo_skinny.php http://www.fargoboy.com/archives/2004/11/pablo_skinny.php Design Mon, 22 Nov 2004 02:42:14 -0500 Here's a couple of kick-ass motion graphics studios that keep being talked about around SCAD. Belief -- Santa Monica, Calif. Digital Kitchen -- Santa Monica, Calif. MK12 -- Kansas City, Missouri Cuppa Coffee -- Toronto Troika Design Group -- Hollywood... http://www.fargoboy.com/archives/2004/11/belief_digital.php http://www.fargoboy.com/archives/2004/11/belief_digital.php Motion Thu, 04 Nov 2004 16:49:24 -0500 In a seething rant, Design Observer's (and Pentagram's) Michael Bierut goes off on Tony Stan's ITC Garamond. This has got to be the funniest critique of a typeface that I have ever heard.The most distinctive element of the typeface is... http://www.fargoboy.com/archives/2004/10/michael_compare.php http://www.fargoboy.com/archives/2004/10/michael_compare.php Design Sat, 09 Oct 2004 18:35:23 -0500