marusin.com » design http://www.marusin.com what happens when a technologist, music-lover and blogger are all trapped in the same body Fri, 04 Jun 2010 01:40:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= I think I need to revisit Getting Real by 37signals http://www.marusin.com/2009/04/20/i-think-i-need-to-revisit-getting-real-by-37signals/ http://www.marusin.com/2009/04/20/i-think-i-need-to-revisit-getting-real-by-37signals/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:59:38 +0000 mike http://www.marusin.com/?p=1581 I read Getting Real by 37signals a few years back when it was just released and if I had dependable search for my website (which is another story / blog post in itself) I could possibly point you to some of my previous thoughts on the book…

Regardless, Getting Real is all about simplifying the typical software project and lately a lot from what I remember from the book (reading it several years ago) has been popping back up into my mind based upon some current projects that I’m involved in.

A quote that I have carried with me from reading the book several years ago is in Chapter 5 – “Start With No”:

Innovation is not about saying yes to everything. It’s about saying NO to all but the most crucial features.
- Steve Jobs

You can buy Getting Real directly from 37signals at http://gettingreal.37signals.com or read it online for free over at http://gettingreal.37signals.com/toc.php

I think this is going to be next on my reading list (after trying to wrap up some of these projects)… :)

]]> http://www.marusin.com/2009/04/20/i-think-i-need-to-revisit-getting-real-by-37signals/feed/ 0 You’re not reading AsparagusInteriors.com or following @asparagusdesign on Twitter? http://www.marusin.com/2009/04/02/youre-not-reading-asparagusinteriorscom-or-following-asparagusdesign-on-twitter/ http://www.marusin.com/2009/04/02/youre-not-reading-asparagusinteriorscom-or-following-asparagusdesign-on-twitter/#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2009 02:27:20 +0000 mike http://www.marusin.com/?p=1553 Since there hasn’t been much going on over here at marusin.com, I should direct you over to my lovely wife’s website, http://www.asparagusinteriors.com

She has not only has she been posting a ton of great content over there but has also taken Twitter by storm under the alias, @asparagusdesign.  Go over there and follow her at http://twitter.com/asparagusdesign

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The best part of the whole thing? Pick one and they’ll send a copy of it to you! I had a hard time picking which one I wanted, but decided to go with the Car-Kabob of Berwyn… They’re all tempting and I’m sure I’ll be signing up all of my family so I can get the whole collection. :)

Thanks to Gapers Block for sharing this very cool find…

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AllTheLogos.com is an online database of logotypes and logo design. This includes more than 70,000 companies and organizations brands logos, team sports logos, countries flags and insignia as well as signs, general usage logos and more. We hope to provide inspiration for designers as well as become a visual guide to the pop culture behind brands.

http://www.allthelogos.com/

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I just picked one up a couple weeks ago off Ebay and have fallen in love with it’s design and how well it keeps time for something being 40 to 50 years old.

]]> http://www.marusin.com/2004/03/12/ibm-clocks/feed/ 1 How Well Do You Know Your Brands? http://www.marusin.com/2004/01/28/how-well-do-you-know-your-brands/ http://www.marusin.com/2004/01/28/how-well-do-you-know-your-brands/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2004 15:49:04 +0000 mike http://marusin.dreamhosters.com/?p=872 What happens when you take a group of people and have them draw (from memory) the logos of some of the most popular companies in the world?

You get some pretty interesting results…

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If only Westerly would quit chewing/jumping on things so we could put our Noguchi Table together (that’s been sitting un-assembled for months). At least she can’t jump up that high and reach our Eames Hang-It-All that Liz got me! :)

]]> http://www.marusin.com/2004/01/27/dwr-wishlists/feed/ 0 Make Mine A Double-Wide http://www.marusin.com/2003/11/24/make-mine-a-double-wide/ http://www.marusin.com/2003/11/24/make-mine-a-double-wide/#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2003 22:24:22 +0000 mike http://marusin.dreamhosters.com/?p=820 I wouldn’t mind living in one of these Modular Homes. Very nice design.

While on the topic of these type of buildings, fabprefab.com has some great information for people interested in modular or pre-fabricated homes.

I should have been an architect.

]]> http://www.marusin.com/2003/11/24/make-mine-a-double-wide/feed/ 0 My Winter Project http://www.marusin.com/2003/11/19/my-winter-project/ http://www.marusin.com/2003/11/19/my-winter-project/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2003 20:02:59 +0000 mike http://marusin.dreamhosters.com/?p=818 Lite Brite Coffee TableBesides getting a bigger hard drive and encoding my entire cd collection to mp3, I’ve been wanting to do something cool/clever this coming winter.

I finally found what I want to do: Build a Lite Brite Coffee Table

This is possibly the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. Check out Reply #53 on this page (about half-way down) and you can see exactly what I’m talking about. There are step-by-step instructions that really sound pretty easy to make.

Oh, by the way, you can waste spend a lot of time checking all the other ideas at craftster.org. My “find” of the day.

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