to frankenstein
To make something from several other similiar things.und kennt noch ein paar andere interessante Bedeutungen.
My car broke down so I had to Frankenstein a new engine from old Mustang and Corvette parts.
To make something from several other similiar things.und kennt noch ein paar andere interessante Bedeutungen.
My car broke down so I had to Frankenstein a new engine from old Mustang and Corvette parts.
Nebenbei brechen URLs mit Bindestrichen (Minuszeichen) wesentlich besser um als solche ohne oder mit Tilde (wichtig für E-Mails).
Eines der am meisten vernachlässigten Gestaltungsmittel von Laien ist Weißraum. Und Kunden bzw. Auftraggeber sind oft Laien, die nicht gerne Platz verschenken, denn mehr müßte doch eigentlich mehr sein. Aber das ist eben der Unterschied zwischen Gelsenkirchner Barock und Bauhaus.In our studio there is a saying: We use white space for our own projects extensively, there is always plenty left over from our client work.Darüber schmunzele ich noch heute.
However, one of the most funny rants on the subject is by always opinionated Erik Spiekermann, when talking about the logo of the world soccer match in Germany 2006. Have a look at the logo for the 2006 World Cup and enjoy the read. Similarities to our daily jobs are just coincidental.
Even more hilarious than the mean cookie recipe mentioned in that kottke post is the art project he mentions where pieces of art were made to appease the average taste of a given country. See the paintings.
Also worth mentioning that relying on focus groups is just another form of design by commitee:
The members of a team that created the genial self-balancing Segway Human Transporter say that they kept focus groups at a safe distance. Apple also thinks nothing of focus groups. Confessions like these are few. But then focus groups were not part of the projects that gave the world nearly all things of interest or renown. [link]Again the question remains how to outsmart the commitee.