http://www.davewalkerdesign.com/blog Thoughts on Design, Marketing, the Web and the Universe Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:06:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Secrets of the Job Hunt" blog lists some creative ways that job seekers get their message to potential employers. Other (not recommended) ideas from the survey included: * One applicant sent six postcards, each a puzzle piece, which formed his resume. * A candidate sent an egg carton with faux eggs ... http://www.davewalkerdesign.com/blog/2008/04/15/irony-makes-my-day/ Ok, I admit it, I got sucked into finding my "Diet Coke Personality" (and yes, I consume quantities of Diet Coke every day). The "personality profile" was a 10 question survey with 4-5 "personality" questions and 5-6 survey questions. The survey worked because it was framed around the idea of Coke doing ... http://www.davewalkerdesign.com/blog/2008/03/10/coolish-way-to-do-a-survey-make-it-a-personality-profile/ “Progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things” Robert A. Heinlein I hate washing dishes. I could always not do the dishes (now that would be lazy),  but a) I'm married and b) I need clean dishes. I don't really have an option, but because I have ... http://www.davewalkerdesign.com/blog/2008/02/06/need-a-faster-easier-more-efficient-way-to-do-things-be-lazy/ Registration forms are the gatekeepers of your web site - they can allow or deny users access to your most interesting content. Good registration forms can allow the highest volume of most qualified users, but poor ones can either allow in riff-raff or deny good prospects (or both). Linda Bustos at ... http://www.davewalkerdesign.com/blog/2008/01/22/registration-form-design-garbage-in-garbage-out/ Hasbro and Mattel, the owners of the Scrabble game, are trying to shut down Scrabulous, one of the most popular games on Facebook and a direct rip-off of Scrabble. Much has been said about whether this is a good move of not by a company trying to protect its trademark ... http://www.davewalkerdesign.com/blog/2008/01/16/can-facebook-save-scrabulous/ For the typographers, here are some samples from Lettering by Thomas Wood Stevens. Lettering is a hand-lettering textbook published in 1916. In the days of digital design, it's great to see these hand-drawn samples of typefaces. The craftsmanship and precision is wonderful to see, and the book is a wonderful read ... http://www.davewalkerdesign.com/blog/2008/01/13/gorgeous-hand-lettering-examples-from-a-1916-type-book/ The New Year's Day slaying of Stefanie Rengel and the subsequent (and inevitable) Facebook tribute page once again shows that the law cannot keep up with the social developments and implications of the Internet and especially Facebook. Facebook, and social networking in general, is redefining how society interacts on the ... http://www.davewalkerdesign.com/blog/2008/01/04/is-facebook-a-publication-or-a-gathering-place-legal-implications/ Check out your friend list on Facebook! You are finally able to make lists of friends and organize them the way you want. It makes sense.Share This http://www.davewalkerdesign.com/blog/2007/12/19/finally-facebook-friend-grouping/ And the third installment of "Top 20 Interests According to Facebook". Top 20 Interests According to Facebook: UK Edition Hockey may be Canada's national sport, but we're not as passionate about hockey as Americans are about football or the Brits are about soccer. Consider this: Hockey in Canada Males: 133,580, Females: 40,220 (approx 3.25:1 ... http://www.davewalkerdesign.com/blog/2007/12/17/top-20-interests-according-to-facebook-uk-edition/ This caught my attention today. This, from Slate Magazine's Human Nature column: Australian doctors proposed a carbon tax on couples for procreating. Current policy: To promote population growth, Australia pays each couple about $3,500 per baby. Counterproposal: "Far from showering financial booty on new mothers and thereby rewarding greenhouse-unfriendly ... http://www.davewalkerdesign.com/blog/2007/12/13/growth-isnt-good-a-carbon-tax-on-new-paernts/