Do we really need any more designers?
The problem with design isn’t that there aren’t enough designers or enough design, its that the wrong people are designers and the right people don’t give a shit.
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Halfman-Newsletter.045-2024Mar
Welcome to the Halfman newsletter. Just don’t ask. I don’t know. I’m Jim and I will be your host for the next, about eleven minutes of heavenly fulfilment that will envelope you as you read this here newsletter. You may subscribe here or unsubscribe there. A boatload
Top10-Mar2024
1. Dave Attell - One half of Bumping Mics crew, taking a cipher/dozens approach to standup, this guy is such an underrated and under appreciated force in comedy, standup and otherwise. 2. “By Force Alone” (Lavie Tidhar) - The best description I’ve heard of this book is “King
Extended dumb fun
Jason Fried has a decent take on the new Apple personal party glasses, the Vision Pro, in terms of it being (so he reckons) about seeing things. It’s about the point of view (POV). You could see how a sculptor sculpts because you’re looking with him. From his
VisionPro or No Go Who Knows
“The Apple narrative is now escape velocity chamfered mid-century dystopia.” I have no idea where this came from, and highly doubt I came up with this myself, but I suppose a smarter version of myself could have. In any case, I agree. I certainly don’t need another bit of