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Word of the day: Skeuomorph

Thanks to John Gruber for exposing me to a fantastic new word: Skeuomorph. I love new words, especially for concepts that I am very familiar with. In this case, Skeuomorph describes the practice of retaining design elements that are no longer necessary in homage to older devices. Think about a styilin’ set of rims with spokes [...]

R e s p e c t

Me: what do you mean by everyone wants respect. Why do you want it? Client: becuase it’s good to have respect. Me: but what is respect? Clent: it’s when people respect you. Or… … … You respect them. Me: but what IS respect? The whole purpose of this ad is to explain why it is [...]