Nokia’s “iPhone Killer”
Posted by Nirav | Filed under Apple, iPhone
But until they stop using that decades-old font for everything, it won’t feel nearly as good. There’s a reason that iPhone uses Helvetica freaking everywhere (the Notes app’s Marker Felt being the sole exception): it’s because it’s a good font. See for yourself.
Video: Gap’s Merry Mixit
Posted by Nirav | Filed under Miscellaneous
As Julia Rubin writes in “A Gap-tastic Holiday” on Under the Button, “let’s face it, Gap knows what’s up when it comes to the holidays.” I have to agree: ever the symbol of warm, intimate cuddling by the fireside, Gap has outdone itself with its latest campaign. Julia has the rest of the videos on her post, but I’ve embedded my favorite here: Rainn Wilson and Selma Blair perform a mischievous rendition of “Baby It’s Cold Outside” with an adorable twist. Enjoy!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Posted by Nirav | Filed under Miscellaneous
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! What am I thankful for? Friends, family, and this:
I Voted!
Posted by Nirav | Filed under Politics
Anti-climactic, perhaps. I didn’t really know anything about the other positions on the ballot, so I clicked “Straight Democrat”, punched the large green VOTE button, and walked out. But there’s something about being part of what’s perhaps the most important election I’ve so far lived through that’s exhilarating. I’m extremely glad to be of voting age in 2008, and even more glad to be in college, where political activity has reached a fever pitch.
This election is not evolutionary, it’s revolutionary. We saw both Hillary and McCain scramble to adapt to Obama’s new techniques and strategies, and now, the United States’ political climate will never again be the same. Future candidates will need to have graphic designers, community managers, Twitter accounts, gorgeous websites, and Facebook groups. And all of this will draw in twenty-somethings like never before. This may be the end of (this cycle of) political apathy among America’s youth.
It may be just me, just today, but it feels like this is the real beginning of the twenty-first century. This is more like it.
Obviously.
Posted by Nirav | Filed under Miscellaneous
My sister got a text message from an unknown number yesterday: “hi do u want to meet at the mall tomorrow? this is austin (from colin’s phone)”
She replied, understandably, “Who is this?”
The answer: “austin”