Heath Ledger was found dead in his NYC Apartment this morning.
Cause of death is still unknown. He leaves behind one child and The 28-year-old actor has a two year old daughter with former fiance Michelle Williams. He plays The Joker in the upcoming Batman film, “The Dark Knight.”
He was in one of my favorite teen movie, “10 Things I Hate About You”. This is truly disturbing.
Scrabble shutting down Scrabulous
After reading the article, I am bit confused about the reaction. The creators have basically said they made a blatant ripoff. If Hasbro does not want their game online, then so be it. Why should Scrabble lose money and pay the creators of Scrabulous for their software?
Can I create a big mac at home, add Worcestershire sauce, and sell it at Burger King? Then have Mcdonalds say I ripped them off, but buy it from me.
That’s not very realistic. Copyright infringement is wrong, there is no situation where the infringed should have to appease the infringer.
The second issue, boycotting, I find humorous.
Why dont boycotts work? Well it is quite simple, No matter how much of one company you boycott, your business or interest in a product is usually not a measurable percentage of the total. Oh but what if you get a large group to participate, say 100,000, how many of them are actually going to participate? Ask the American Family Association if their old boycott of Disney had any effect on Disney’s final figures in those years.
The success of most boycotts are merely trumpeted by one’s ability to stick to it. The reason is, for every person for something, there is someone against it.
That is why they just don’t work and why the ageless Scrabble will win and fad of the year Scrabulous will lose.
I guess everything is right with the world.
Logoblog posted their list of 6 things to look for in a Logo Designer.
I would add to this list the ability to sketch.
If a designer can’t sketch out 10-20 designs, then it is highly unlikely they will be able to come up with a quality logo. Very rarely does a logo come about on the first try, so the ability to draw out a good number of ideas will help you more easily find the best one.
This would add another quality to the list, which is patience. If you don’t have patience, then you will have frustration. We all know how hard it is to design when we are preoccupied with designer’s block.
Lincoln Mayfield Howard has arrived!!
He was born at 3:36 pm on Friday, January 4, 2008. He was 7 lbs and 11oz and 22 1/2 inches long.
I tried to read him my favorite kids book “The Monster at the End of this Book.”
He was obviously scared of the monster.
I am so happy he is home and healthy.
He is one beautiful baby and I’m pretty sure he validates.