About Taking Notes


Taking Notes is a public idea pad for the Love Has No Logic Design Group. We'll post our thoughts, revelations, ideas or unintelligible rantings regarding design, art, music and culture.

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Taking Notes


The Differences Between Day & Night 05.29 • written by Mike G.

I’ve spent most of the day catching up on the best radio show still shooting through the airwaves and I almost snapped my neck in a double take when I heard about a new $300,000 watch that only tells you whether it’s day or night. A quick Google search pulled up this… With no display for the hours, minutes or seconds… Full Article

Clutter 2.0 05.22 • written by Mike G.

While I’m a big fan of this new social web we inhabit, what with all the interconnection, conversation and discovery it brings to the table. What I’m not a fan of is the overwhelming amount of page clutter that follows at its hip. As I bounce around from blog to podcast, personal site to online news outlet and immerse myself… Full Article

Just Call Me Crazy 05.15 • written by Mike G.

In an almost universal truth, when designing sites that require narrow divs I spend hours trying to figure out why they are twice as tall as they should be when I load up the testing page in IE6. I eventually give up, go to google and remember this simple fix: “overflow: hidden;”. This has been going on consistently for three… Full Article

How quickly they fall 05.14 • written by Mike G.

Shot from our living window… As recently as two days ago a three-story building stood upon the rubble. At least that blasted light is still standing.


What We're Writing

What, Me Worry? 12.19

Chris Matthews will shut up about the recession when Blagojevich is appointed to Obama’s cabinet.

Like Stretch Armstrong on Crack 12.17

Keeping things nimble from day to day.

But Hey, At Least There's No Benefits 12.16

It’s amazing what a few days of rest will do to add some clarity to a frazzled brain.

My Favorite Records of 2008 (and then some) 12.02

I’m joining the ranks of music geeks world wide and posting my favorite records of the year online.

When No Means Yes 09.16

Sometimes there are jobs that are so awesome that you’re willing to do almost anything to land them. That was my situation recently, but, even I have my limits, and they reside at the crossroads of “submit a proposal” and “on-spec”.

What We're Reading

Nice Translator

This is what I've been waiting for. No "language to language" options, just two steps, what language(s) do you want the result to be shown in, and, type in what needs to be translated. The site does the rest, and looks great doing it. (via abduzeedo)

The Designers Review of Books

Stumbled across this site yesterday, which isn't unexpected as it seems that EVERYONE has been linking to it. If the original set of reviews is any indication, this site is going to be LOADED with high quality content.

Fun With Light

A perfect excuse for removing your toys from their packages.

Pantone's Cube

I'd love to see this sitting up on my shelf. (Via Adam Varga)

In No Other Country…

Stunning poster from one admirable person about another.

What We're Listening To (last.fm)

Jay Reatard – Oh It's Such a Shame

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Jay Reatard – It's So Easy

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Jay Reatard – Turning Blue

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Jay Reatard – Blood Visions

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Jay Reatard – Let It All Go

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Jay Reatard – Haunting you

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Jay Reatard – Searching for you

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Jay Reatard – In The Dark

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Pixies – Tony's Theme

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Pixies – Vamos

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