Andrew J Cronk

John's Tumblr: Computers = Trucks

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:27:20 -0500

A couple of years ago at D8, Steve Jobs said on stage something like this: computers as we know them won’t go away, but they won’t be used nearly as much. They’ll be like trucks: most people don’t drive around in them all the time, but they’ll use them for special purposes, to get particular types…

nevver: Haters gonna make some good points

Tue, 15 May 2012 23:14:46 -0500

nevver:

Haters gonna make some good points

nevver: Reverend Cohen I view everything in the lens of...

Wed, 09 May 2012 19:12:35 -0500

nevver:

Reverend Cohen

I view everything in the lens of startups.

lilly: Programmer Ryan Gosling is back. Never gets old.

Fri, 04 May 2012 11:22:05 -0500

lilly:

Programmer Ryan Gosling is back. Never gets old.

Funny, yes. But made me think of evolution and also business....

Thu, 03 May 2012 13:44:30 -0500

Funny, yes. But made me think of evolution and also business.

You think you’re on top, but others are always coming after you.

brycedotvc: such a wonderful metaphor. via @siguy

Tue, 01 May 2012 19:07:22 -0500

brycedotvc:

such a wonderful metaphor.

via @siguy

nevver: The question isn’t “why do we sleep?”, the real...

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:27:01 -0500

nevver:

The question isn’t “why do we sleep?”, the real question should be “why are we awake?”

nevver: “Always go too far, because that’s where you’ll find...

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:57:50 -0500

nevver:

“Always go too far, because that’s where you’ll find the truth.” — Albert Camus

"Never look back unless you are planning to go that way."

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 18:57:23 -0500

“Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.”

- Thoreau (via nevver)

"If you don’t know what you want, you end up with a lot you don’t."

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:15:47 -0500

“If you don’t know what you want, you end up with a lot you don’t.”

- Chuck Palahniuk (via fred-wilson)

feltron: Classic 808 Drum Sequences

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 10:58:25 -0500

feltron:

Classic 808 Drum Sequences

"Instead of saying “I don’t have time” try saying “it’s not a priority,” and see how that feels...."

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:30:54 -0500

“Instead of saying “I don’t have time” try saying “it’s not a priority,” and see how that feels. Often, that’s a perfectly adequate explanation. I have time to iron my sheets, I just don’t want to. But other things are harder. Try it: “I’m not going to edit your résumé, sweetie, because it’s not a priority.” “I don’t go to the doctor because my health is not a priority.” If these phrases don’t sit well, that’s the point. Changing our language reminds us that time is a choice. If we don’t like how we’re spending an hour, we can choose differently.”

- (via swissmiss | Change your language.)

"If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and..."

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 12:22:06 -0500

“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.”

- Antoine de Saint Exupéry, Hoss Gifford (via nevver)

"I don’t like work—no man does—but I like what is in the work,—the chance to find yourself. Your own..."

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 01:06:19 -0600

“I don’t like work—no man does—but I like what is in the work,—the chance to find yourself. Your own reality—for yourself, not for others—what no other man can ever know.”

- Marlow in Heart of Darkness (via brycedotvc)

brycedotvc: .

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:53:22 -0600

brycedotvc:

.

"David Ogilvy, internal memo: “How to Write,” 1982: The better you write, the higher you go in Ogilvy..."

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:15:00 -0600

“David Ogilvy, internal memo: “How to Write,” 1982:
The better you write, the higher you go in Ogilvy & Mather. People who think well, write well. Woolly minded people write woolly memos, woolly letters and woolly speeches. Good writing is not a natural gift. You have to learn to write well. Here are 10 hints:
1. Read the Roman-Raphaelson book on writing. Read it three times.
2. Write the way you talk. Naturally.
3. Use short words, short sentences and short paragraphs.
4. Never use jargon words like reconceptualize, demassification, attitudinally, judgmentally. They are hallmarks of a pretentious ass.
5. Never write more than two pages on any subject.
6. Check your quotations.
7. Never send a letter or a memo on the day you write it. Read it aloud the next morning – and then edit it.
8. If it is something important, get a colleague to improve it.
9. Before you send your letter or your memo, make sure it is crystal clear what you want the recipient to do.
10. If you want ACTION, don’t write. Go and tell the guy what you want.”

- David Ogilvy, internal memo: “How to Write,” 1982 (via trevorloy)

brycedotvc: I’ve had a post rattling around in my head for a...

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:26:38 -0600

brycedotvc:

I’ve had a post rattling around in my head for a while with the working title of “Beauty is More Than Skin Deep”. The general sentiment being that I’m a bit turned off by the current state of the design discussion I see going on in startupland.

We oogle over design tricks and call them beautiful, until their novelty wears off. We obsess over optimizing design and user engagement through algorithmic A/B testing pivoting from this interface to that one in order to optimize for the click. We celebrate services as “addictive” and aspire to become, ourselves, digital drug dealers.

But I’ve never written that post. And I’ve never really thought I could capture or articulate all of the nuances that go into being a digital designer. There are just so many competing agendas, so many yardsticks for measuring success that I don’t fully appreciate working outside of the field.

But I know how I feel about design. And I know how I want design to feel to me. But feelings are funny things. Tough to gather and even tougher to articulate. I find, when trying to describe a service that moves me or that I connect with, words fall short. It’s rarely about the fonts used, the color palette, the number of clicks or the page layout. Each of those likely play a role but there’s something more to “it”.

This talk, from Wilson Miner, comes about as close as I’ve found to describing “it”.

So, rather than write the post I’ve wanted to write or rehash my takeways from Wilson’s talk, I’d encourage you to watch for yourselves and see what parts of it connect with you.

The role that digital tools play in our lives is changing. And changing at such a rate that we can often take our role in shaping those tools for granted. Yet, the courses we choose to chart and the values we choose to embrace now will largely dictate the relationships we have with each other and emergent technologies in our and our children’s lifetimes.

Wilson’s talk captures the nuances of the role design plays in this transformation beautifully which is why it’s required weekend viewing on BRYCE DOT VC.

Loved the idea of repercussions of our design ideas. Ex. cars begat a grid based environment that dominates our landscape. What will world look like if your idea is wildly successful?

nevver: Tea House Goals.

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:27:47 -0600

nevver:

Tea House

Goals.

nevver: Jaco Haasbroek

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:39:35 -0600

nevver:

Jaco Haasbroek

Photo

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:59:09 -0600