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Posts Tagged ‘general observation’

Human Inspiration and Interest

By aprilholle | general observation, self-reflection

Why do we do the things we do? When we’re born we can become anyone and effect anything. Why is it we choose the paths we do? Why are we so inspired by some experiences in life and not others? A person’s attention is very segregated to what they what to pay attention to. But

Girls Love Money

By aprilholle | flash, general observation, new technologies, user experience

Call me a girl who loves money, but I think the security features in all the new American currency are fascinating. The different levels of complexity of design, the material the dollars are made out of, the metallic inks, the list goes on. Anyhow, I was reading The New Old Five Dollar Bill article over

Forgetting Thanksgiving

By aprilholle | advertising & marketing, general observation

I wondered into the grocery store the weekend after Halloween, only to be greeted with wrapping paper and Christmas cookies. What the hell? I had to check my calendar, nope, it’s still November. Why does America choose to totally skip over Thanksgiving? Is there no money to be had on turkey and football in the

EVofC Search Term Going Nuts

By aprilholle | general observation, self-reflection, seo

I’ve been getting a TON of hits for the search term “evofc”. Now, at first I thought there had to be something else that was picking up the audience and mis-guiding them to my site. So I took a look at the results, headlamps and a soccer team… college enrollment codes…. hmm. But you’ll notice,

Self Portrait through Trash

By aprilholle | art forms, general observation, self-reflection

I was surfing some of my more design-related RSS feeds when I came across a very interesting artistic work featured on Quipsologies. Tim Gaudreau has made a huge photo collage out of all the trash he’s thrown away in the last year to make a statement regarding America’s waste and energy consumption. After 365 days