Yearly Archives: 2005

Sep
12
2005

PowerPoint is Evil by Edward Tufte

This Wired Article sums up Tufte’s analysis…
“Slideware may help speakers outline their talks, but convenience for the speaker can be punishing to both content and audience.”
His Cognitive Style of PowerPoint essay costs $7 and is essential reading for anyone who wishes to avoid the mind numbing effects of this invasive tool. An excerpt, PowerPoint [...]

By Richard | Posted in Education, People, Technology | Comments (0)
Feb
03
2005

The Decisive Moment - Henri Cartier-Bresson

Photography was my first creative outlet. I started in my father’s darkroom around age 15. I grew up admiring the work of Steichen, Adams, Bourke-White, Weston, and most of all Cartier-Bresson. His “The Decisive Moment” (2) (3) was an early inspiration for me. In the introduction he wrote…
The decisive moment … is the simultaneous recognition, [...]

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Feb
01
2005

Everglades Canoe Trip 2005

Just got back from a trip to the Everglades with my father. We had a great time circumnavigating Whitewater Bay.
We stopped at the Roberts River, Watson River, Oyster Bay, and South Joe chickees.
2007 Note: The beautiful mangroves and chickee at Oyster Bay were heavily damaged by a hurricane. Still a nice location, but [...]

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