First episode of the IconwerkTV video podcast, showcasing the work of Stefan Dziallas, one of the best pictographic icon creators in the business. His portfolio, which I’ve linked in the past, is a thing of beauty.
“Know Your Weak Points!”, a poster designed by Olly Moss for episode five of A Life Well Wasted, “the internet radio show about video games and the people who love them”. I really dig Olly’s personal wordmark too, derived from four letters of the famous Hollywood sign. Clever. (via Tiny Cartridge)
The Talk Show (Episode 30)
- Dan Benjamin: So let's set expectations here for people. I have a commitment from you now — and this is going to go out, this is going to be public — I have a commitment from you now, that you will record a Talk Show with me once a week, every week, going forward.
- John Gruber: No.
- Dan Benjamin: You won't come out and say that, you won't make that commitment?
- John Gruber: I won't commit to anything. Thanks.
- Dan Benjamin: So, to clear this up, the reason that we don't record, it's because you don't want to commit to record — a recording schedule.
- John Gruber: That's correct.
- Dan Benjamin: It's not because I don't want to, or I'm not available.
- John Gruber: That's right. Leave 'em wanting more.
- Dan Benjamin: Yeah, you can leave 'em wanting more by only recording once a week.
- John Gruber: We'll see.
- Dan Benjamin: So you're going to commit to once a week?
- John Gruber: Yeah. Once a day, every day.
- Dan Benjamin: [Laughs.]
- John Gruber: Every day.
- Dan Benjamin: That'd be great.
- John Gruber: Every single day. I'll have a sandwich, cup of coffee, and we'll talk for six hours.
- Dan Benjamin: If it was up to me I would record all the time.
- John Gruber: Ah well, me too. That's why I said I would do it every day.
- Dan Benjamin: You won't do it every day!
- John Gruber: I will take your once a week and I will raise you to once a day. Every day at 10am.
- Dan Benjamin: Really. Can we live-stream it?
- John Gruber: More or less. Sure. Whatever that— I don't even know what that means.
- Dan Benjamin: That means you and me talk, and people can listen live, they can ask questions, they can interact with us. We'll talk about news and issues.
- John Gruber: Ahh… no.
- Dan Benjamin: No. Just us talking.
- John Gruber: Right.
- Dan Benjamin: Alright, well then I'll see you tomorrow at 10.
- John Gruber: Alright. See you then.
SongParts
A new venture from You Look Nice Today: buy just the best parts of songs for a fraction of the US$0.99 pricetag. Gold. And taking submissions now. (via Adam Lisagor)
Read Between The Leading
Formerly “Name Our Design Show”, this is a new audio podcast by Aaron Heth and Matt McInerney, both design students at the Savannah College of Art & Design. Episode 3 is out, and — slight audio quality issues aside — the lads are hitting their stride nicely.
Tack Sharp
New photography podcast from Dan Benjamin and James Duncan Davidson. First episode out now.
John Hodgman photographed by Ryan Carver during the recording of his guest appearance on You Look Nice Today.
Salon’s Andrew O’Hehir interviews Charlie Kaufman on the topic of his directorial debut Synecdoche, New York.
Dan Benjamin saying “touch my safari” is the high point of The Talk Show if you ask me.
— Pat Nakajima on Twitter.
The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.
— Thomas Jefferson, quoted in Gedeon Maheux’s Podcast to Oblivion post on the optimum length for audio podcasts.
