Jon Plummer

My Review of The Asset Organizer in Blue

Jon Plummer — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:17:38 +0000

The Asset Organizer in Blue is made from silicone, and is as light as a money clip but can hold as much as most wallets. The AO is soft, making it comfortable to sit on, and is expandable and water resistant. It has three slots to accommodate whatever you want to put in there, and a foldover clos…

The Asset Organizer in Blue

Great for cards, lousy for cash.

Zagnut Los Angeles, CA 9/14/2009

Pros: Unusual, Colorful, Durable, Comfortable

Cons: Floppy, Grippy

Best Uses: Casual Wear

Describe Yourself: Casual Dresser

Comfort vs Style: Style Driven

I’ve been trying out a number of small wallets lately. I like to carry some cash and a few cards, pop them and my phone into a front pocket. The Asset Organijer was certainly comfortable to use in this way, and it was plenty easy to get cards in and out. Cash, on the other hand, was a chore. The silicone material doesn’t allow non-rigid items, to slide in and out easily, so I had to wrestle my dough in there every time I needed to put my change away. Folded US bill fit awkwardly into the AO anyhow; folded in half twice they are too narrow, in thirds too wide. For now the AO is sitting on my dresser waiting for another assignment; I’ve moved on.

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links for 2009-02-01

Jon Plummer — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:03:04 +0000

Failure: The Secret to Success (Honda Racing)

Folks from Honda Racing, the U.S. design group, and the performance engineering division remind us that failure, a byproduct of pushing limits and trying new things, is necessary for meaningful advancement.

(tags: design business video inspiration failure learning )

links for 2008-10-26

Jon Plummer — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 03:04:30 +0000

visual evasion - Designers for Barack Obama : a selection of 50 posters design - Graphisme

Fifty posters for Obama, every one excellent. VOTE!

(tags: politics inspiration design posters art )

links for 2008-09-30

Jon Plummer — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:04:09 +0000

Rushkoff on the credit crisis (Arthur Magazine, May 2008 (Magpie))

How we got here

(tags: economy crisis economics government )

links for 2008-09-26

Jon Plummer — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 03:03:47 +0000

Crisis at Princeton (Paul Krugman)

An excellent (if you like Econ, or care about the current economic situation) presentation by four smart guys at Princeton: Crisis on Wall Street, Thoughts on a New Financial Architecture, How We Got Here and Some Lessons, and Notes on the Bailout. Worth a look, even if you don't understand all of the terms. Slides available at http://econ.princeton.edu/news/crisis-panel.html

(tags: economics crisis politics video )

links for 2008-09-25

Jon Plummer — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:11:22 +0000

Palin's experience in just 12 minutes (Lawrence Lessig)

Lawrence Lessig spends 12 minutes pointing out that Sarah Palin's experience is objectively far more slender than that of all but two incoming VPs ever, despite her assertions to the contrary. The rashness and inappropriateness of her selection is thrown into sharp relief. (The only reason it takes 12 minutes instead of 4 is that he lists the experiential qualifications of past VPs.)

(tags: politics lessig )

Please read “Little Brother” by Cory Doctorow

Jon Plummer — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 06:29:57 +0000

On our most recent trip to Northern California (for me just ended, for the daughter and her lovely mother continuing a few more blessed days) I left the books at home and brought Stanza on my iPhone. Among many other works available to read for free via Stanza is Cory Doctorow’s ” Little Brother .” I haven’t finished it yet, the ride from Los Angeles to Oakland being barely an hour each way, but I can already tell that you should read it . Now. Go . And when you are done, if you liked it or thought it was worth reading or know someone who ought to read it, buy a paper copy and hand it off to a friend who is less likely than yourself to read a book online or on their phone.

I need your feedback.

Jon Plummer — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:07:14 +0000

You loyal few RSS subscribers know that I’ve failed to post for quite a while. (I have no visitors.) Since taking my job at Belkin I’ve been struggling a bit for time and against the urge to post things that might be too Belkin-specific. So I’m toying with a few overlapping ideas; I want to know what you think of them.

Make posting easier. Take advantage of microblogging techniques and mobile software to make quick posts possible from anywhere.
Make my “read-later” list public. Things I find interesting enough to mark for later perusal might be of interest to others. Tagging might be useful in this data set.
Do some sprints. Choose a topic and make short daily posts about that topic for a specified period of time, maybe 30 days or 90 days. Possibilities include “Today’s UX winner and loser,” “Would be better if…,” “GenX grows up,” etc. These topics could have different visual designs, although I’ve done a lot of visual design wheel-spinning in the past.
Open up the topics. Hinted at above. It doesn’t have to be 100% design or user experience.
Loosen the filter. Even half-formed thoughts are fair game, if reasonably presented in an effort to engage.

My goal is to reinvigorate my blog by allowing shorter posts and a broader range of posts. My wish is that this will foster discussion, get some things out of my head where I can refer to them later, and help me be a better observer of my surroundings and influences. What do you think? Does this seem like a good approach? Any tips or ideas?

Temporary theme

Jon Plummer — Mon, 12 May 2008 22:43:30 +0000

I’ve changed the look of the site temporarily to try to squash some WP2.5-related bugs with my usual design. You’re free to call me and complain if this persists for too long.

links for 2008-04-19

Jon Plummer — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:37:08 +0000

Bruce Schneier at the NJ ACLU

Noted security guru Bruce Schneier gives an informative and well-reasoned talk about the state of security, “security theater,” and what it means to be secure.

(tags: security )