A few weeks ago I entered a contest on Wine-girl.net to win a Tassimo coffee maker. I decided to enter because
I really like coffee
My current coffee maker was cheap
free stuff
I was rather surprised when I woke up a few days later with an email from Michelle (AKA the wine girl of wine-girl.net) congratulating me on winning the contest. Jump to today when I hear someone outside of my front door… I open it and this is what I am greeted with:
I tore in to the box like a kid on Christmas morning, and was shocked to see that not only did Tassimo send me a T20 coffee maker, but two different packs of T-Discs (one of the Gevalia Signature Blend and of the Starbucks Latte Primo) and a color kit to change the look of the coffee maker.
The T20 is probably the simplest piece of technology in my house. I had it set up in seconds and ran through the cleaning cycle without any problems. From opening the box to getting a cup of coffee brewing took no more than 5 minutes.
Thank you Tassimo and Michelle for the contest. I am looking forward to a long life of great coffee (or hot chocolate or tea).
If you haven’t noticed, I am really excited for the launch of Monday Night Combat on August 11th. I have been waiting for this game since I first saw a trailer for it in March. Here is some developer commentary to whet your appetite
Priori Acute is the latest addition to the Priori family. It is the result of a series of experiments into three-dimensional letter form design inspired by 19th Century display and artistic printing types. However, instead of simply adding drop shadows or fake relief to create the illusion of depth, the designers at Jonathan Barnbrook’s studio took their cue from such diverse sources as the angles on the Stealth bomber and the visual conceit in the work of the Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher.
The resulting forms are a playful exhibit of incongruous perspectives and twisting shapes that fold into themselves tricking the eye to shift the plane. At first glance and at small sizes the effect is subtle and the original letter forms themselves remain intact, retaining the history of British early 20th century typography, which was an inspiration for the original Priori family. But when blown up, the individual Priori Acute characters become beautifully animated and work well in selective situations such as initial caps, short headlines or logo design.
I recently came across this video on Topless Robot, and I was enthralled. I had never thought of using YouTube to act as a “Choose Your Own Adventure” medium, but it seems that it is possible with adding links to annotation points.
