The price of tea in China...

...about 50 bucks for 380 grams of packaged black tea, according to Teashopchina. 2 grams for a cup, works out to about a quarter U.S., right?

Always ask why

..and then, ask why again.

He wrote the book...

Well, a book, anyway.

The Little Black Book of Design has been spending a reasonable amount of time at the top of the graphic design bestseller lists in Amazon's Kindle store. You don't need a Kindle, though -- they have free readers for PC, iPhone, iPod Touch and Blackberry.

It's a collection of a hundred-odd points to ponder, like those I've been posting here.

If you like the blog, you might like the e-book.

"Ask me

...no questions, and I'll tell you no lies" is no way to maintain any kind of partnership. Faith and trust require risking openness as well as betrayal. If the product has a flaw, or if a partner has an undisclosed relationship that could appear inappropriate, the fallout from the cover-up will be far worse than the cost of the truth. You might not get the job if you have a poor product or if you have a connection that is questionable (then again, you might - disclosure would add strength to the "good-faith on your part" element of any decision). Deception, however, will get you labeled as a liar and a fraud.

Oversight or poor judgment can be understood ("I had no idea my friend Mr. Smith was part of the approval process for this project." "We felt the accessibility shortcoming could be overcome soon after launch.")

Lying means you made a conscious decision to do the wrong thing, presumably for your own benefit. Giving a second chance to you after you've gone down that road is going to be very difficult - and most would consider it unwise.

There is

a lie in believe.

Collabsturbation...

...really can make you go blind.

Sometimes...

...you need a use case, not a target audience.