Design Diary

Today's word is "anthropomorphic". Definition 1 : described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes 2 : ascribing human characteristics to nonhuman things http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD022-Anthropomorphic.mp3

Today's word is "popinjay". Definition : a strutting supercilious person http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD021-Popinjay.mp3

Today's word is "nebulous". Definition 1 : of, relating to, or resembling a nebula 2 : indistinct, vague http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD020-Nebulous.mp3

Today's word is "retrodict". Definition : to utilize present information or ideas to infer or explain (a past event or state of affairs) http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD019-Retrodict.mp3

Today's word is "mansuetude". Definition : the quality or state of being gentle : meekness, tameness http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD018-Mansuetude.mp3

Today's word is "contrite". Definition : feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for a sin or shortcoming http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD017-Contrite.mp3

Today's word is "synchronicity". Definition 1 : the quality or fact of being synchronous 2 : the coincidental occurrence of events and especially psychic events (as similar thoughts in widely separated persons or a mental image of an unexpected event before it happens) that seem related but are not explained by conventional mechanisms of causality — used especially in the psychology of C. G. Jung http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD016-Synchronicity.mp3

Today's word is "leonine". Definition : of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD015-Leonine.mp3

We're back with special guest Daniel Newman, designer of Ahead In The Clouds and Feat On The Ground, discussing the word of the day... Extenuate 1 : to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of by making partial excuses :mitigate 2 : to lessen the strength or effect of http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD014-Extenuate.mp3

We have special guest Daniel Newman, designer of Ahead In The Clouds and Feat On The Ground on today's episode, discussing the word of the day... Bespoke 1 : custom-made 2 : dealing in or producing custom-made articles http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD013-Bespoke.mp3