"Mad Genius" Paul Budnitz does it again.

[oopfoo]

I just started ello...and THEN realized which Budnitz this was. Is it me, or is everything this guy touches well-designed, but well....sort of "precious?"

And I mean that in the designer sense. It's just too put-together...like some sort of manufactured hipster irony. Ello is the same way--they're trying to look like an old terminal display or programming IDE with the fixed-pitch font and weird spacing.

I mean, the damn bikes are lovely, but....damn it! Someone tell me what I should think!

EDIT: FORGET IT. I READ THE OTHER POST. Love the design, but Budnitz is pretty clearly a douche-nozzle.

[Corso]

Meet the Man Who Founded Ello After Selling a $35K Pair of Pants | WIRED

The bike story from the past (ripping off Williams, I think it was) defined him as a jerk IMO.

But he does have a knack for “making it”. An artist who actually isn’t starving.

[dgaddis]

Meet the Man Who Founded Ello After Selling a $35K Pair of Pants | WIRED

The bike story from the past (ripping off Williams, I think it was) defined him as a jerk IMO.

But he does have a knack for “making it”. An artist who actually isn’t starving.

It was Black Sheep he ripped off. And no mention of Mr. B is complete without this:

Bike Snob NYC: This Just In: I'm Going Somewhere!