July 2010
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The perfect pour: An info-graphic for any coffee... →
March 2010
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February 2010
4 posts
the Decemberists covers archive :: 56+ covers and... →
WatchSurprising ‘buckle up’ PSA from the UK created by the Sussex Safer Roads Partnership
America's can't-do list - Los Angeles Times →
Kill IE6, Make It Crash and Burn →
/* Interesting approach
January 2010
2 posts
“You can’t just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to...”
– Steve Jobs from Cruft: A message to the Internets regarding the iPad
“All I ask of you is one thing: please don’t be cynical. I hate cynicism — it’s...”
– Conan O’Brien on final ‘Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien’
September 2009
1 post
“While everyone else was doing social media, music, video or the startup de jour,...”
– Mint.com approach to business
August 2009
4 posts
WatchThe Film Freak Central Blog: In Retrograde
Stunning Space Photography | Smashing Magazine →
July 2009
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May 2009
6 posts
33 Creative and Humorous Guinness Print... →
WatchSaturday Night Live - Digital Short: Motherlover - Video - NBC.com
How I Explained REST to My Wife →
Nice down-to-earth explaination about how the web works and REST architecture.
WatchFont Fight - Arial vs. Helvetica
April 2009
4 posts
In defense of Twitter →
Twitter is a conversation… frame it in whatever way you want. I love his subway analogy because it speaks so well to how Twitter works.
Ten Graphic Design Paradoxes : Design Observer →
Adrian does an excellent job justifying why for each one. “I’m a professional: I know best” was especially surprising because as designers that is what we long for, being treated as professionals so clients won’t tell us what to do.
A Better Calling Card: Twitter Challenges Facebook... →
Death Cab for Cutie (iPhone recording)
March 2009
13 posts
“Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way...”
– northtemple - Accessibility to the Face
Rands In Repose: The Makers of Things →
A reflection on the stories of building the Brooklyn Bridge by Michael Lopp.
These are the words and the stories I hear in the Brooklyn Bridge: enthusiasm, audacity, impossibility, and amazement. More importantly, I see a work of bare utility with a palpable sense of confidence, an equilibrium with nature, and a beauty that only grows with time. We are defined by what we build. It’s not just the...
badpaintingsofbarackobama.com →
For all the Shepard Fairey’s of the world, there’s just as many doing really awful Obama inspired art.
“Most people make the mistake of thinking design is what it looks like. People...”
– Daring Fireball Linked List: Design Is How It Works
Goodbye Google | stopdesign →
Google has somehow managed to turn design into something purely objective that data should determine.
Bring Down IE 6: a campaign by .net magazine →
“Like Netscape 4 in 2000, IE6 is perceived to be holding back the web.” - Jeff Zeldman
Is Canvas the End of Flash? | The Stairwell →
May be the reason Apple isn’t in a rush to add flash support for the iPhone. Of course, if you read to the end of the article, you’ll find that persistent roadblock to new internet technologies that is IE.
Designed Fiction | EMPRNT | Books for Design... →
Making the book itself part of the story sounds intriguing, but does it detract from the story? From the looks of it, it appears to create a reading of the book that is more of an experience. Adding both to my must-read list.
WatchTwitter Frenzy | The Daily Show | Comedy Central
Mike Davidson - Last Rites →
“We’re uncovering more of the who’s, what’s, when’s, and where’s, but less of the how’s and why’s”
February 2009
11 posts
#122 Moleskine Notebooks « Stuff White People Like →
spacesick: The "I Can Read Movies" Series →
Wonderful style appropriation/interpretations.
Subtraction 7.1: Orange You Sorry About Tropicana? →
Would you have said no? Would you have been as irresponsible? The before and after line-up is truly telling of the failure of usability in this rebranding.
“If builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, then the first...”
– Top 13 Funny Software Development Quotes « Paul Tiseo’s Livin’ La Vida CIO
A List Apart: Articles: In Defense of Readers →
Probably half of all my reading occurs online. Very insightful analysis of web design for readers.
Moleskine x Helvetica special edition →
For when being a designer just isn’t enough
25 Random Things about Graphic Design (and stuff)... →
April 2007
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25 Reasons You Might Be A Hardcore Graphic/Web... →