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Bookmark: Volvo dashboard

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:16:45 -0800

This is just gorgeous.

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dashboard, typography, via:dotsara, volvo

Bookmark: Gesturecons - Multi-Touch Icons

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:56:17 -0800

“Vector based icons created to aid in the design, development, implementation and promotion of multi-touch interfaces. These icons will aid in the creation of wire-frame documents, digital help files and printed documentation. You can also use Gesturecons inside of your applications in order to demonstrate to users how to complete actions or prompt them to interact with an application when they approach it.”

Visit site (http://gesturecons.com/)

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design, icons, interaction, interactiondesign, ipad, iphone, mobile, touch, ui, via:jvollmer

Bookmark: The Complete iPhone Development Toolbox

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:46:01 -0800

A nice complete reference of what’s out there.

Visit site (http://iphone.appstorm.net/roundups/developer/the-complete-iphone-development-toolbox/)

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apple, development, howto, iphone, reference

Bookmark: the IMPOSSIBLE project

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:32:48 -0800

“As the last quantities of carefully stored original Polaroid films are currently melting like snow in the sun, it is about time to introduce a new chapter of analog Instant Photography. To begin with, please make yourself comfortable at our new Impossible shop and update your bookmarks. In the meantime, we are preparing everything for the Impossible.” Stoked.

Visit site (http://www.the-impossible-project.com/)

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camera, interesting, photo, photography, polaroid, project

Bookmark: Minimalist Star Wars Tourism Posters: Vacation in Tatooine, Hoth, Endor, Dagobah & Cloud City

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:00:15 -0800

Gorgeous and minimal. A very tasty combination and the Star Wars theme is just icing on the cake.

Visit site (http://blogs.laweekly.com/style_council/art/minimalist-star-wars-travel-po/index.php?page=1)

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art, design, illustration, minimalism, poster, posters, starwars, vintage

Bookmark: Booking a Flight the Frugal Way

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:31:46 -0800

Saved for when I start traveling a bit more again.

Visit site (http://frugaltraveler.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/16/click-it-and-ticket-booking-a-flight-the-frugal-way/)

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airlines, budget, flight, flights, frugal, howto, nytimes, reference, tips, travel.

Bookmark: Iceland aims to become an offshore haven for journalists and leakers

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 09:27:44 -0800

“a Switzerland of bits.” Interesting reaction from a country hit so hard by the global financial crisis.

Visit site (http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/02/iceland-aims-to-become-an-offshore-haven-for-journalists-and-leakers/)

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democracy, freedom, iceland, information, journalism, politics, transparency, wikileaks

Bookmark: Redesign Valentine’s Day

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 09:25:32 -0800

Not totally sold, but very interesting stuff.

Visit site (http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/studio_360_challenge_redesign_valentines_day.php)

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design, graphicdesign, inspiration, marketing, redesign, valentinesday

Bookmark: Nikon releases 24mm f/1.4 G ED fast wideangle lens

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:38:49 -0800

The lens lust is strong.

Visit site (http://www.dpreview.com/news/1002/10020901nikon24mmf14.asp)

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lenses, nikon, photography

Bookmark: Glitch

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:30:40 -0800

“It’s called Glitch because in the far-distant and totally-perfect future, the world starts becoming less and less probable, things fall apart, the center cannot hold, and there occurs what comes to be called the “glitch” — a grave danger of disemprobablization.” Intrigued can’t wait to see how Mr. Burka creative directs what looks to be an awesome project.

Visit site (http://glitch.com/)

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community, creativity, design, facebook, flickr, glitch, mmorpg, social, tinyspeck

Bookmark: Microsoft’s Creative Destruction

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:36:30 -0800

“Its founder, Bill Gates, is not only the most generous philanthropist in history, but has also inspired thousands of his employees to give generously themselves. No one in his right mind should wish Microsoft failure.” I’ve poked fun at Microsoft many times in the past, but it is sad how they can’t innovate at all. Instead of a long slow Microsoft failure it would be nice to see them turn the ship around. I’m not holding my breath though, and look to them as an example of what not to do with your corporate culture.

Visit site (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/04/opinion/04brass.html?pagewanted=all)

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culture, design, innovation, management, microsoft, technology

Bookmark: Vans and the places where they were.

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:00:46 -0800

“Over the course of the project the vans themselves have become more and more of a rarity. The reasons are as simple as rust and changing tastes; and as complex as government “cash for clunkers” initiatives encouraging more fuel-efficient transportation. Notably, at the same time these vans have been disappearing from our roads – film photography as a visual medium has also begun it’s slow death. Consequently the goal of the project is to one day shoot the last remaining van on the final frame of photographic film in existence. Then the project will be finished.” Epic.

Visit site (http://californiavans.arloartists.com/portfolios/22211-view-images)

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cars, design, photo, photography, vans, vintage

Bookmark: Comcast now Xfinity

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:53:23 -0800

“This re-branding comes as Comcast has struggled to rebuild its reputation because of poor service and problems with its network that resulted in telephone and Internet outages. Its customer-satisfaction rating is among the lowest in the industry, but it has improved slightly in the last year.” And a terrible name like this is going to help how?

Visit site (http://www.philly.com/inquirer/business/20100204_Comcast_unveils_new_brand_name_and_logo.html)

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branding, business, comcast, xfinity

Bookmark: HipHop for PHP: Move Fast

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:49:24 -0800

I work with some of the most amazing engineers in the business. I’m still amazed at what the did with this.

Visit site (http://developers.facebook.com/news.php?blog=1&story=358)

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facebook, hiphop, php

Bookmark: Widgets for iPad?

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:45:11 -0800

Coworker Kevin Fox on the potential for widgets on the iPad. Great stuff.

Visit site (http://fury.com/2010/02/do-the-ipads-missing-apps-point-to-a-multitasking-dashboard/)

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apple, ipad, kevinfox, widgets

Bookmark: SublimeVideo

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:35:17 -0800

The future of video on the internet.

Visit site (http://jilion.com/sublime/video)

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css, html5, javascript, video, webdevelopment

Bookmark: Football Games Have 11 Minutes of Action

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:41:17 -0800

“There’s very little actual football in a football game.” I rarely record a game since I can’t stand not watching it in real time, but when I do I’m always blown away by how quickly I can skip through it.

Visit site (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704281204575002852055561406.html)

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advertising, football, games, infographics, news, sports, statistics, tv

Bookmark: Balls Beer for Health Care Reform

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 11:03:48 -0800

Get some balls.

Visit site (http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMlPE1lV_5Y)

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america, balls, beer, healthcare

Bookmark: Instax Windows

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 10:38:08 -0800

Love these. They remind me of these shots I took last year only lined up better and a bit more clever.

Visit site (http://www.flickr.com/photos/slightlynorth/sets/72157616810406509/)

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instax, meta, photos

Bookmark: BookBook

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:51:21 -0800

“Twelve South opens a new chapter in Mac protection with BookBook, a totally original, vintage hardback case designed exclusively for MacBook.” It’s pretty hard not to like everything Twelve South sells.

Visit site (http://blog.twelvesouth.com/bookbook/)

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case, gifts, macbook, macbookpro

Bookmark: Realism in UI Design

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:45:56 -0800

Great article about how detailed a rendering of an object can drastically change our perception of it’s meaning.

Visit site (http://ignorethecode.net/blog/2010/01/21/realism_in_ui_design/)

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design, icon, psychology, ui, userinterface, webdesign

Bookmark: Backstretch

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:32:32 -0800

Easy Full Screen Background Images with jQuery by Scott Robbin. Saved for later.

Visit site (http://srobbin.com/blog/easy-full-screen-background-images-with-jquery/)

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jquery, webdevelopment

Bookmark: Classy Camera Strap

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:34:08 -0800

Love the style and quick release swivel snaps on this on this “classy” camera strap.

Visit site (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=37666511)

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camera, cameras, camerastrap, etsy, gifts, photography, shopping, via:dotsara

Entry: A New Canvas

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:05:54 -0800

Fever pitch would best describe the current rumor and excitement level going on right now about the new Apple Tablet/Slate/flat-thing-a-ma-bob that’s set to be announced on January 27th. I’m excited about it sure, a touch skeptical that it’ll be a huge game changer, but a big part of me really hopes it is.

I’m sure the hardware is going to be sexy, I’m confident Apple is going to come up with a way to do some sort of text entry, maybe not for your next novel, but it’ll work. If this sucker is wildly successful and sells like hotcakes, what gets me excited is that there’s going to be a new way to design digital content.

This new Apple device, in addition to whatever else they may be planning, could create a new ecosystem that gives people a reason to purchase periodical type content again. To spend a little extra for something exclusive, for the video and the audio additions, but also because it’s designed better.

Why would people want this?

It’s two simple words—premium content. Think HBO or Showtime. The Wall Street Journal has been able to carve out a nice little niche on the web too. The problem is people think of that content as free, and it works well that way.

That said, I miss reading the newspaper and beautifully laid out magazines, something a bit more researched and without that feel that I need to click the next item in my feed reader. I don’t want to deal with the hassle of an actual paper or the environmental impact of all that waste.

I want the best of both worlds. Beautifully laid out content, complete with audio and video, but delivered to me automatically on a device that’s designed to read on. Not something that’s already has too many alerts and notifications to pull me away from reading, watching or listening.

What makes this different then just a fancy website?

First, just go check out this Mag+ concept by Bonnier R&D. Still not convinced?

With a device like this, the content would be designed to be consumed on that specific device size (whatever it is) and not have to worry about fixed vs. fluid layouts and IE6 like designers have to do on the web. It could have full CSS3 support, no cross browser javascript woes and a much larger set of native type to choose from pre-loaded on the device.

Best of all, all the web designers out there would already know how to build for it because the content that will be produced for this new device will use HTML/CSS/Javascript and wouldn’t require them to learn Objective-C. Sure, it’ll probably offer the ability for developers to write apps in that too, but I’m talking about the designers formatting the content to be consumed on the device.

And then, the big one, getting paid for your content directly instead of relying on advertising with some sort of subscription model that’s built right into iTunes where Apple is already storing credit cards.

Why would content producers want this?

Clearly the big newspapers are struggling, hell they whole media industry is struggling to sustain themselves on the internet. If Apple is able to change the game, this might help give them a revenue model they’ve been searching for since they haven’t been able to come up with something better than drowning their sites with ads. Of course, Apple wouldn’t be opposed to taking a cut to provide a new model they haven’t been able to come up with yet.

In the end, I’m less concerned about all the specifications of the new device and more excited about the potential it can offer designers. Better tools and a canvas for richer experiences, a revenue model that gives content producers a better way to create and consumers higher quality, beautiful content.

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apple, canvas, design, future, speculation, tablet

Bookmark: The A-Team trailer

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:45:14 -0800

Now officially out and in HD. Man, this looks so terrible and yet awesome at the same time. I can’t wait.

Visit site (http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808402981/video/17565315)

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ateam, movie, trailer

Bookmark: Dispersion of Sound Waves in Ice Sheets

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:26:46 -0800

Might as well be ray guns.

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environment, ice, music, sound, via:dotsara

Bookmark: Less and More catalog

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:47:38 -0800

It’s out!

Visit site (http://www.vitsoe.com/en/us/shop/product/8)

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catalog, design, dieterrams

Bookmark: Priori Acute

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:23:32 -0800

“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.” Stunning stuff, and I’ve always had a bit of a thing for Stealth bombers and Escher.

Visit site (http://www.emigre.com/EFfeature.php?di=214)

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escher, font, stealthbomber, typography, via:dotsara

Bookmark: A Peek Into Netflix Queues

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 22:20:10 -0800

“Examine Netflix rental patterns, neighborhood by neighborhood, in a dozen cities.” Truly fascinating interactive graphic. The Mad Men pattern is particularly interesting.

Visit site (http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/01/10/nyregion/20100110-netflix-map.html)

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culture, design, film, flash, graphics, infographics, map, maps, netflix, nyt, nytimes, visualisation, visualization

Bookmark: Mint Cleaner

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:54:27 -0800

I’m curious how often you have to change out the dry cleaner pads, but I definitely want one of these.

Visit site (http://www.notcot.com/archives/2010/01/mint_cleaner.php)

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automaticfloorcleaner, mintcleaner, roomba

Bookmark: A-Team Trailer

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:50:58 -0800

“I love it when a plan comes together.”

Visit site (http://vimeo.com/8616405)

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ateam, movie, trailer

Bookmark: Greig Brebner’s better umbrella, ella, ella

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:30:07 -0800

“An umbrella is only as strong as the tension able to be applied to the fabric stretched across the ribs. Taut fabric across the frame equals a strong umbrella, but as soon as the fabric tears away from a spike, or comes away from the ribs and comes loose, the whole strength of the umbrella is compromised.” It seems almost ridiculous this hasn’t been thought of before.

Visit site (http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/greig_brebners_better_umbrella_ella_ella_15674.asp?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+core77%2Fblog+%28Core77.com%27s+design+blog%29)

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bluntumbrella, design, industrialdesign, umbrella, via:jvollmer

Bookmark: Victorian Infographics

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:52:51 -0800

I love the attention to detail given to these infographics. The craft and time that went into creating them is so apparent. My assumption is it’s because people really thought they would be around for a long time. Unfortunately, it’s all to common for me to feel the stuff I’m working on is just going to be deleted pixels in a few years.

Visit site (http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.com/2009/12/victorian-infographics.html)

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art, culture, design, graphics, illustration, infographic, infographics, informationdesign, inspiration, map, maps, science, victorian, vintage, visualization

Bookmark: The Cost of Care

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:07:55 -0800

“The United States spends more on medical care per person than any country, yet life expectancy is shorter than in most other developed nations and many developing ones. Lack of health insurance is a factor in life span and contributes to an estimated 45,000 deaths a year.” Be sure and click on the graph.

Visit site (http://blogs.ngm.com/blog_central/2009/12/the-cost-of-care.html)

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design, government, health, healthcare, infographic, infographics, insurance, politics, visualization

Bookmark: Jessica Hische

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:37:50 -0800

She’s got game.

Visit site (http://jessicahische.com/typographizes/an-illustrative-initial-every-day)

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design, designer, font, graphicdesign, illustration, illustrator, inspiration, portfolio, type, typography, vintage, work