June 2008
54 posts
Inspiration series: Posters →
Great collection of posters, with a mix of design styles and posters from ye olde days and some more current, compiled by Veerle.
Signed Limited Edition Letterpress Poster, 16"x24" →
Awesome. Bought.
Brand New: This Way to the Cosmos →
Great looking rebrand for the Sendai Astronomical Observatory.
Birthday party snub sparks debate →
This is ridiculous. Not being offended is not a civil right.
Kerning and OpenType features in Firefox 3 →
Ralf Herrmann: “When ligatures are thrown in that are wrong in the used context or language, I would rather see no ligatures at all.” Agreed. The Kerning is nice, though.
MTV Casting Call for "Digital Artist" Reality... →
Contestants will “compete in teams of 4 participants each for prizes by creating animations, websites, short films, sound mixes and more in the ‘Engine Room’.” Sadly, you have to use HP computers.
Rogers announces iPhone rates in Canada →
No unlimited data plan at any price. $115 a month gets you 2GBs, which might be enough. But 400MB at the $60 price point just plain sucks. Sorry my Canadian friends.
The New Yorker: Animal Tales →
What do animals think of humans and their lot in life. It’s always funny to anthropomorphise animals—until some ALF whacko fire-bombs a medical research center.
Better CSS Font Stacks →
Nathan Ford explains why Font Stacks are not as simple as choosing serif or sans-serif. He also provides a list of recommended font stacks optimized for both headlines and body copy that, on first glance, looks pretty sharp to me.
Wall-E on Rotten Tomatoes. →
98% positive reviews as of this posting. Astounding, I can’t wait to see it.
99 Rental.com →
iTunes has a rental of the week that it sells for $0.99. This site will let you know what’s new and when it becomes available. Looking at past titles, it’s hit and miss. Via Daring Fireball.
A Personal Hero.
Meet Emily Rosa (see photo). I just learned of her for the first time tonight, but she instantly became a personal hero of mine.
While watching a new episode of Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, a show that seeks to expose the unrational side of popular culture, I learned of Emily Rosa. The episode was on “Alternative Medicine.” You know, crystals, energy, chi, and all the baggage that...
NYTimes: Justices Rule for Individual Gun Rights →
Whereas we remember that the right to self defense makes all other liberties possible.
Exaggeration with Maps →
Examples of how data can be misleading on a map due to constraints of the medium. All three examples depict a situation worse than what is reality. Via kottke.org.
Flickr: Brilliant Crank's Photostream
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Greg posted new photos to his flickr stream. Nice.
25 Perfect Movie Posters →
Some are, I think, less than perfect. But there are some real gems in this list. Pulp Fiction, in my opinion, top among them.
Anivers — birth of a typeface →
Jos Buivenga details the creation of his free typeface Anivers. Particularly interesting is the details on creating italic, small-caps and bold faces for the family. I’m using Buivenga’s Museo as the logotype for this tumblelog.
Penn & Teller: Bullshit! →
The official blog of one of my favorite television shows, Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
NYTimes: Supreme Court Rejects Death Penalty for... →
We’re one step closer to eliminating the Death Penalty all together.
The 10 Commandments of Web Design →
The results from a survey taken by BusinessWeek. I might add, “Thou shalt always remember the context in which thou designs.”
Video: Mexicans and Machines →
Reason.tv and The Drew Carey project take a closer look at the debate over NAFTA and Jobs in the light of a new election year.
Feedback
So the initial response on this little tumble blog design has been overwhelmingly positive. I think the concept stands on its own rather well. Naturally, there is a lot of things that could be improved. Improved functionality, design, etc. I really think it will be worth exploring as I develop this further.
First and foremost, the legend at the top of the page. As it is now, it provides a visual...
Live Search with Quicksilver Style →
This feels really slick for a live search feature. Great, simple implementation. Check out the archives page or the simplified demo to see it in action.
WatchWhere the Hell is Matt? (2008) on Vimeo (via Ryan)
Publish a Podcast with ExpressionEngine — Episode... →
More of the EE goodness from Ryan. Yep. Awesome.
Random observations - Part 2 →
Eric Karjaluoto makes some observations on working as a design professional, but I think many of these could be used as life lessons. Also, don’t miss part 1.
Merger Leads to Extended Results →
“I always wondered what the combination of European sensitivity, American innovation, and Asia’s pioneering spirit would look like. And, unfortunately, now I know: Purple Helvetica Extended. “
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Streams
Today would be the first official day of what I’m going to call an experiment. Beaten to a bloody pulp by how slowly Movable Type 4 runs on my dreamhost hosted personal website, I’ve been absent from posting links, photos, videos and other niceties on the web.
I have, indeed, been designing a new version of that website. And yes, I am planning to put it together using Expression...
Timesphere Clock, White Dial, Red Ball by Gideon... →
Would make a nice addition to my home decor.
Little more than a cameo: 19 stellar cinematic... →
Number two should’ve been number one, but still a good list nontheless.
Art Space Tokyo →
Must buy ASAP. Via Subtraction.
Seven dirty words →
Just in case you needed a refresher. Also, you should take the time to look up Lenny Bruce.
Comedian George Carlin dies in L.A. →
We’ve lost a true freedom fighter.
Tornado hits university's research reactor in... →
Democrats claim Tornado had Conservative bias.
Indiana Jones and the Fonts on the Maps →
Mark Simonson notes that the historical accuracy of typography in the Indiana Jones movies is generally pretty good—with the exception of the travel scenes with the Maps.
Fields Arranged by Purity →
L’ funny.
Celebrity
Me: lisa omg omg omg
Me: are you the lisa?
Lisa: well duuuhhh
Me: can I get your autograph!?
Lisa: psh i don't talk to people LOWER than I
Me: oh oh oh, will you pose for a picture with me!?!?
Lisa: please