Archive for May, 2010
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May 11th, 2010
The Changing Typography of the Web…
It’s like the ‘Wizard of Oz’ moment when they go from black and white to color.
Tal Leming, The changing typography of the Web
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May 11th, 2010
Flash on Android demo: Double fail
Flash on Android demo crashes twice. Speaker says “What site would you like to see?” Someone says “Hulu.” Speaker says, “Hulu doesn’t work.
Jeff Croft, On the Android Flash demo at FlashCamp Seattle
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May 9th, 2010
The underdog unadvantage
As an avid sportsman and general all-round supporter of the underdog (I am a Leeds United fan after all), I found Liz Danzico’s post ‘The underdog unadvantage’ interesting. I always maintained the man in black had something against my teams. Now I know why.
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May 5th, 2010
It’s not print vs. web…
It’s not print vs. web. It’s attention vs. apathy.
— Derek Powazek [@fraying]
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May 4th, 2010
Yves Behar Glasses
I’ve long admired the work Yves Behar, a Swiss-born, San Francisco based award winning industrial designer and founder of fuseproject.
Behar, a self-professed futurist, humanist and naturalist, is best known for his involvement with the One Laptop per Child organisation. In 2005 he became chief industrial designer of the XO-1 (AKA the $100 Laptop). His vast portfolio also includes work for companies such as Herman Miller, Apple, Coca-Cola, Puma and Google.
His set-top box design for Canal+, a French premium pay television service, is well worth checking out. The aptly named, ‘Le Cube’ is absolutely stunning.
fuseproject have most recently been involved with the ‘See Better to Learn Better’ programme that aims to provide Mexican school children with free eyeglasses.
The collaboration between the non-profit and Yves Béhar/fuseproject has lead to Collección Escolar 2010. A collection of customizable and iconic corrective eyewear that is specifically designed for students, ages 6-18 years old.
I want a black and white pair. Right now.
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May 4th, 2010
Heavens Above!
Jon, a New York based writer and director, has created this moving mini-documentary about the dying art of Ad painting. Set in the dizzy heights of New York City the short film tells of how a profession, that once dominated the billboard industry, has dwindled as a result of cheaper, easier, mass-produced methods coming to the fore. I guess progress isn’t always a good thing.
“[We do things the] same way Michelangelo did the Sistine Chapel. He did patterns, used charcoals and mixed his own paint. There’s no easier way to do it. That’s just the way it is.
Via: Chris Armstrong