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April 22nd, 2010
If the iPad is “just a big iPhone,” then I’m just a smart monkey.
If the iPad is “just a big iPhone,” then I’m just a smart monkey.
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April 13th, 2010
The Internet is about scale. I was studying this, because I was trying to figure out how big this thing is. Between the dawn of humanity and 2003, roughly 5 Exabytes of information were created. (An Exabyte is roughly a million gigabytes.) We generate that amount in every two days now…. So there is a data explosion. And the data explosion is overwhelming all of us. Of course, this is good business for Google and others who try to sort all this out.
Eric Schmidt, Google CEO
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April 13th, 2010
Alice for the iPad
Alice for the iPad looks like a fun interactive reading experience. I could really do with an iPad to try this out!
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April 12th, 2010
Good design speaks. Good design tells your visitors that you care about your product. Good design at the front-end suggests that everything is in order at the back-end, whether or not that is the case. Good design is what separates the best from the “good-enough”.
Dmitry Fadeyev, The Value of Good Design
Via: David Kaneda
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April 12th, 2010
Jonny Campbell
Jonny Campbell (formerly known as Gonzo Design) has recently designed and launched a new online presence for himself over at jonnycampbell.com. Jonny has wonderfully utilised a unique back-end coding aesthetic that web folk will undoubtedly love. The site also sports a journal that is well worth keeping up with.
Disclaimer: Jonny is studying alongside me on the MA Multidisciplinary Design course at the University of Ulster. He’s also one third of Optic (along with Danny and I).
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April 12th, 2010
Ptarmak
Austin, TX based studio Ptarmak have an amazing portfolio. Their work, like that done for the Chop Shop (above), is massively inspiring. Branding done right.
Via: Jeffrey Zeldman
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April 12th, 2010
Music Philosophy
Music Philosophy is a weekly graphic/typographic interpretation of philosophical song quotes.
Via: Liz Danzico
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April 12th, 2010
In response to the general presumption that the iPad is solely for consuming content:
Given how much work communicating has been for the majority of human history, do you really think that a software keyboard is going to stop people from “creating content” on the iPad?
Derek Powazek
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April 12th, 2010
Swiss Hold’em
I play cards on a regular basis with a bunch of my friends. I’m going to buy a set of these Helvetica inspired playing cards. A snip at $10: Helveticards.
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April 12th, 2010
Lost Illustrations
Lost took over my life when I was 17 years old. Six years later, I’m still hooked. Mike Myers of Drawsgood has created a set of fantastic illustrations depicting our favourite characters from the hit ABC show. Nice job.
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April 12th, 2010
iGotaBigAssPocket
OhNo!Doom Collective have designed conceptual ‘iGotaBigAssPocket’ jeans for kool kids who don’t like carrying their iPads. Brilliant.
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April 12th, 2010
CSSDesk
CSSDesk is an online real-time CSS/HTML test environment created by Josh Pyles. It’s definitely one for the bookmarks; could come in really handy during builds.
Via: Tim Van Damme
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April 12th, 2010
MonoFontpoly
Timba Smits has nailed it with this theoretical font-themed board game. Who would waste their precious time playing boring old Monopoly, when they could spend it buying and selling type in Fontpoly? … Just me? Okay then.
Timba’s vintage illustrative style is fantastic; his portfolio site is well worth a gander.
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April 12th, 2010
Reading Eames
A short while ago, the guys over at House Industries released a type family that made fans of the Eames aesthetic weak at the knees. The culprit: Eames Century Modern.
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April 12th, 2010
Google believes that in three years or so desktops will give way to mobile as the primary screen from which most people will consume information and entertainment.
John Kennedy, Silicon Republic
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April 12th, 2010
Believe in Yourself.
An article on self-belief and false fairy-tales by Matt Johnston. As a fellow Humanist, I wholeheartedly agree with everything he has written in this post.
