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Waxy.org: Kind of Screwed
Andy Baio wound up paying $32,500 to settle a copyright dispute over the "Kind of Bloop" cover art. It was a pixel art homage to the photograph on the cover of "Kind of Blue."
copyright  design  photography  jerks 
june 2011 by McChris
Designers Make Data Much Easier to Digest - NYTimes.com
The NYTimes got around to reporting on data visualization in April 2011.
visualization  design 
april 2011 by McChris
Stacey, Simplified portfolios
Stacey is an easier way to create a portfolio site.
No database setup or installation files, simply drop the application on a server and it runs.
web_publishing  CMS  design 
september 2009 by McChris
Design Observer: Annals of Ephemera, Part III: Aging 2.0
Jessica Helfand discusses techniques that are used to make new goods look old, and what it might say about our culture. I wonder if this is a white thing; the article doesn't seem to make any claims about ethnicity, but it sure seems white.
preservation  design 
july 2008 by McChris
Positive Space: 30 Essential PDF Documents Every Designer Should Download
I find pdfs maddening, but I suppose graphic designers trained in print prefer the format.
design  reference  list 
june 2008 by McChris
Social Design Notes: Water Table
design  journalism  development  information_design  weird 
may 2008 by McChris
Photoshop Brushes: Your Number one source for Photoshop Brushes
This site has oodles of no-cost Photoshop brushes.
photoshop  design  useful 
april 2008 by McChris
Experimental Gameplay Project
This initiative aims to be something like the Dogme 95 of gaming. Developers are asked to develop relatively simple computer games about a common theme - over the course of one week. This could lead to some interesting new instructional approaches.
gaming  education  design 
march 2008 by McChris
Corbis Readymech Cam
Corbis commissioned these neat designs for pinhole cameras that use 35mm film.
DIY  photography  neato  design 
march 2008 by McChris
An Introduction to Information Design
John Emerson has created a pamphlet introducing information design concepts for activists and advocacy groups.
design  information_design  activism  CreativeCommons 
february 2008 by McChris
AIGA Journal of Design: This Is Not Only a Test
Phil Patton examines TV test patterns and other media tests in this essay.
TV  history  design 
february 2008 by McChris
Neatorama:The Evolution of Tech Companies Logos
Here's one of the most erudite discussions of logo design history. It's funny how some logos, like the one Paul Rand designed for IBM have endured, while old logos I prefer - like the multicolor Apple logo - have fallen by the wayside.
design  branding  technology  linkbait 
february 2008 by McChris
Texas License Plates
Folks can vote for a new Texas license plate design at this site. The new plates will go into production in January 2009.
texas  transportation  poll  design 
february 2008 by McChris
Industry and Traditional Communication
BoingBoing says, "A group of students at an "Interactive Art Director" course at Hyper Island in Sweden have produced a pitch-perfect "educational film" about their field; the short's a great little homage to the golden age of industrial films."
advertising  video  design  nostalgia 
february 2008 by McChris
The History of Visual Communication
I don't know enough about this topic to evaluate the quality of this history, presumably written for undergrads, but it's definitely a good source of images for teaching.
design  history  reference  print 
february 2008 by McChris
Flash Kit Tutorials: Old Scratchy Movie Effect
Here's how to get a scratchy film effort for Flash animation using action script.
Flash  design  nostalgia  irony  howto 
january 2008 by McChris
The Boston Globe: What font says 'Change'?
This article about presidential campaign logos is a good discussion of typography for the layman.
design  typography  elections  politics 
january 2008 by McChris
USPS 2008 stamp collection includes Eames!
The postal service plans to issue stamps commemorating the work of designers Charles and Ray Eames.
design  philately  awesome 
january 2008 by McChris
Reading Tea Leaves and Campaign Logos
Cartoonist Ward Sutton analyzes Presidential campaign logos in fourteen panels
comics  design  politics  branding 
november 2007 by McChris
Tank Books: Tales to take your breath away
I would like to get one of these for my sister as a Christmas present, but I don't think they have US distribution. The titles they have lean toward the macho side, with Conrad and Hemmingway.
design  humor  print  neato  literature 
november 2007 by McChris
iPod Nano Skins | GelaSkins
Cool arty skins for your iPod.
iPod  shopping  design 
november 2007 by McChris
All hail squirrel (or any other furry friend--in this case, skunk), king of the yard!
Wouldn't you think if you made an awesome squirrel feeder, they would use a squirrel rather than a skunk in the promotional shot?
design  silly 
november 2007 by McChris
Core77: 5 reasons why the iPhone is older than you think
"So how old is your iPhone? I would argue that some aspects of the design were surprisingly dated on delivery." I suspect that users want iPhones because the UI is familiar. Learning a new phone UI is a pain.
Apple  design  whatever 
september 2007 by McChris
blueprintcss
This CSS framework supposedly makes it easy to create nice grid layouts.
blog  webdesign  design  CSS 
august 2007 by McChris
Bokardo: The Opaque Value Problem (or, Why do people use Twitter?)
I haven't heard of the Opaque Value Problem before, but it's a good way to describe how something as seemingly vapid as Twitter can be meaningful for some users.
Web2.0  design  Twitter 
june 2007 by McChris
Iminlikewithyou and Game Design in the Web at kev/null
ILWY has quite an engaging interface, and this post discusses the transaction costs that make the dating site interesting.
design  economics  Web2.0 
june 2007 by McChris
Design Observer: Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Typeface
This handy list of typography tips is largely geared toward print design, since none of your Web readers are going to have Frutiger installed.
print  design  typography 
may 2007 by McChris
Bokardo: The hidden lives of MySpacers
Josh Porter addresses complaints about the design of MySpace by pointing out that users are drawn to the site because of the user base. I might go even further and say that many younger users would feel a significant social cost by not using the site.
design  yasns  myspace 
april 2007 by McChris
Design Observer: Are JPEGs the New Album Covers?
This article lamenting the loss of the album cover in the age of compressed music files reminds me of the same discourse when the little paper booklets in CD cases replaces the 12 inch sleeve. And, yeah, I bought an LP of New Order's _Brotherhood_ because
music  mp3  design 
april 2007 by McChris
Stanford Magazine: Information Expert Edward Tufte
This alumni magazine profile offers a glowing, but insightful portrait of Tufte.
design  statistics  information_design 
april 2007 by McChris
Hypebeast: New Balance Joy Division
These crazy commemorative New Balance shoes appropriate the cover art from "Unknown Pleasures" on the sole design. I can't imagine there are many Joy Division fans that collect sneakers, but perhaps the movie will stimulate interest.
whoa  clothing  design  punk 
april 2007 by McChris
Daring Fireball: Deal With It
John Gruber takes a transaction-cost lite approach to explaining the idea of cognitive load. Not only do I agree that iCal requires too much user effort, I'd say it's darn near unusable.
Apple  design  email  chat 
march 2007 by McChris
Bokardo: More Thoughts on the Impending Death of Information Architecture
This really interesting post criticizes the idea of Information Architecture for reducing design issues to issues of information.
design  webdesign  information_design 
march 2007 by McChris
Eyeteeth: Campaign 2.0: Obama's Social Network
Interesting design critique of barackobama.com argues that the site is free of Web 2.0 design cliches. Are you kidding? His logo has multiple gradients and strays too close to goatse territory.
politics2.0  Web2.0  design 
february 2007 by McChris
Paint Chip Card Holders
This cool project reminds me I need to get some business cards made.
howto  DIY  design  craft  neato 
february 2007 by McChris
Core77: Is design political?
As a cultural studies person, the answer is obviously "yes," but Jennie Winhall's Foulcauldian essay might be good for introducing undergrads to the power issues embedded in the design of things.
design  power  politics 
february 2007 by McChris
Wooster Collective: Salvation Army Campaign in Brasil
This cool advertising campaign promotes The Salvation Army by posting refuse cardboard to walls.
advertising  streetart  bricolage  design  Brazil 
february 2007 by McChris
AIGA: New U? Unions have an Image Problem
This article from last year says "Compare unions with companies, and unions appear to lack a sophisticated up-to-date visual language capable of rising to the rhetorical challenge."
labor  branding  design 
february 2007 by McChris
The Artist's Toolkit: Space
I may use this cute little Flash animation explaining positive and negative space in class.
design  video 
february 2007 by McChris
pdf-mags.com
I didn't realize there were enough .pdf magazines to merit a portal devoted to the projects. I guess they're like podcasts for print designers and 'zinesters, or maybe it's just a German thing.
magazine  design  distribution  zine  weird 
january 2007 by McChris
Social Design Notes: Red Crystal
The International Committee of the Red Cross has added the Red Crystal as an alternative symbol for regions where religious symbols may inflame violence.
design  NGO  israel 
january 2007 by McChris
Free Arts & Crafts Style Fonts
font  design 
january 2007 by McChris
A List Apart: Whitespace
Via Jon Lebowsky
typography  design  useful  howto 
january 2007 by McChris
kuler
Adobe's new online color picker has Digg-like crowdsourcing features. You can create a palette for other users to vote on. I'm not crazy about the UI, however.
color  design  Web2.0  Adobe 
january 2007 by McChris
virtualpolitik: No President Left Behind
Liz Losh critiques the Bush administration's information design.
design  politics  chartjunk 
december 2006 by McChris
Atomiq: Taxonomy of tagging systems
folksonomy  Web2.0  design 
december 2006 by McChris
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Public Beta
This is interesting, but it's more of a band-aid than an act of goodwill. Adobe is allowing users to download a beta of the next-generation version while they bring the Intel-native OS X version to market.
photoshop  design  OSX  business 
december 2006 by McChris
The 10 most popular newspaper typefaces
typography  design  list  newspaper 
december 2006 by McChris
.net magazine: Caterina Fake
In this interview, the Flickr co-founder discusses her strategy for building an online community.
Flickr  interview  Web2.0  design  business 
december 2006 by McChris
Thoughts around "Social by Design"...
Tom Coates offers a retort to the notion inspired by MySpace that design doesn't influence the success of online social software.
myspace  yasns  design  Web2.0 
november 2006 by McChris
A glossary of typographic terms
A brief glossary from Adobe detailing typographic jargon.
typography  reference  design 
november 2006 by McChris
The Scourge of Arial
Mark Simonson reveals the interesting behind-the-scenes story behind Arial. We can't really blame Microsoft for this one, but perhaps we can cast a judgmental eye toward Adobe.
typography  history  design  font 
november 2006 by McChris
AIGA: Symbol signs
US Department of Transportation symbol signs developed in the 1970s available for download in gif and eps format.
design  useful  clipart 
november 2006 by McChris
Map Symbols & Patterns for NPS Maps
Stock symbols and patterns used by the National Park Service. These Adobe Illustrator documents are in the public domain.
design  clipart  freeculture  map 
november 2006 by McChris
Tea Light Photo Holders
Note the sample picture on the right. Fifty bucks says the creator is a dude.
DIY  photography  craft  gender  design 
october 2006 by McChris
AdPulp: PBR Runs For Minnesota Seat
Via eyeteeth, a Minnesota Republican running for the state house has appropriated the Pabst Blue Ribbon logo for his campaign signs. Does this mean my favorite cheap beer is totally over?
elections  design  minnesota  politics  weird 
october 2006 by McChris
CBSNews.com teams with Answers.com
Alt-clicking on a word at CBSnews.com will pull up an Answers.com entry, most of which are pulled from Wikipedia. I sort of doubt users will catch on to this design trick (and I couldn't get it to work on my Mac), but it's interesting nonethel
wikipedia  design  TV  freeculture 
october 2006 by McChris
megapixel comparison and maximum print size charts
This chart and explanations is useful for understanding how much of an image you can squeeze out of your camera.
photography  useful  design 
october 2006 by McChris
Central Scrutinizer: “Web 2.0 ‘exit strategy’” badges
Web2.0  business  design  humor 
october 2006 by McChris
A Greener Apple
Nice Greenpeace parody lobbying Apple to produce more environmentally friendly products.
Apple  activism  design  environmentalism  parody 
september 2006 by McChris
one shot tutorial
How to make a sixteen-page zine from a single sheet of paper.
zine  design  citizensmedia  DIY 
september 2006 by McChris
Who Is Jonathan Ive?
Business Week profile of Apple's lead product designer.
design  Apple  business 
september 2006 by McChris
Fall of Autumn: Punk Rock Clip Art: Series 2
I'm not sure what I'd use this for, but an interesting resource nonetheless.
zine  punk  clipart  DIY  design 
august 2006 by McChris
Design Observer: The Ovalization of The American Mind
I'm surprised this article never mentions the rounded corners used in many Web 2.0 designs, since it argues that American design has transitioned to smooth curves from the tight boxes of the 20th century.
design  blog 
august 2006 by McChris
Helvetica, The Film
This is an upcoming documentary about what is probably the world's most overused typeface. Please ignore the face you're currently reading...
typography  film  documentary  design  history 
august 2006 by McChris
Lego Advertising/Design Goodness
Wow, these minimal Lego print ads really capture how the bricks stoke the imagination.
toys  advertising  design  awesome 
august 2006 by McChris
yh collab: redesign famous logos in web 2.0 format!
Yay Hooray! users submit logos of mostly old-economy companies rendered with lots of Web 2.0 gradient goodness. You have to dig through the forum, but there's some winners like the Wu 2.0 branding.
humor  Web2.0  design 
july 2006 by McChris
LED Bed
I mentioned this at the Austin Bloggers Stammtisch last night, so I thought I would put it up here. This guy has created clusters of RGB LEDs to create lighting tones.
DIY  geek  hack  LED  design 
july 2006 by McChris
Urban Fonts - Eroded Fonts
It seems like you get what you pay for with free fonts, but I can think of how a few of these fonts might be useful for projects. It has a nice feature that allows you do type in text which is rendered in the fonts.
font  design  useful 
july 2006 by McChris
zefrank on ugly MySpace profiles
This vlog post situates ugly MySpace profiles within the history of print design and adds a little Web 2.0 sassy sauce.
myspace  design  typography  production  authorship  history  video 
july 2006 by McChris
DHTML Timeline of JFK Asassination
Via Waxy...
JFK  history  ajax  design  Web2.0  visualization 
june 2006 by McChris
• sonic fabric •
"A textile woven from recycled audio cassette tape." It doesn't come cheap.
clothing  design  oldmedia 
june 2006 by McChris
Da Myspace Hustlerz - May 2006
How-tos for "pimping out" your MySpace profile.
myspace  yasns  design  DIY 
june 2006 by McChris
Graphic language for touch / timo arnall
These icons are designed to identify how a given RFID tag operates.
surveillance  design  rfid 
may 2006 by McChris
How to Silkscreen Posters and Shirts
This is a nice little tutorial. I've been meaning to learn how to silkscreen for like ever.
useful  art  clothing  design  DIY 
may 2006 by McChris
Mark Simonson - Anonymous(tm)
I'm sick of Andale Mono and even sicker of Monaco, so I went on a quest for a cool fixed-width font. This is what I came up with.
font  browser  fixed-width  design  typography 
may 2006 by McChris
panopticist: There Is Something Weird Going on With the Clock on "24"
Here is some flagrant typographic geekery, courtesty of bOINGbOING.
TV  geek  design  typography 
may 2006 by McChris
Umbra - Conceal book shelf
I don't care if this was on bOINGbOING, I want about a half-dozen of these for my apartment. I've got a decent amount of bookshelf space these days, but this would be nice for the books I'm currently using for classes.They need an extra-large size for cou
awesome  books  useful  design 
may 2006 by McChris
More del.icio.us visualisations...
Pretty visualizations of del.icio.us bookmarks.
pretty  Web2.0  webdesign  del.icio.us  design 
april 2006 by McChris
Visual Guidelines - colors
University-approved color formulas for burnt orange. #CC5500 == hook 'em!
webdesign  design  utexas  color 
april 2006 by McChris
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