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A small poem

Thu, 16 May 2013 04:24:45 -0400

Herbert the Hedgehog
Lives in our fridge,
Sometimes he brings his bald friend Midge.
They nibble on apples, peas and bananas
And at bedtime Midge puts on his
Spiky Pyjamas.

Q on Flickr.

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:57:11 -0400

Q on Flickr.

"I can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I’m frightened of the old..."

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:25:42 -0400

“I can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I’m frightened of the old ones.”

- John Cage, composer.

Lego Casino Royale on Devour.com

Tue, 14 May 2013 04:40:00 -0400

Lego Casino Royale on Devour.com

"They promised us life in space, flying cars, and jetpacks but all we got were pocket-sized..."

Fri, 10 May 2013 09:39:31 -0400

“They promised us life in space, flying cars, and jetpacks but all we got were pocket-sized rectangles containing all human knowledge. FAIL.”

- Jason Kottke

Ubrickian Landspeeder 9000 Z001 — Kitbashed — The Origins of Star Wars

Wed, 08 May 2013 07:47:53 -0400

Ubrickian Landspeeder 9000 Z001 — Kitbashed — The Origins of Star Wars

ckck: R.I.P. Ray Harryhausen.

Wed, 08 May 2013 04:06:00 -0400

ckck:

R.I.P. Ray Harryhausen.

Hypercritical: Beauty, Truth, and Jony Ive

Wed, 08 May 2013 04:04:31 -0400

Hypercritical: Beauty, Truth, and Jony Ive:

shaneguiter:

It’s interesting that Jobs and Ive saw eye to eye on hardware design and yet seemed far apart, at least in Jobs’s final years, when it comes to software design. While Jobs was reportedly a champion of rich Corinthian leather, Ive could only wince when asked about it in an interview.

I’m confident that we’ll see less leather, wood, felt, and animated reel-to-reel tapes in Apple’s future software products, but the question remains: what does it mean for an application or an OS to be true to itself?

I’m not sure how Ive will express that concept, but Loren Brichter, creator of Tweetie andLetterpress, offers one possible interpretation on an episode of the Debug podcast (starting at 6:10, and again at 1:02:26, specifically mentioning Ive). Letterpress is an exemplar of the so-called “flat design” aesthetic (and it’s also currently featured on the front page of Apple.com). Brichter designed the look and feel of Letterpress based on the things that modern graphics hardware is naturally good at doing: drawing and manipulating flat planes of mostly solid colors.

Mohawk Connects

Wed, 08 May 2013 04:02:34 -0400

Mohawk Connects

iPhone, iPad, and iPod Benchmarks - Geekbench Browser

Tue, 07 May 2013 09:27:33 -0400

iPhone, iPad, and iPod Benchmarks - Geekbench Browser

Fraser Speirs - Blog - The iOS 7 Power User Challenge

Tue, 07 May 2013 06:47:34 -0400

Fraser Speirs - Blog - The iOS 7 Power User Challenge

AIGA Bright Lights Video: Hoefler and Frere-Jones. Heroes of...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:11:00 -0400

AIGA Bright Lights Video: Hoefler and Frere-Jones. Heroes of mine.

How to make a typeface - start with an ‘O’ (all round), then an ‘H’ (all straight), then a ‘D’ (a bit of both). This will define the whole typeface.

Magical nerdiness.

Berg's "Inception"-Like Map of NYC Gets A Reprint | Co.Design: business innovation design

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 05:59:56 -0400

Berg's "Inception"-Like Map of NYC Gets A Reprint | Co.Design: business innovation design

thisistheverge: 66 Behind the Scenes Pics from THE EMPIRE...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 14:15:11 -0400

thisistheverge:

66 Behind the Scenes Pics from THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK - Imgur

Thanks, imgur.

Grasshopper is a 10-story Vertical Takeoff Vertical Landing...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:10:00 -0400

Grasshopper is a 10-story Vertical Takeoff Vertical Landing (VTVL) vehicle that SpaceX has designed to test the technologies needed to return a rocket back to Earth intact. While most rockets are designed to burn up in the atmosphere during reentry, SpaceX’s rockets are being designed to return to the launch pad for a vertical landing.

Looks like the video goes into reverse half way through. Amazing.

jsc2012e065055 by NASA_JSC_Photo on Flickr. Wow. It would be...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 07:27:00 -0400

jsc2012e065055 by NASA_JSC_Photo on Flickr.

Wow. It would be worth writing a science fiction book about this just so you could use this photo on the cover.

Creative Review - Margaret Thatcher: the Marmite PM

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:23:00 -0400

Creative Review - Margaret Thatcher: the Marmite PM:

What's The Secret To Design Innovation? Extreme Immersion | Co.Design: business innovation design

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 06:55:00 -0400

What's The Secret To Design Innovation? Extreme Immersion | Co.Design: business innovation design

Evolution in action. Via kottke.

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 04:48:00 -0400

Evolution in action. Via kottke.

fastcodesign: The Life Of Steve Jobs, Rendered As An Old-School...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 04:36:00 -0400

fastcodesign:

The Life Of Steve Jobs, Rendered As An Old-School Mac Desktop

This interactive online memorial, rendered as a pixel-perfect simulation of the original Macintosh OS, separates Jobs’ life into folders, with each milestone presented as its own program.

Here’s the scoop.