Pixel Portraits

Some great little portraits done in pixels. They make good business cards as well. In fact I would kinda like my own one of these, reminds me of the days of playing Police Quest on my Dad’s old 386.

Pixar, titles and type with SUSAN BRADLEY

An interesting, but sadly small, insight into graphic design and movies. Susan talks about how she worked on the titles or Ratatouille and in some of the scenes summing everything up in this quote.

t’s amazing what commitment, authenticity and sleep deprivation can produce. At every step, every pixel was cared for.
(Via Kottke.)

Gmail’s Buggy IMAP Implementation

Gmail’s Buggy IMAP Implementation

Gmail’s labeling system could integrate marvelously with IMAP clients if only it used IMAP keywords. Instead, IMAP mailboxes are used to represent labels. All messages (sent and received) are always available in the “Gmail/[All Mail]” mailbox, so any time a message is labeled, a duplicate message is added to the label’s IMAP [...]

iPhone Mod

I came across this on my lunch breakan absolutely awesome iPhone mod.
When I initially read the headline I was some what amazed that anyone would want to mod their iPhone. Then I saw the pictures. Then I saw they do it to Nano’s. Then I wanted to do it to my Nano. [...]

pictures for sad children

An absolutely awesome “comic” blog. Very nicely executed and instantly into my #1 subscription folder.

Sidepath URL Redirection App released for FREE

Sam Brown’s URL redirection app Sidepath has been released for free.

I have sold to date a couple of hundred copies of Sidepath and recouped what I believe is about the right amount of money that I would have charged a client for creating a little app such as this. Thus, today I am releasing Sidepath [...]

Small Caps

An interesting and educational piece on Small Caps.
I’m continually more and more interested in type and how it should be used and can be used. I’d even go so far as saying the piece of work I’ve enjoyed most this week has been building an application form and tweaking and honing the type on [...]

John Gruber: A Mix of the Technical, the Artful, the Thoughtful, and the Absurd

John Gruber: A Mix of the Technical, the Artful, the Thoughtful, and the Absurd
I’ve wanted to link to this since I saw it pop up in my feed reader, but I’ve only just finished reading it. It’s just a very interesting, insightful interview from Shawn that I found very easy to read. I [...]

Homer Simpson Portrait

Absolutely awesome painting of Homer Simpson in the style of Rembrandt. I can’t stop staring at those eyes.
(Via Kottke.)

My Last Portfolio Sucked, Yours Might Too

Kyle Meyer presents a view of web portfolio’s.
A very interesting look at the errors designers make in building their web portfolio. I entirely agree. He makes some very good points, of which I am guilty of.
I would like to echo his point about sites that play background music, it’s insanely irritating. I’d [...]

Steve Sleeve

The Steve Sleeve.
It was only a matter of time. I’d get one if I was getting an MBA.
(Via Paris Lemon.)

Shawn Blanc on Superduper

Shawn continues his excellent series of reviews on great Mac shareware. This time taking a look at backup application Superduper.
What I like about Shawn’s reviews is that he puts the app into a real life situation. The way he reviews them allows you to relate to the apps and to see how you can [...]

T-Mobile Loses Starbucks

T-Mobile have lost the Starbucks Wi-Fi deal to AT&T.
This doesn’t really concern me over here in the UK, but I am intrigued as to whether a similar thing will happen with O2 in the UK, or whether this deal has any effect globally.

Using the Vanishing Point Filter to Mock up a Business Card

An awesome tutorial demonstrating how you can use Photoshop’s vanishing point tutorial to make a realistic mockup.
I think I will be making use of this at some point in the future. I’ve always wanted to be able to do it without having to print off something and photograph it myself.

Tumble-log Design

I’ve just come across this awesome design for a Tumblr tumble-log.
It steps away from the traditional stream down the page and moves into a block style presentation. I really like the simplicity and style, but also the way the designer has not been afraid to step away from the norm.

Quality Content

When I first started writing this post, it was about RSS and how I’ve been taking stock of the websites I subscribe to and culling the ones that didn’t meet my objective of quality content. It turned into a post that documented my thoughts on what quality content is. Either way it was [...]

BBC iPlayer to hit Macs in 2008

BBC iPlayer to hit Macs in 2008

The BBC will launch a download version of its iPlayer online video service for Apple Mac users by the end of 2008.
Finally, some progress, although I like how they say 2008 and not a specific time in 2008. I guess we will be seeing this in December then?
On [...]

iPlayer driving online TV viewing

The BBC’s iPlayer is driving online TV viewing apparently. I’ve used it a couple of times to catch up on a show and it’s been a good experience. I like the fact it is now browser based, it means that I can use it on my Mac’s which is something that should’ve been available [...]

3 Things Humans Don’t Talk About

In his post urging people to go vote Cameron came up with this great little quote that I wanted to share.

I normally don’t talk about politics; it’s one of the three important topics that humans will never agree on. The other two are religion and operating system.
Obviously, I’ve heard that politics and religion won’t be [...]

Typesites

Typesites has just been launched by Astheria owner Kyle Meyer. The about page best describes it:

Typesites is a biweekly showcase of websites with interesting typographic design
Each week two sites will be analysed by various guest writers and it certainly seems to be off to a good start with two well written articles under it’s [...]