Twistori

Excellent way of visualising Tweets on a particular subject. I like it’s clear ad stylish presentation, and of course it’s set in Helvetica which is always a winner in my book.

Coldplay Violet Hill

Coldplay, one of my favourite bands have just begun the launch of their new album. The first single was aired today and is available for free download for the next week, I suggest you go get it.
My first impressions after a few listens are good. I like it and it seems a natural [...]

Commenting

Before I begin, I will state that this is not me turning the comments back on here at Electric Weekend. It is instead about what has sparked me to begin commenting on other people’s blogs a little more.
When I began blogging I used to comment like crazy on people’s blogs, often because I could [...]

iBAM Says Critique Me

Brent of iBoughtAMac fame has been going through the design process and asking for some feedback from the Flickr community.
I wanted to highlight it as a great way of getting other peoples opinions on your designs and therefore improving them. I’ve enjoyed partaking in the discussion and watching the changes and tweaks Brent has [...]

Type City Prints

Veer has some beautifully crafted prints of buildings created from type entitled Type City Prints.
Each portrays an urban facet, illustrated character by character with a typeface that evokes the image itself. Illustrations are letterpressed onto archival, acid-free paper using brass dies mounted type high.
They really are beautiful. I just wish Veer shipped this type [...]

Astheria Redesigns

Kyle Meyer just made his already super-stylish designed block look even more super-stylish!
He’s approached the re-design in a slightly different way than most. Remembering back to the days of geocities where every page looked differnt, Kyle has tried to move away from the “standard” blog look. No meta data, just style and content.
I [...]

The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of The Understatement

The Last Shadow Puppets and The Age Of The Understatement

‘The Age Of The Understatement’ is a wide-screen, bold and brilliant introduction to the band. The Last Shadow Puppets are Alex Turner (from Arctic Monkeys) and Miles Kane (from The Rascals).
I heard this track a couple of months ago, and finally today tracked it down. [...]

Video on Flickr?

Yep there’s video on Flickr!
Big talk on the internets today has been about the emergence of video on Flickr. I’m quite excited, I unlike many people like the fact there are 90 second time constraints on Flickr video, it means we are more likely to receive interesting and creative uploads rather than rubbishy YouTube [...]

BBC WiiPlayer

BBC WiiPlayer
Until today I didn’t realise how amazing this would be. Now I can watch TV shows on catchup from the comfort of the sofa, a fantastic idea and I’m delighted my license money is going towards the development of services like this.

2 Genius Leopard Tips

This afternoon I got annoyed. Annoyed by Mac. So I found a fix. My Finder now works like it should be default and shows on all Spaces. It bugged the heck out of me that I switched me to another Space if I had left a window open other than in [...]

New Coin Designs

The new designs for the British coins.
I meant to link to these yesterday but somehow forgot. They are fantastic and I’m delighted that they are being put into currency. I like just looking at them and seeing how they work, and yes I think it’s one of those design moments where I will [...]