January 31, 2005
Working with a designer †
How to (and not to) work with a designer
Asteroid 2001 DA42 †
Asteroid 2001 DA42 named after Douglas Adams. A fitting tribute that commemorates the year of his death, his initials, and the answer to life, the universe, and everything.
January 30, 2005
Mirror Mask †
Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean, the team behind such instant classics as The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish and The Wolves in the Walls, team up with Jim Henson’s workshop on a promising new surreal film, Mirror Mask.
January 28, 2005
Alan Moore Interview †
Alan Moore Interview on the BBC’s Chain Reaction. “If I’m going to react, I may as well overreact.” I love that man.
January 25, 2005
Book †
Book, For thirthy-six weeks, a sketchbook was sent in random order between four artists: two in Brooklyn, two in Belfast. The results are fantastic.
Chin Music Press †
Chin Music Press, makers of fine books, from Seattle to Tokyo.
January 24, 2005
Typeworks †
TypeWorks, is yet another online publishing system, but I must admit, it does sound very promising.
Theo Jansen †
Wild Things Are on the Beach, scientist-turned artist, Theo Jansen, “is evolving an entirely new line of animals: immense multi-legged walking critters designed to roam the Dutch coastline, feeding on gusts of wind”. Be sure to watch the astonishing video of the Animaris Rhinoceros Transport on his site Strandbeest. I just love how these things move.
January 23, 2005
The Biology of B-Movie Monsters †
The Biology of B-Movie Monsters is a great read for science and science fiction nerds like myself.
January 21, 2005
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride †
Corpse Bride, Tim Burton’s return to animated features.
January 20, 2005
Wulffmorgenthaler TV! †
Wulffmorgenthaler… now a TV show?! Wow, I hope this ends up online at some point.
AIGA Design Archives †
Fantastic Flash navigation and sorting over at the AIGA Design Archives, courtesy of the talented chaps at Second Story.
January 19, 2005
Dooce on Day to Day †
Listen to Dooce on NPR: Firings Raise Questions of Blogger Freedoms.
Ta-Da List! †
From the geniuses at 37 Signals comes Ta-da List, simple sharable to-do lists. AND, it’s free! If you are like me and can’t afford Basecamp yet, this is a great stepping stone to getting yourself, co-workers, and clients all on the same page. It’s already saved my morning!
January 18, 2005
ALA 192 †
ALA: The Way It’s Supposed to Work
January 17, 2005
From Italy with Liz †
More pictures from Italy, this time from Liz… with commentary!
January 14, 2005
Saturn moon landing †
Huygens probe arrives on Titan.
Logo Competition †
Win! Airbag hosts a logo design competition for fame and prizes (including a swanky new iPod Shuffle), with the winner being judged by Greg, me, Jon Hicks, Jim Coudal, and Tom Dolan. Enter today… or, ya know, after you finish your logo.
Trial Period †
I was beginning to think people had given up on stealing Inman’s site, but this guy renewed my faith. Inman rip of the week and a new policy explained, Your trial has expired.
January 13, 2005
JPG Mag †
Issue 1 of JPG Magazine (theme: Origin) is out! Get ready to submit to Issue 2, theme: Lost.
Pitchfork redesign †
Pitchfork Media redesigns! Still the best daily resource for my music tastes.
Transmit 3 Peek †
Panic shows off Transmit 3, and it looks like it will operate similar to the basic OS windows (spring-loaded folders, column view). The best Mac FTP is getting better!
January 12, 2005
Mario Zucca †
Mario Zucca is a damn talented illustrator, and he’s from Philadelphia!
January 10, 2005
podSites †
Two CSS design heavyweights (Russ Weakley and John Allsopp) give us Podsites, for everything you want to know about creating mini websites for the iPod. (just like the recent style master CSS podGuide)
Cure-all! Certified! Bonifide! †
Gallery of Nostrums features beautiful old packaging and advertisement typography and illustrations from oddball magical elixirs and tonics.
January 9, 2005
Fighting off design Stalinism †
Malarkey on Fighting off design Stalinism.
January 8, 2005
New Cogs in town †
I’ve become a Cog, along with the talented Erin Kissane. Mom will be so proud!
January 6, 2005
Cast of Shadows †
A very intriguing excerpt from Kevin Guilfoile’s upcoming book, Cast of Shadows. It should also be noted that Coudal Partners put together the lovely site.
Bearskinrug SOTM! †
Bearskinrug wins the Web Standards Awards Site of the Month for December!
January 5, 2005
The Un-designing of Hivelogic †
Dan has un-designed Hivelogic, but the logo remains!
January 4, 2005
R.I.P. Will Eisner †
R.I.P. Will Eisner, immensely influential sequential-art juggernaut passes. You will be missed.
January 3, 2005
CS 2.0 †
Details about Adobe CS 2.0, including lossless scaling in Photoshop and a built-in improved version of Streamline for Illustrator. Bout damn time. Some of the bits about CS 3.0 are crazy too… Photoshop being able to flex out 2GB of RAM?! Yowza.
2005 Bloggies †
Nominate your favorite sites for the 2005 Bloggies! Act now, kiss up! I have my eyes on the Best Asian Weblog trophy.