Oddities & Diversions: June 2006

June 25, 2006

Fake out

Are you sad because you are vegetarian but still want to try a Philly cheese steak? Try out the delicious veg-friendly recipe for a Cheese Fake.

June 24, 2006

d.Construct 2006

d.Construct 2006, is an affordable, one-day conference aimed at those building the latest generation of web-based applications. Great speaker line-up too.

June 22, 2006

DxF is back!

Do my eyes deceive me? Design by Fire is back!

June 21, 2006

Stan Visits the Underwater Kingdom

Sutter shows what happens when Stan Visits the Underwater Kingdom. Don’t ask, it’s probably better you just go see for yourself.

A List Apart: Issue 218

A List Apart: Issue 218, Keep your presentation, structure, and behavior from touching. Persuade your boss to hire another webmaster. Make your accessible forms look like a beautiful butterfly.

June 19, 2006

FTB PDF download

The PDF version of Coudal Partners’ Field-Tested Books is done and available for purchase. For a mere $6 you can get 97 pages of design and reading bliss. Might as well grab a poster to hang in your office too.

Ambidextrous, Collection II

Kevin Cornell releases another wonderful book, Ambidextrous, Collection II

June 15, 2006

Verlag

Hoefler & Frere-Jones release a new typeface called Verlag that’s based the six typefaces they originally created for the Guggenheim Museum. The compressed and light weights are just gorgeous.

June 13, 2006

Who am I really?

Jeepers, I’ve been found out!

June 8, 2006

How to Run up a Wall and Flip

How to Run up a Wall and Flip. Oh, hell yeah. Thanks Mary!

June 7, 2006

Zefrank at AEA NY

Zefrank in, Greenfield out, unfortunately Adam had to bow out of An Event Apart NY, so we got Zefrank instead!

Field-Tested Books

Coudal Partners’ annual feature, Field-Tested Books, is now live. I happily contributed my review of a certain book in a certain place. Don’t miss the sweet poster by Aesthetic Apparatus.