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Archive for January 2008

links for 2008-01-28 through 2008-01-31

In asides on 31 January 2008 with Comments Off

Helvetica vs. Arial
Woody Allen’s typography
The History of Visual Communication
Etsy Nabs $27M to Get Crafty go brooklyn!
Why the MacBook Air (and your laptop) are slow - Marco.org
Pocket Express - iPhone Travel Edition I used to have this for my palm treo and blackberry. it was subscription for the good stuff but the […]

links for 2008-01-26 through 2008-01-27

In asides on 27 January 2008 with Comments Off

Davenetics* : The Jews vs Tom Cruise
Real Men Love the Fifth Element
This is a moment of trust… Battlestar Galactica creator Ron Moore tells writers to trust the Guild leadership

links for 2008-01-19 through 2008-01-25

In asides on 25 January 2008 tagged design, film with Comments Off

Disney Dream Portrait Series more from photos added by Annie Leibovitz. (I love that Tina Fey is Tinkerbell)
Motion Tracking: The Motion Picture
Atta Kim’s Long-Exposure Photographs Real Time Is the Most Surreal of All (NY Times)
EveryBlock Keep track of what’s happening on your block, in your neighborhood - like restaurant inspections in Chinatown, crimes in […]

links for 2008-01-18

In asides on 18 January 2008 tagged apple, howto with Comments Off

JazzMutant world’s most ground-breaking controllers
How To Set an Apple Touch Icon for Any Site
HOWTO: iPhone Webclip Icons by Dan Dickinson
Your Own Personal Paparazzi Celeb 4 A Day in Austin stalks you cuz your special

links for 2008-01-16 through 2008-01-17

In asides on 17 January 2008 tagged design with Comments Off

The Library of Congress Photo Archive Meets Flickr Amazing New York photos from the past
Prosthetic-limbed runner disqualified from Olympics
Protective Hard Drive Cases for naked hard drives
Design Police / Visual Enforcement Kit Bring bad design to justice.

links for 2008-01-11 through 2008-01-15

In asides on 15 January 2008 tagged film with Comments Off

Movies with the Most Instances of the F-Word what f’in movie has the most f’in f-words
A Savvy Approach to Copyright Messaging clever and clean way to add copyright info to your web images.
FRONTLINE: cheney’s law | PBS For three decades Vice President Dick Cheney conducted a secretive, behind-closed-doors campaign to give the president virtually unlimited […]

links for 2008-01-08 through 2008-01-10

In asides on 10 January 2008 tagged apple, design with Comments Off

The A.V. Club interviews Anthony Bourdain who knew he had such good taste in music.
How to Enter the Ghetto Matrix (DIY Bullet Time) Graffiti Research Lab builds a camera array for 5-8k
Bill Gates Explains the Difference Between Microsoft and Apple Gizmodo video interview
Saul bass - Henri’s Walk to Paris a children’s book which he designed.

links for 2008-01-04 through 2008-01-07

In asides on 7 January 2008 tagged design with Comments Off

NEW— synthesis I made a little site on Visual Culture; design fashion art lifestyle interiors architecture technology innovation science. - James Widegren
The Company With the Biggest Little Black Book - New York Times EVERY phone call, fax and personal computer connection in North America depends on the services of a little-known company called NeuStar, based […]

links for 2008-01-02 through 2008-01-03

In asides on 3 January 2008 with Comments Off

Living in Three Centuries : The Face of Age Photographs of centenarians (people 100 years and older) and supercentarians (110 years and beyond).
David LaChapelle Max magazine gallery um, ya nsfw
Hugh Ferriss: Delineator of Gotham article and drawings on the metropolis of tomorrow from 1929 book
When Angry Animation Students Attack Colin Sanders was frustrated by […]