August 2009 Archives
August 31, 2009
Off The Mark Cartoons by Mark Parisi#
Luke inadvertently grabs his lightsaber and ends up looking a good deal scarier than he had planned.
Driven to Distraction - NYTimes.com#
Utah now penalizes a texting driver who causes a fatality as harshly as a drunken driver who kills someone. Since I live in the state and know some people who lost their son (who was on his way home from his son's soccer game, sitting at a stoplight and got rear-ended) to a teenager who was texting and driving, I find this especially applicable. Full-blown negligence.
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August 28, 2009
Teecher Satisfaction#
A cleverly designed scan-tron (think: standardized test form) for teacher/professor reviews.
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Playgrounder - The Buyers Guide for Kids and Parents#
A well-curated listing of toys, trinkets, clothing, accessories, etc for kids, from Dan Benjamin.
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August 24, 2009
Kind of Bloop: An 8-Bit Tribute to Miles Davis' Kind of Blue#
I've been following this project on Kickstarter since its inception, and was very interested to see how it would turn out. Although I'm not a Miles Davis super-fan, this creation is a fabulous rendition, and I think a great tribute (albeit modern and geek chic) to the jazz master.
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les animaux#
A flickr collection of pages from an old french how-to-draw books. There's something beautiful in the simplicity of these types of books.
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August 23, 2009
How Different Groups Spend Their Day - NYTimes.com#
An interesting glimpse into how our days are divided. I'd be interested to see a truly narrowed-down version of this, except I'm afraid it'd show just how little sleep I get, how much more I work, and how little time I spend exercising.
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Jessica Hische - Alphabet Letterpress#
While I'm on the topic of posters, this is a beautifully designed alphabet. Each character has a great feel, and an obvious attention to detail.
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Alan Hynes Poster - Ferris Bueller's Day Off#
I'd love to own a copy of this poster (or even better, to get one without the extra date/time crap on there). It's a great movie, and I think this is an awesome poster. "You killed the car."
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Pterodactyl Squad - Weezer - The 8-bit Album#
I'm very late to this one (saved it to review at a later date... and that date finally came). Weezer songs and video game sound chip tunes, all mashed up into what would only be one of the most awesome soundtracks to an 8-bit video game ever. My personal favorites are 4 (with human vocals), and 7 (sans vocals). Very cool. Very geek chic.
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August 19, 2009
Kitchen Timer by Emma Caselton » Yanko Design#
A recipe with an integrated timeline and timer... to make sure things turn out just right and at the right time. I'd be curious to see if these have multi-recipe helpers... because for me its tougher to time multiple things to be ready at the same time. Either way, pretty slick.
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August 13, 2009
Terrible Yellow Eyes#
I've always enjoyed the book, and have often referred to it throughout my life. This is a great collection of art inspired by the book (and soon to be, movie).
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Gentlemen Broncos - Trailer#
Napoleon Dynamite, Nacho Libre... Gentlemen Broncos.
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Alice Stevenson - Barbara Trapido#
Something in these designs grabs me. I don't know if it's the informal, but obviously deliberate design. Be sure to see Alice's blog for other fine examples of her work.
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August 12, 2009
Translation Party#
Type something in English, and this goes in cycles converting it to and from Japanese... until you find a perfect example like this. Entertaining for a few minutes.
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August 5, 2009
‘Take Back the Beep’ Campaign#
David Pogue has nailed it. I can't tell you how frustrating all voicemail introductions (or company-mandated instructions) are. I obviously want to leave a message. I know the routine. Just give me the beep back.
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xkcd - Estimation#
I know I'm late on this one, but since I referenced it yesterday in conversation, I figured I could officially post about it. The Author of the Windows file copy dialog is truly a dolt.
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I know you are but what am I...#
I find the artwork of Dave Perillo to be just my style. It was this print for PeeWee's Big Adventure that really pulled me in. Apparently it's on sale in the basement of the Alamo.
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August 3, 2009
Leaders of Tomorrow#
Though nowhere nearly as applicable to me these days as it was before, I'd still love to have this shirt.