DP Review:
Adobe ships “Production Premium” and “Master Collection” suites. The latter is on my ‘dream’ list.
Washington Post:
“AOL is blurring the lines of news with a makeover that gives its traditional news sites the look and feel of blogs ...”
ajax rain:
Ajax, DHTML and Javascript inspiration.
NY Times:
Flexible and Fearless, Seeking Rescue Work.
Slate:
“They sure don’t make ‘em like that any more.” A Studebaker Avanti as a daily driver. I have to admit, I thought that design would never age. It looks long in the tooth now.
Vitamin:
Web Design-isms: 7 Surefire Styles that Work.
Rob Galbraith:
Apple rolls out MacBook Pro laptops with LED-backlit displays.
NY Times Collectible Cars:
“To make matters worse, the cars overheated and the tremendous torque of their engines often broke axles, causing wheels to fly off. Even with all four wheels attached, Griffiths were nearly uncontrollable ...” TVR, redux.
NY Times Media & Advertising:
Star Power Backfires, Costing Agency a Client. “In the United States, the estates of dead celebrities are allowed to control the use of their images; in Britain, however, lawyers say no approval is needed.”
roScripts:
NY Times Collectible Cars:
Fifty, Finned and Fabulous. One of these fine years, I’ll acquire one of these to celebrate my birth year. Non-synchro first and reverse (straight cut gears). They growl and whine in a sort of song, and atrocious bump-steer makes travelling potholed roads and topping rail crossings a crapshoot as to which way you’ll be going once those front wheels land. You need a strong single-malt to calm your nerves after driving one ...
Design site:
elogodesign:
Smashing Magazine:
60 elegant and visually appealing web designs.
Chicago Tribune:
When everybody is an artist, what happens to the art? “Years of paying your dues and trusting in the system are so yesterday. In many cases, so are countless hours of school and professional training. Everything seems to be a lot more democratic these days, and that’s good, right?” See the LA Times link, below.
IBM MIT Media Lab:
Using humans to generate power. Break out your slide rule, and your carb gel.
Free Geekery:
Top 25 Geekiest Free Fonts (And Where You Can Get Them).
Guardian.UK, blog, art & architecture:
Happy birthday, Helvetica. Many links.
10e20:
Those who use WP’s WYSIWYG editor will enjoy this tip. I’ve never gotten along well with the WYSI widgets in WP.
Washington Post:
The Market for Ideas. “Common sense can’t be patented.” Other nations are moving forward, relatively unrestricted, while we remain bound in layers of patents, copyrights, legalese, legislation, ad nauseam. If we don’t clear the way, we will be behind faster than you can say “Go.”
Smashing Magazine:
CSS Float Theory: Things You Should Know.
CSM:
The iPod generation in stitches. “Young people discover a traditional domestic art tailor-made for them – sewing.”
NY Times:
I have to joke ... designer sheaths for your broomstick?
Smashing Magazine:
“11 almost-perfect business layouts.” Subjective territory is always dangerous territory to tread.
zonageek:
Plug in your Moleskine via USB. Well, not really. Keep a fire extinguisher around, if you use a 10k drive.
