Avdanced Web Design
February 20, 2010, 2:10pm Comments and Permalink
ephemer.us
Sean Fitzroy's blog of Internet awesomeness.
ephemerus |iˈfem(ə)rəs|
existing for only a day, daily
Late Latin, derived from the Greek ephemeros, ἐφήμερος (for a day ('ephemeral'); diurnal)
Didot: “I am a French Hooker”
Lars Willem Veldkampf’s Typocalypse Flickr set of fonts and their messages is hilarious!
(via Becky E on FB)
December 15, 2009, 12:17pm Comments and Permalink
Portuguese Marketing Campaign for the for the independent film group Show Off
Check out more on Scott’s blog
(via Becky E on FB)
December 15, 2009, 11:45am Comments and Permalink
Twitter and Tumblr Classic Book Covers
Reblogged from .
December 12, 2009, 10:39pm Comments and Permalink
Stephen Wiltshire Draws Manhattan Skyline from Memory
Wow.
(via @ericdotcom)
October 27, 2009, 1:05pm Comments and Permalink
Tree Bed by Shawn Lovell Metalworks
I want this bed, but I doubt I’d be able to close my eyes knowing it cost $15,000.
October 20, 2009, 4:25pm Comments and Permalink
Jon Stewart Goofs on New GOP Website
Jon Stewart’s thoughtful analysis of the “rebranded” Republican National Committee web site.October 17, 2009, 5:58pm Comments and Permalink
Amazing gallery of mostly Polish movie posters from a Grayspace
Check out the Breaking the Waves too.
October 06, 2009, 10:59pm Comments and Permalink
“Even if it is true that the average man seems most comfortable with the commonplace and familiar, it is equally true that catering to bad taste, which we so readily attribute to the average reader, merely perpetuates that mediocrity and denies the reader one of the most easily accessible means for aesthetic development and eventual enjoyment.”
— Paul Rand, Thoughts on Design
Rand makes a succinct argument for good design, even if the “market” doesn’t appear to demand it.
October 06, 2009, 11:03am Comments and Permalink
arial & helvetica contrasted.
(via daringfireball.net)
September 26, 2009, 2:45pm Comments and Permalink
Smoking section?
Is it me, or does the Logan 9/11 memorial resemble a “designated airport smoking area” crossed with an Apple Store?
September 11, 2009, 11:28pm Comments and Permalink
In praise of the sci-fi corridor
The most definitive article I’ve ever seen on the design / art direction of the ever-present corridor in sci-fi films. Great to compare all of the images in one place.
(via Daring Fireball)
September 05, 2009, 12:26pm Comments and Permalink
