Prototyping Part 2 – Visual Prototypes
This post is the second in a series of three dealing with prototyping. In the first instalment, I discussed why we prototype. This post deals with visual prototyping , probably…
givemesomethingtoread
The name pretty much says it all. While it's easy to find stuff to read on the web, it's a bit harder to find things that are worth reading. I…
Retro Logos
A nice B&W flickr gallery of retro logos dating from the 60's and 70's mostly. Some will be familiar, some surprising, but all interesting. (via swiss-miss)
Prototyping Part 1 – Why we do it
Rarely in life do we get to try out a big decision before committing to it. Wouldn't it be great to be able to try out some scenarios, take them…
Not a Libyan URL Shortener
As maybe most people don't know, popular URL shorteners like bit.ly rely on use of the Libyan .ly top level domain. Some may find this distasteful. A new, ironically named…
Longreads
A really great site for aggregating long(er) form journalism from publications like The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Vanity Fair, etc. Articles are beautifully presented with the title and first paragraph, along…
NPR’s Ira Glass on creativity
This partial transcript of this video is a fresh take on the struggles of creative people to live up to their own good taste in the early stages of their career. Glass…
National Gallery of Canada
They've done an overhaul of their site. At first glance it seems easy on the eyes and easy to navigate. Could do without the pop-up intro video though. 30,000 pages…