"A single day represented in 100 photographs." "The 1010 project was devised as an antidote to everything in modern life always having to be bigger, better, louder and brighter than what’s been before." "10 photographers. 10 photos each. All taken on 10/10/10."
Graphic Designer, Art Director and Photographer, Alex Becker has an eye for the extraordinary within the ordinary. His site, Things I Saw Today, features out-of-the-ordinary items in ordinary circumstances that some might walk by without so much as a second glance.
The HTML5 family (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SVG and others) is making strides to push Flash out of the picture. You can stylize fonts without adding images, create photo galleries that don't require a third-party plug-in, incorporate 360 degree elements, integrate video right into your code, and a host of other things that make your HTML site appear very Flash-like. Apple, Google and Microsoft have created extensive showcases about what HTML5 can do for you. Don't get too excited though, according to David Bliss of odopod "Right now, Flash remains the better choice for rich, immersive experiences."
Goodbye Lorem ipsum, hello Fillerati! A brain-pleasing alternative to meaningless filler text, Fillerati is a site that allows designers to pick an author, and a selected piece of work, then create paragraphs, headers, lists, or just a few words to use as placeholders in works in the making.
Exquisite and ingenious is the best way to describe these city maps by Axis and world maps by Typomaps....a must see for type lovers.
There's nothing better than a visual solution that simplifies complex data. If you want to "[Make] sense of complex issues through data and design" visualizing.org is the place to go. Want a better understanding of the scope of the damage created by the oil spill, how about what will happen to the world if greenhouse gas emissions are not curbed? You could read about it, or get the 'cliff notes' at visualizing.org.
Diamond, Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze, attractive precious metals and stone, and the categories for this year's Pentaward Package Design winners. It is so much more difficult to pass up those unnecessary items when the outside is as sleek, sexy, fun, unusual, or just downright brilliant as these.
Here's a fun game for the hard core typographer...or anyone who wants to be a hard core typographer - The Quick Brown Fox Jumps over the Lazy Dog (a Typeface Memory Game designed by ps.2 arquitetura + design) tests your recognition of different font types and teaches you a little about the typeface. Game night anyone?