Record time status meeting. 1 minute, 38 seconds.
@jasonsantamaria,
@davedawson, and
@GregSarault are all-stars.
Not that Google has ever felt that trustworthy, but killing beloved apps & services doesn’t make me want to give you my time/attention/data
I’m enjoying Google’s visual design lately (running circles around Apple right now) but I don’t know that I’ll trust them again after Reader
I had a great time talking with
@tgmpodcast last week about design, life, and failure:
thegentlymad.com/episodes/017-j… The latest
@madebyhand film is beautiful, heartbreaking, and inspiring. Don’t miss it:
thisismadebyhand.com/film/the_bike_… I just cursed at my sneezes. Out loud.
Recurring Developments, an interactive visualization of running jokes in Arrested Development. Nicely done:
recurringdevelopments.com On desktop, on tablet! On mobile, on glasses! /
On TV, on phablets, on consoles, en masses!
— Santa Chrome
Enjoying the deadpan description of a song from my last tweet:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Particle_… Particle Man, a microscopic being whose attributes are deemed "not important" enough to be discussed lyrically.
FinALLy! The world premier of FILMAGE, the story of the Descendents & ALL! June 15th at NXNE, in Toronto!
Filmagemovie.com Looking for some jocund company? You could do worse than the latest
@typedia Type News:
typedia.com/blog/post/type… /by
@erikvorhes &
@splorp One of the creepiest and most awesome chandeliers:
thisiscolossal.com/2013/05/chande… Also, trailer for the new season of Arrested Development:
youtu.be/C5ddjzGft0k Bluth’s Frozen Banana stand open in Manhattan?!
gothamist.com/2013/05/13/arr… Spider-Man 2 is filming in front of our building. Notice the web slinger on the front of the semi truck:
dumbonyc.com/2013/05/13/spi… Found my Magic cards while cleaning out my parents’ attic. Hello 1993!
flic.kr/p/eimnJT The greatest Great Gatsby tribute ever,
@TheHeadsofState's graphic tribute Chapter 4's legendary guest list, on sale!
store.theheadsofstate.com/products/gatsby We'll call them Members Only, but sell them to everyone.
Anyone have a good example UI pattern for radio button functionality that doesn’t look like radio buttons?
Not sure how to tell when I signed up, but my PayPal and Yahoo accounts may be older still.
What is your oldest account online, still active and being used? I think mine is eBay.
I just realized that I have stuff on my Amazon wishlist that I added last millennium.
More Saul Bass love. Logos, then and now:
annyas.com/saul-bass-logo…
And the various designs for Anatomy of a Murder:
annyas.com/saul-bass-desi… Many Saul Bass logos are abstract and only grew to mean and represent something bigger with time. That’s branding:
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/t… Especially when those circles don’t have any method or organizing principle other than being round.
Drawing circle overlays on your logo doesn’t instantly legitimize your design decisions:
cl.ly/image/2i153W2Z… About to record an episode of
@tgmpodcast w/
@jasonsantamaria. Tweet me if you have a question you want me to ask.
Say hello to the most important app ever made:
pizza-compass.com Two new things in Photoshop, web type rendering (
cl.ly/image/313J0B35…), and editable rounded corners (
cl.ly/image/013I450R…). YES.
We talked about fonts for desktop use from day one at
@typekit. Making stuff is hard and takes time.
Sneak preview: Desktop fonts and web fonts together in a single subscription from Typekit.
j.mp/18pPQwJ Typekit fonts for desktop use coming soon! Yay!
Woo! Synched settings across Creative Cloud apps coming soon!
Seen while watching the Adobe Max stream:
adobe.ly/13YLXeJ Last day to party in the store! Join us and get 15% off any purchase when you use the code HAPPY3RD.
abookapart.com The spoils, ferry back to Manhattan
flic.kr/p/egMKm1 Up early for the Five Borough Bike Tour in NY. 40 miles of car-free roads across this beautiful city.
Hot damn, tied my bow tie right on the first try! Now it’s time for the
@BrooklynDerby!
Today’s the big day! Celebrate with us in the store and get 15% off any purchase when you use the code HAPPY3RD.
abookapart.com The AV Club digs our latest hour: "No podcast this week deserves an hour of your time more ..."
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