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Hire Artists.

by Hillel

Hire artists.

Posted on June 25th, 2010 in Interesting  —  No Comments »

Dogs as Typefaces

by Jenny

Dogs as typefaces.

Posted on April 9th, 2010 in Interesting  —  No Comments »

eBook Portability

by Hillel

Great article diving into the details of eBook portability. We’re not ignoring this issue for A Story Before Bed. No news yet though.

Posted on March 10th, 2010 in Interesting  —  No Comments »

Helveticookies

by Hillel

Cookies + typefaces. Two of my favorite things.

Posted on January 26th, 2010 in Interesting  —  No Comments »

Cute ‘Page Not Found’ Page

by Hillel

Cute ‘page not found’ page.

Posted on January 19th, 2010 in Interesting  —  1 Comment »

Letterhead Gallery

by Hillel

A collection of interesting letterhead (both design-wise, and in terms of who’s letterhead it was). [thx kottke]

Posted on January 12th, 2010 in Interesting  —  No Comments »

Public Speaking Secrets

by Hillel

Scott Berkun, an excellent public speaker in his own right, shares the secrets with everyone in his new book. My speaking fees are going to go down. (What’s half of zero?)

Posted on November 10th, 2009 in Interesting  —  No Comments »

Gorgeous new indie game

by Hillel

Absolutely stunning new indie game – Machinarium. It’s only $20 for Mac, Windows, or even Linux. (Thanks Flash.)

Posted on November 9th, 2009 in Interesting  —  No Comments »

A perfect creative brief from Jagger to Warhol.

by Jenny

A creative brief from Mick Jagger to Andy Warhol. Dream client.

Posted on October 16th, 2009 in Interesting  —  No Comments »

Periodic Table of Type

by Jenny

Periodic Table of Typefaces.

Posted on September 28th, 2009 in Interesting  —  1 Comment »

Verdana and Georgia are getting new extensions!

by Jenny

Verdana and Georgia are getting new extensions!

Posted on September 8th, 2009 in Interesting  —  No Comments »

The Dwell

by Hillel

“Shockingly”, getting users to spend time with your message, is important. What better way to get users to dwell on your ad, than to make your ad an entire useful website.

Posted on September 8th, 2009 in Interesting  —  No Comments »

by Walter

Toyota Belgium’s small and special answer to BMW’s art-car campaign.

Posted on July 17th, 2009 in Interesting  —  No Comments »

Your Logo Makes Me Barf

by Hillel

Your Logo Makes Me Barf. Brilliant.

Posted on June 10th, 2009 in Interesting  —  No Comments »

City of Heroes Architect Edition

by Hillel

I am instantly interested in any game that has an Architect Edition. I wish they had the Frank Lloyd Wright game.

Posted on May 18th, 2009 in Interesting  —  No Comments »

Limited Edition Coke Cans for the Summer

by Jenny

I hope Coca-Cola continues to do this kind of stuff.

Posted on May 11th, 2009 in Interesting  —  1 Comment »

VC Math

by Hillel

“…here’s my conclusions from all of this math (some good, some not so good). The venture capital asset class does not scale. You cannot invest $25bn per year and generate the kinds of returns investors seek from the asset class.”

Posted on May 4th, 2009 in Interesting  —  No Comments »

New Jack in the Box Logo

by Hillel

I guess Jack in the Box has had this new logo for awhile (Jenny told me) but I just noticed it. I think it’s so well done.

Posted on May 4th, 2009 in Interesting  —  No Comments »

I must own all these Ts

by Jenny

I must own all these Ts.

Posted on April 28th, 2009 in Interesting  —  No Comments »

Another Great Honda Ad

by Hillel

Great ad. Great web placement. I love how user interface is entering the mainstream as a design language.

Posted on April 26th, 2009 in Interesting  —  No Comments »

Meat and Lasers

by Hillel

“Screw die-cutting. Forget about foil, popups, or UV spot lamination. THESE business cards have two ingredients: MEAT AND LASERS.”

Posted on April 23rd, 2009 in Interesting  —  No Comments »

by Walter

This is a shameless plug for Mary-Alice’s new blog about traveling with your dog.

Posted on April 22nd, 2009 in Interesting  —  No Comments »

Lego vs. Beatles Rock Band

by Hillel

Lego Rock Band or Beatles Rock Band? The answer is clear. I want Lego Beatles Rock Band.

Posted on April 22nd, 2009 in Interesting  —  No Comments »

Currency as Building

by Hillel

I think currency and other governmental design is underappreciated.

Posted on April 22nd, 2009 in Interesting  —  No Comments »

Cool man. USPS reveals the new Simpsons stamps.

by Jenny

Cool man. USPS reveals the new Simpsons stamps.

Posted on April 10th, 2009 in Interesting  —  No Comments »

They’re Beautiful florists have a crush on the Chanel ’09 couture show

by Jenny

They’re Beautiful florists have a crush on the Chanel ’09 couture show.

Posted on April 10th, 2009 in Interesting  —  No Comments »

Companies not Startups

by Hillel

“…we need more people wanting to build companies, not startups.”

Posted on March 19th, 2009 in Interesting  —  No Comments »

Detroit as Blank Canvas

by Hillel

Small and special real estate magnates in Detroit.

Posted on March 19th, 2009 in Interesting  —  No Comments »

Seattle Awards

by Hillel

Seattle now has its very own startup awards ceremony. Neat!

Posted on March 14th, 2009 in Interesting  —  No Comments »

Hi Res wood type impressions

by Jenny

I can just hear my letterpress teacher groaning.

Posted on February 18th, 2009 in Interesting  —  1 Comment »