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February 23, 2010
Books Not Dead
Headed to SXSW Interactive? Concerned about the future of books, magazines, and websites? Attend "New Publishing and Web Content," a panel I'm hosting on the creative, strategic, and marketing challenges of traditional and new (internet hybrid) book publishing and online magazine publishing, and how these fields intersect with content strategy and client services.
Joining me in a thoughtful exploration of new and old business models and creative challenges will be people who've spent a decade ...
February 22, 2010
Quack
I dreamed that my friend R__ turned into a giant, invisible duck.
His only hope lay with a mystical lady doctor.
While she worked on a magical cure, he stayed hidden in a small safe house. A matched group of wooden advertising collectibles from the 1930s—flat figurines of curly haired girls and kittens with bows in their fur—decorated the front parlor. The figurines had once been bright red, but the red had faded to pink over time, and the paint was peeling in places.
The giant, invisible...
February 21, 2010
60+ Free WordPress Themes
Via instantshift.com
Pulling the trigger just got easier. Now anyone can have a beautifully designed, standards-compliant WordPress site. The 60-plus recently created free WordPress themes (AKA template collections) listed by InstantShift's Daniel Adams are categorized by function and style: "Clean and Minimal," "Artistic and Fancy," "Magazine Style," "Portfolio Style," "News and Social Media Style," "Showcase and Galleries Style," "E-Comerce and Shopping Cart Style," "Domain Parking/Coming...
February 20, 2010
Going up
Ian Corey in the hundred-year-old elevator at Nuthouse Hardware. Via flickr.com. Posted via web from Does This Zeldman Make My Posterous Look Fat?
February 18, 2010
Icon Design Problem
Quick: what's a good, one-color icon shape that says "clear"?
A circle with an X? A circle slash? No, this isn't delete — this is like clearing the list in Safari's download window. Just removing things you don't need to see anymore. A little brush, dustpan style? Without color, it reads as a paintbrush, and seems too detailed.
Read more at Panic Blog.
February 16, 2010
FontShop 51
In Behance Gallery: Find the latest FontFont Releases at the FontShop (50 and 51) or download the 64-page FIFTY|1 Release Magazine.
February 14, 2010
February 11, 2010
Wish I'd invented it
Arc90 Lab's Readability is a simple and essential tool that "makes reading on the web more enjoyable by removing the clutter around what you're reading."
Just choose your settings, install the bookmarklet in your browser's toolbar, and enjoy content on even the busiest, most poorly-designed sites.
In the past, I've cited Readability as a signpost for designers struggling with IE6.
It's also an invaluable aid to readers who use smart phones.
For instance, here is Roger Ebert's review of...
