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The New Pentagram.com

The New Pentagram.com:

I probably would have linked this up yesterday, but the site wouldn't pull up from me — presumably due to all the traffic from the tweets about it. The latency is well-deserved. Their impressive portfolio is front and center, and there isn't a lick of Flash as far as I can tell.

Even better, every portfolio piece has a unique URL. If there's one thing agency sites desperately lack (mostly due to being done in Flash), it's the ability to link directly to a portfolio piece. Many such pieces have gone unmentioned on this site because of that.

Speaking at In Control 2011, Orlando (Feb 21-22)

Speaking at In Control 2011, Orlando (Feb 21-22):

I'll be keynoting at the AIGA-sanctioned In Control conference in Orlando, Florida, along with a wonderful line-up of talented speakers. Topics include responsive design, emotional design, HTML5/CSS3, jQuery, and more. (My keynote will highlight some of the more notable points from my Good vs. Great Design talks.)

Wordmark.it

Wordmark.it:

Simple idea, great execution — preview any text using the fonts installed on your computer, with samples shown all at once.

/via @behoff and @jasonsantamaria

Workmark.it

Workmark.it:

Simple idea, great execution — preview any text using the fonts installed on your computer, with samples shown all at once.

/via @behoff and @jasonsantamaria

Origins Typeface

Origins Typeface:

A calligraphy font with antique look and feel, "hand lettered with a Crow Quill pen on parchment paper." From MyFonts' Top Fonts of 2010.

Nerd Boyfriend

Nerd Boyfriend:

The Sartorialist meets Uncrate Garb. Sort of.

iPad Publishing: What Went Wrong, Lessons Learned

iPad Publishing: What Went Wrong, Lessons Learned:

A really thoughtful article from Frédéric Filloux on what went wrong during the first six months of major publishers creating content for iPad, and some lessons learned for creating better experiences in 2011 and beyond.

Nike Better World

Nike Better World:

Call it vertical parallax. Or just plain awesome, either one.

/via @jodyferry

Dave Barry: 2010 in Review

Dave Barry: 2010 in Review:

A rather humorous look back at 2010, month by month. From July:

Just when all appears to be lost, BP announces that it has stopped the leak, using a 75-ton cap and what a company spokesperson describes as 'a truly heroic manatee named Wendell.' Although oil is no longer leaking, much damage has been done, so this important story remains the focus of the nation's attention for nearly 45 minutes, after which the nation's attention shifts to Lindsay Lohan.

From October:

In the month's most dramatic story, the 33 trapped Chilean miners are all brought safely to the surface, only to be sent right back down because they failed to bring up any copper — which, as the mining company points out, 'was the whole point of sending them down there in the first place.'

And November:

In sports, Obama's upper lip is injured in a basketball game when he is hit in the mouth by an elbow believed to have been thrown by North Korea.

The No. 1 Habit of Highly Creative People

The No. 1 Habit of Highly Creative People:

While the real number one habit of highly creative people is whatever works for them and only them (see this article), I can argue in favor of Leo Babauta's top creative habit:

In a word: solitude.

Creativity flourishes in solitude. With quiet, you can hear your thoughts, you can reach deep within yourself, you can focus.

/via Hacker News