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WSJ: Apple Shares Surpass $300

WSJ: Apple Shares Surpass $300:

Ian Sherr:

Shares of the Cupertino, Calif., company opened at $300.20 Wednesday and touched a high of $301.96. The stock is up 43% so far this year and 30 times its price seven years ago, on a split-adjusted basis.

Amazing. Or infuriating if, like me, you failed to buy shares when they were below $100 just 18 months ago.

CSS3 Flexible Box Module

CSS3 Flexible Box Module:

This morning is the first I've heard of this proposed module for CSS3, so everything I'm about to say could be totally inaccurate.

From what I'm gathering, the Flexible Box Module might be the way we're laying out our sites a year or so from now — assuming Opera and IE9 come around to supporting it. (Currently works only in Firefox 3+, Safari 3+, and Chrome.) No more need for floats, and each child element can be flexible or fixed — vertically, horizontally, proportionately, and even centered — in relation to the space provided by the parent element using properties such as box-orient, box-align, and box-flex.

I know, sounds kind of confusing at first. But Paul Irish does a great job of explaining how it works in simple terms. What I'm still trying to figure out, however, is if the Flexible Box Module is a complement to or replacement for the Advanced Layout Module. Browser support for the latter seems to have stagnated, so I'm guessing the Flexible Module is probably a replacement. And to be honest, one whose syntax is better than the ASCII-art in the Advanced Module anyway.

Related, check out this resource, also mentioned in Paul's article: When can I use [ … ]?

Vertigo Theme

Vertigo Theme:

A Saul Bass-inspired Tumblr theme.

Typographic Maps by Axis Maps

Typographic Maps by Axis Maps:

How can I not link up something designed entirely with type?

Created as a labor of love, these unique maps accurately depict the streets and highways, parks, neighborhoods, coastlines, and physical features of the city using nothing but type.

Maps of Chicago and Boston are available for purchase starting at $14.95.

/via @paramoreredd

Final word on the Gap logo. (See also Gap, Undo.)

Final word on the Gap logo. (See also Gap, Undo.)

Lead Web Developer at Hoefler & Frere-Jones

Lead Web Developer at Hoefler & Frere-Jones:

If you're a front-end fanatic with an appreciation for type, this sounds like a great opportunity:

The ideal candidate is an expert in JavaScript, CSS, Ajax and HTML, who thrives in a dynamic creative environment, and is comfortable working with emerging technologies. You must have an unshakable understanding of web standards and optimization, and be fluent with server-side coding/web frameworks.

This is a full-time position that offers competitive benefits, and is located in our New York City offices.

As a customer of H&FJ typefaces, you'll get my personal appreciation for making their online presence even better.

Why Windows Phone 7 Will Make Android Look Chaotic

Why Windows Phone 7 Will Make Android Look Chaotic:

Brian X. Chen, writing for Wired:

With brand new test facilities, Microsoft is taking on the duty of ensuring that touchscreens and sensors are calibrated properly, for example, and each hardware model undergoes software stress tests to catch bugs and system errors (see picture above). The end result should be getting very close to the same OS on smartphones made by different manufacturers. That in turn could mitigate the issue of fragmentation for third-party developers: They can effectively code the same app for a large party of devices without much tweaking.

This approach positions Microsoft somewhere in between Apple's complete control over the hardware and software of its mobile devices, and Google's (partial) control over only the software. I think it's a sound strategy for Microsoft; a must, even, if they have any hopes of remaining a major player in the mobile space.

Signalnoise Source: 10 PSDs, $75

Signalnoise Source: 10 PSDs, $75:

The work of James White is colorful, textured, and even complex. He's giving you the chance to break down the complexity with 10 Photoshop files — layers, modes, and effects intact. I purchased the set yesterday and really enjoyed seeing how this piece was created.

An Introduction to Graphic Design

An Introduction to Graphic Design:

This article by William Drenttel and Jessica Helfand originally appeared in the December/January 2009 issue of Dwell. While not exhaustive or probably anything terribly new for many of us, it's a bookmark-worthy resource that includes graphic design analysis, book suggestions, a glossary, and some good commentary at the end.

Gap Inc. 'Crowd Sourcing' the Gap Logo

Gap Inc. 'Crowd Sourcing' the Gap Logo:

I'll do my best to avoid any more Gap logo posts after this. But if Gap hasn't enraged the design community enough already, crowd sourcing the redesign of its redesigned logo will only make matters worse.

/via @blakems