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September 2, 2010
How to Design a Perfect Bathroom
This post comes from Mike Davidson, who built a stunning custom home in Seattle. He documented nearly every step (including expenses tallied in the sidebar) and shares what he learned along the way, such as this advice:
The most important thing about shower controls is that they should not be placed underneath the showerhead. At least 90% of showers get this wrong, probably just out of builder convenience or laziness. You should be able to step into your...
Brooklyn Beta
As a reminder, I'll be speaking at this conference next month, along with some very talented individuals. Registration for the workshops is now open, and general registration will be available soon.
September 1, 2010
'Designing Obama' Digital Edition
Flip through the 388 pages of this digital edition and you'll find plenty of design inspiration.
/via Kottke
Video: Flash on Android is Shockingly Bad
I believe the adjective they meant to use was 'unsurprisingly'.
Apple to Provide Live Video Streaming of Today's Event
I recall the last time we were able to watch a live-video Apple event. I believe it was for the launch of Newton back in 1994.
On a serious note, this will be a first for everyone: The ability to watch it live with an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad.
/via Daring Fireball
August 31, 2010
Letterpress Sale Ends Today
Just a friendly reminder that all letterpress poster items are available for purchase at 25% off. Sale ends today, August 31 at midnight EST.
You'll also receive a free copy of the Palatino Glyphs Poster ($40 value) with the purchase of a Colosseo Poster, Colosseo Limited Edition Poster, or Salt Lake Poster.
Below are a few photos of these posters hung in offices and homes.
Gmail's New 'Priority Inbox' Feature
Priority Inbox will use "a variety of signals to identify important email, including which messages you open and which you reply to." To be rolled out next week.
The announcement video is really well done. It's brief, entertaining, and memorable.
August 30, 2010
Me, on Humble Pied
Mig Reyes' series of short iChat interviews, each asking the interviewee to share one piece of advice for people looking to break into the creative industry, now includes my two cents.
Google and Arcade Fire Team Up for HTML5 'Experience'
This multi-window browser experience is probably unlike anything you've seen before, though eerily reminiscent of the Javascript-controlled browser window resizing and spawning we saw a decade ago (most notably with Flash sites).
The big headline here is that it's built with HTML5. I've not dived into this enough to understand precisely what components of HTML5 are being used, and Google's official post doesn't offer details either. Given ...
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