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June 11, 2010
The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (Animated)
The audio comes from a talk by Dan Pink, author of A Whole New Mind, given at RSA. The animated video, however, is by illustrator Andrew Park (thanks to Austin Kleon for finding that out).
It all makes for a very interesting media experience. I watched the 11-minute piece totally engaged.
IDSGN's Monthly Review, vol. IV
Love the layout of these, not to mention the content they springboard over to. See also vol. I, vol. II, and vol. III.
The Evolution of the World Cup Ball
Photographs by Jens Heilmann. Click each to enlarge.
What may be really interesting to some of us is that these photographs were taken with a vintage-style, large-format analog camera. Fast-forward to 3:40 in this video to see it in action.
June 10, 2010
Firefox 4 to Add CSS3 calc()
Paul Rouget, Mozilla:
This feature hasn't landed yet in any Firefox tree but work to implement it is underway.
Firefox will support the CSS calc() value, which lets you compute a length value using an arithmetic expression. This means you can use it to define the sizes of divs, the values of margins, the widths of borders, and so forth.
Ace.
HTML5 "Why You Should Care" Cheatsheet
It's more conceptual than technical, but if you need a good primer for yourself or to share with others, this may do the trick.
/via swissmiss
Good vs. Great(er) Design
I'm not typically fond of publishing my slides without the additional context provided by audio or video from the presentation, as my slides aren't meant to stand on their own. But I'll do it anyway. This PDF contains slides from the updated version of my "Good vs. Great Design" presentation, given recently at LessConf and HOW Design Conference.
FontShop: Jason Santa Maria's Favorite Fonts
Jason's commentary on each font is fantastic.
MODE: Seeking LAMP Developer
From the looks of its blog, MODE looks like a really creative place to work. They've got offices in Charlotte, North Carolina, and partial relocation assistance is among its list of job perks:
100% employee healthcare coverage, 25 vacation days, 401k with matching, partial relocation assistance, young agency atmosphere, free drinks, paid conferences, beautiful weather, very little management overhead.
B&H Video Tripod Buying Guide
Tripods, also known sticks in film lingo, are a different beast when it comes to video vs. photography. Don't make the mistake of assuming a tripod built for photography will also work for video. This guide explains a few things to look for when purchasing a tripod for video.
You can also watch "Gear Pt 2" (day 1, session 4) in Vincent Floret's HDDSLR Cinema Workshop. He explains several of the same principles discussed in B&H's buying guide.
EchoSign Digital Signature Service
It's 2010. I really can't imagine any reason why we should be printing, scanning, and emailing documents that require a signature. Or worse, faxing. I used EchoSign recently, and it seems like a pretty solid service. Thanks to Ben Bodien for the suggestion.
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