Typography App

The typography manual is a brand new app for all type freaks who want to know everything about type and how to use it. It is a pocket resource for typography, with more than 60 pages of type tutorials, type history, guides and info for setting type, type anatomy and terminology that shows you everything about type, as well as latest typography news. It even has a ruler to count the text size on a magazine you read...What more do want from an app? This has it all.

The typography manual

10 Worst Evolutionary Designs

Giraffe birth canal. Mama giraffes stand up while giving birth, so baby's entry into the world is a 5-foot drop. Wheeee! Crack.

What else should be on the list? See more here.

Eco Font

How much of a letter can be removed while still maintaining readability? After extensive testing with all kinds of shapes, the best results were achieved using small circles. After lots of late hours (and coffee) this resulted in a font that uses up to 20% less ink. Free to download, free to use. More here

Magazine Cover contest results

ROB Magazine asked 6 design studios to come up with concepts for their 25th anniversary cover. I get why they picked the one they did, but I still love some of the other concepts. Which one would you go for?

ROB Magazine Cover Process

Report on Business Magazine, reveals some samples of their process for their May 2009 cover. The challenge, they could not show the main subject's face. Some funny cover concepts ensue.

Recycle + Reuse

Can you do this with a Kindle? The Dutch are doing enlightening things with their used books.

More old pix

If you liked the Flickr Library of Congress post, here's another to a site that posts hi-res (seemingly public domain) images. Some great images from late 1800s to 1960s.

Caffeinated Doodles

Some Monday morning jolt. Drawings by Cheeming Boey

Sebastian Lester is an awesome typographer/illustrator! Check out all of his type!

Library of Congress on FLickr

Library of Congress Photo Archive on Flickr. So much good reference: illustrated newspapers from the 1800s, colour photographs from 1930s, more more! go spend hours looking through it all!

Print + Play

HP - invent from Tom and Matt on Vimeo.

Stop Motion Olympus

TGIF

Horray it's Friday! Have yourselves a super weekend. (More smurftacular posters here)

Umbrella Bows to You

Polite Umbrella is a shrinkable umbrella that enables users to morph its shape in order to reduce occupied space and to increase user maneuverability. Users can easily adjust their umbrellas anytime by pulling a handle so that they can protect themselves from harsh winds or bumping into others.

Watch the video here.

24 Free Vectors

A great list of 24 sources for free vector art. Here.

abc's

This is a bit old but I still love seeing it.

Free Textures

Free textures thanks to Amy. Lots! concrete, blood splatter, rust, etc. CGTextures (I've also added it to the Links section).

TRON LEGACY

I'm stinging for this. Tron the movie.

Vintage Websites

inspirating retro and vintage websites

Color Palette Generator

Color Palette Generator (found via Nicole Tattersall) because it will do all the work for you. Simply insert the direct image link and presto-change-o before your eyes will appear a lovely little color palette for you to use it whatever inspiring way you'd like. Have fun!

Here's how it works:

• Open image page (images must be hosted online (such as flickr, blogs, etc.) for this program to work)
• Right-click the image
• Select "View Image"
• Select and copy the URL at the top of the screen (this should look like a link that ends with .jpg)
• Copy and paste this link into the proper section on the Color Palette Generator site and click the "Color-palette-ify" button.
• Ta-daa!

Note: If you are using images on flickr or another site they may be copyright protected and therefore will not show up when you follow the steps above.