I first saw a cinemagraph while doing research for a project at work. They’re gorgeous. I couldn’t help searching for more and more of them. I’m hooked. After digging a little deeper into the genius behind the magic, I discovered Jamie Beck and her brilliant photography. She penned the cinemagraph’s start and transformed a common…
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Blog:Cinemagraphs
Blog:Graphic Guide to Facebook Portraits
This is by far the most in-depth analysis of Facebook portraits I have yet to come across. The information graphic by Doogie Horner helps you to better analyze specific portraits on Facebook in the context of the larger genre. I don’t see why his thinking and analysis couldn’t be transfered to other forms of social…
Blog:Neplus Ultra
I stumbled across Neplus Ultra by p.s.type, the typographic lab of pprwrk studio, and was struck by some of the really special characters like the &, @, and lowercase g which may be the happiest-looking character I’ve ever seen. The heavy slabby display type is pretty popular right now, but this seems a step above…
Blog:Pretty Loaded
Pretty Loaded is a flash preloader museum curated by Big Spaceship. In their words: Pretty Loaded is an archive of preloaders that preload other preloaders… which in turn reveal yet more preloaders. Copy that? It’s a tribute to a vanishing art form amid a constantly changing landscape. The site is quite interesting, with preloaders that…
Blog:Microsoft Courier preview
The future of computers doesn’t include a mouse, and maybe not even a keyboard. Lost in the melee of last week’s iPad launch, Engadget posted an article detailing the upcoming Microsoft Courier, including the video above. The video is a must watch for any creative planning to use a computer in the future (and watch…
Blog:Map of the Future
Really amazing 82×27″ prints from Density Design illustrating a Map of the Future. The five parts collectively make one poster, shown above, and development and data came from sources all over the globe. The italian magazine WIRED asked us to draw a map based on the scenarios developed by the Institute for the Future in Palo Alto…
Blog:The future of digital content with Wired & Adobe
Wired magazine has always been my favorite non-design magazine about design. They push the boundaries of publication design and they are always pushing the boundaries of their magazine and their online presence. Well, now they are doing it again. Wired is teaming up with Adobe to bring their magazine to tablet devices and it looks…




