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Archives for August 2007

links for 2007-08-29

• GM Protest Goes Awry as Passers-By Grab Fruit, Run
  Hungry people like food and they really don’t care if it’s genetically modified.
  (tags: News Science Environmentalism)
• SQL Designer
  A really cool Javascript-based tool for database schema mapping.
  (tags: Cool Database Javascript Useful Design Interesting MySQL)
• Blueprint Grid CSS Generator
  A tool that generates more flexible versions of Blueprint’s grid.css and compressed.css and grid.png files.
  (tags: CSS Design Howto Templates Useful)
• design|snips
  “Collecting snippets of good design”
  (tags: Design Typography Inspiration)
• Data Visualization: Modern Approaches
  Interesting (if somewhat trendy) approaches to presenting data.
  (tags: Design inspiration Statistics Useful Color Analytics)
• FlowPlayer
  A free flash video player that supports progressive downloading and true streaming.
  (tags: Flash Video Design Useful)

Posted by PJ on Aug 29, 2007 | Comment |

links for 2007-08-25

• Lindsay: “I Am Addicted to Alcohol and Drugs” - TMZ.com
  This looks like very well managed PR to me.
  (tags: Celebrities)

Posted by PJ on Aug 25, 2007 | Comment |

links for 2007-08-24

• Unclutterer: Reader question: What should I store in a fireproof box?
  Part of getting organized is making sure important things are safe.
  (tags: Organization)

Posted by PJ on Aug 24, 2007 | 1 Comment |

links for 2007-08-22

• Content-Aware Image Resizing
  I wouldn’t have thought this was possible. It’s absolutely mind-blowing.
  (tags: Video Photography Design)

Posted by PJ on Aug 22, 2007 | Comment |

links for 2007-08-17

• Man Reveals Legend of Mystery Visitor to Edgar Allan Poe’s Grave
  I had always just assumed it was a stunt by the Baltimore Chamber of Commerce.
  (tags: Literature Interesting)

Posted by PJ on Aug 17, 2007 | Comment |

links for 2007-08-16

• Unclutterer: Peter Walsh was in a barbershop Quartet® in Skokie, Illinois
  Peter Walsh’s schedule of upcoming Wal*Mart appearances around the country.

Posted by PJ on Aug 16, 2007 | Comment |

links for 2007-08-14

• The Road to Clarity
  “How a graphic designer and a typographer and their obsession with fonts and legibility led to a painstaking effort to clean up America’s road signs, one letter at a time.”
  (tags: Design Travel Typography)

Posted by PJ on Aug 14, 2007 | Comment |

links for 2007-08-09

• Boomshine!
  This flash game is dangerously addictive.
  (tags: Cool Flash Games)

Posted by PJ on Aug 9, 2007 | Comment |

links for 2007-08-08

• Minesweeper: The Movie
  If only SNL were this funny.
  (tags: Films Funny Games Video)

Posted by PJ on Aug 8, 2007 | Comment |

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