FontFonter
FontFonter : This is a wonderful tool. Enter a URL and replace its fonts with any of FontFonts web fonts. Hmm, this site looks rather nice with FF Dagny and FF Meta Serif replacing Helvetica and Georgia. … Read the rest here
Ship talk
The always-brilliant Tom Taylor , prompted by the incessant peanut-gallery criticism from Da Meedja, wrote You’ve either shipped, or you haven’t : You’ve either poured weeks, months or even years of your life into bringing a product or a service into the world, or you haven’t. He finishes with: And the next time someone produces an antenna with a weak spot, or a sticky accelerator, you’re more likely to feel their pain, listen to their words and trust their actions than the braying media who have never shipped anything in their lives. Bobbie took issue with that last point and wrote Shipping news : I’d suggest the opposite is in fact the case: the trouble is that media ships constantly , and therefore becomes inured to the difficulties and delicacies of launching a product of any size or scale. It’s an excellent point, which Tom readily concedes . Finally, Paul Ford wrote Real Editors Ship : People often think that editors are there to read things and tell people “no.” Saying “no” is a tiny part of the job. … Read the rest here
Analogue Inception
I don’t usually get all that excited about forthcoming films, but ever since seeing the first trailer for Inception I’ve been like a kid at Christmas time. Everything about looked like it was going to press all my buttons. I went to see it on its first day of release at the lovely Duke of York’s cinema . It didn’t disappoint. If anything, it exceeded my ludicrously high expectations. The structure of the film is that of a heist movie, but if the film were to be slotted into a genre, that genre would have to be science fiction. … Read the rest here
8 Faces
8 Faces : I just purchased a debut copy of Elliot Jay Stocks ’ new print magazine that asks: “If you could only use eight typefaces for the rest of your life, which would you choose? 8 Faces is a new magazine for devotees of typography that asks this question — and many more — to eight leading designers from the fields of web design, print design, illustration, and of course type design itself.” Hurry though, only 1000 copies available. … Read the rest here
Out.
I’m going to be away from my office for a week or so. I say or so as I’m not exactly sure how long. I’ve got a long list of non-work todos and pet projects that need some love and attention, and the only way to give them some of that is to step away. (But you already knew I’m a fan of stepping away anyway, right?) In the meantime, I’d be remiss not to shamelessly plug some of the listings you’ll find on Authentic Jobs. Featured below are a few of these. … Read the rest here
Mig Reyes
Mig Reyes : Not only will we be chatting in a couple weeks on Humble Pied , and not only does Mig’s new site execute minimalism well, but he does it by embedding one of my favorite new fonts, FF Meta Serif , with Typekit . Nicely done. … Read the rest here
iFontMaker for iPad
iFontMaker for iPad : Create your own handwriting font in TTF format. Check the gallery for samples. /via @wTyeRogers … Read the rest here
A new Ninja for Woo Themes!
I recently created a new Nina character for WooThemes, but this time, the post about the work is on the WooThemes Blog! Comment on this … Read the rest here
The start of Shelf!
Drew Strojny from the ThemeFoundry (who I knew from his lovely Traction theme ) recently asked me if I’d like to create a new WordPress theme for him. The offer-I-couldn’t-refuse was complete creative freedom, and the opportunity to make the design process visible. That doesn’t mean ‘open’ in the sense of ‘everything being up for discussion with the internets’ (that way madness lies), but documenting the steps as we go. Everyone has a different workflow, and my workflow isn’t necessarily the right approach for anyone else and vice versa. However, I still love hearing others explain their thought process – the ‘Design Eye’ panels at SXSW spring immediately to mind as being good examples. So on this blog, and on my dribbble account, I’ll be recording what happens as it goes along… Read the rest here
Stanford University: iPhone Application Development (iTunes)
Stanford University: iPhone Application Development (iTunes) : If you’re interested in teaching yourself how to develop for iPhone, this might be the ideal resource. Includes videos and presentation slides, all free of charge. And the “professors” are Apple employees Alan Cannistraro and Josh Shaffer. Don’t know Objective-C? Start following Dan Walker’s series of articles, the first titled “ Learn Objective-C: Day 1 ”. … Read the rest here
Suggested Prime Lenses for DSLR Video
Suggested Prime Lenses for DSLR Video : From Shane Hurlbut, an experienced cinematographer whose work can be seen in films such as We Are Marshall. … Read the rest here
"I found myself resorting to the same button styles, shading techniques, etc… and having to force…"
“I found myself resorting to the same button styles, shading techniques, etc… and having to force myself to go back and change things up. I figured that if these guys can spend a year making a single piano, I could probably spend an extra couple hours here and there on refining these details.” - Jesse Bennett-Chamberlain on his redesign of Steinway & Sons … Read the rest here
Steinway & Sons Redesign
Steinway & Sons Redesign : Jesse Bennett-Chamberlain, describing (and showing) his approach to the redesign: One of my personal goals for this project was to get away from relying on the same techniques that I’ve become comfortable with over the years… and it was actually harder than I thought it would be. I found myself resorting to the same button styles, shading techniques, etc… and having to force myself to go back and change things up. I figured that if these guys can spend a year making a single piano, I could probably spend an extra couple hours here and there on refining these details. At his request, I had the fortunate pleasure of critiquing Jesse’s work along the way. Like “That’s horrific” and “You really need to consider another career”. Of course, I said that only because I couldn’t man up to confessing how beautiful his comps were… Read the rest here
Phaeton Typeface by Kevin Cornell and Randy Jones
Phaeton Typeface by Kevin Cornell and Randy Jones : The always-entertaining Kevin Cornell: If you’ve ever made a font, you know how much work it is. Fortunately, I don’t. Because I was lucky enough to have teamed up with Mr. Randy Jones in the creation of Phaeton, which made it significantly more fun and less stressful. It was a good match-up, because brains are like chewing gum. I shall explain. … Read the rest here
Build an Adjustable Bike Jump for Kids
Build an Adjustable Bike Jump for Kids : Because it’s summer. And a kid needs a reliable bike ramp. Especially one that raises and lowers. … Read the rest here
How the Old Spice Videos Are Being Made
How the Old Spice Videos Are Being Made : Just yesterday I contemplated authoring something on what I think is the most fascinating advertising campaign in recent memory. I’m glad I didn’t. It wouldn’t have come anywhere close to the insight offered by ReadWriteWeb in this article. I do wish, however, that the article would have mentioned more about the equipment and software being used for the ingenious, real-time shooting. Video DSLR? Final Cut… Read the rest here
Gramercy iPad Messenger Sling
Gramercy iPad Messenger Sling : Stylish, portable, all-in-one storage for iPad, iPhone, digital camera, shades, and more. … Read the rest here
CSS3D: Stereoscopic 3D Effect with CSS3
CSS3D: Stereoscopic 3D Effect with CSS3 : 3D red-cyan glasses required. … Read the rest here
Q & A with Jason Munn of the Small Stakes
Q & A with Jason Munn of the Small Stakes : Grain Edit interviews the prolific music poster designer. Have long been a fan, and now purchasing the book , which collects over 150 of Munn’s poster designs for various indie bands. … Read the rest here
School of Seven Bells - ‘Disconnect from Desire’
Just as it was with their first album “Alpinisims” , the School of Seven Bells second album ‘Disconnect from Desire’ is in heavy rotation at the moment. It’s another one of those albums that even when I’m not playing it, it’s still playing in my head . Especially the closing number “The Wait”, which is nearing 25 plays in just a couple of days. There’s already a few contenders for favourite album of the year, but this is the top of the list. … Read the rest here