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This morning I caught a pointer to TypeButter , which is a jQuery library that does “optical kerning” in an attempt to improve the appearance of type. I’m not going to get into its design utility because I’m not qualified; I only notice kerning either when it’s set insanely wide or when it crosses over into keming . I suppose I’ve been looking at web type for so many years, it looks normal to me now. (Well, almost normal, but I’m not going to get into my personal typographic idiosyncrasies now.) My reason to bring this up is that I’m very interested by how TypeButter accomplishes its kerning: it inserts kern elements with inline style attributes that bear letter-spacing values. Not span elements, kern elements. … Read the rest here

Andy Budd Go to the source

I’ve been coming to SXSW for 7 years and I’ve seen it change from a small and intimate event to the tech sector’s equivalent of Glastonbury. Back then bloggers were king and CSS2.1 was the hot technology of the day. Today the conference has gone from 2,500 people to an astonishing 25,000. Blogging is considered old hat, and the new tech superstars are the start-up founders, the professional publishers and the best selling authors. … Read the rest here

Cameron Moll Go to the source

Hiring: Partner/Engineer at Kinio : A few years ago I invited Benjamin Reece and a few other New Orleans locals to dinner. Benjamin, relatively unknown at the time, later when on to produce Fifty People One Question and rose to indie filmmaker stardom almost overnight. Now, Benjamin Reece is the co-founder of a new startup called Kinio . It’s like a Netflix for independent filmmakers and is backed by Series AA funding. He needs a co-founder who can commit to 7 weeks of telecommute work. Some details from the listing on Authentic Jobs: We are looking to contract the right engineer to build a very small MVP (minimum viable product) over 6-7 weeks for internal beta and additional traction… Read the rest here

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Hiring: Mobile Web Developer at WillowTree Apps : Virginia-based WillowTree Apps has launched an impressive 70+ apps since 2008 for the iOS, Blackberry, Windows 7, and Android platforms. I was fairly impressed as I flipped through their portfolio. If you know HTML5/CSS3 inside and out, have a solid understanding of JavaScript, and have experience working with at least one high-level, server-side language, you’ll contribute to making their portfolio even more impressive. Position is in Charlottesville, and relocation assistance is offered for the right candidate. … Read the rest here

Clagnut Go to the source

So here it is again: the track listing to my annual compilation, ‘The Best Songs I Bought In 2010 Ever’. I’m quite pleased with this year. It all seems to flow nicely, and there’s a bit more variation than previous years. The Best Songs I Bought In 2010 Ever Throwing Bones by The Phantom Band from the album Checkmate Savage A Rumour In Africa by Errors from the album Come Down With Me We Have Love by Hot Chip from the album One Life Stand Stress Position by Steve Mason from the album Boys Outside The Pact (I’ll Be Your Fever) by Villagers from the album Becoming A Jackal Treat Me Like Your Mother by The Dead Weather from the album Horehound It’s The Weekend by Jason Lytle from the album Yours Truly, The Commuter Sigourney Weaver by John Grant from the album Queen Of Denmark Suffragette Suffragette by Everything Everything from the album Man Alive Evening Of Swing (Has Been Cancelled) by Half Man Half Biscuit from the album CSI : Ambleside Last Broadcast by The Soundcarriers from the album Celeste White Table by Delta Spirit from the album History From Below Hallogallo by Neu! from the album Neu 1 Paradise Circus by Massive Attack from the album Heligoland All To All by Broken Social Scene from the album Forgiveness Rock Record Pure As Snow (Trails Of The Winter Storm) by Mono from the album Hymn To The Immortal Wind I realise I’ve missed out compilations for 2008 and 2009. These exist so for completeness I’ll post them up in due course. … Read the rest here

Cameron Moll Go to the source

Western Spaghetti : This has been around since July 2008, but it’s the first I’ve seen of it. The stop-motion animation short shows a meal being prepared, but with toys, currency, bubble wrap, and other non-food items creating the meal. See also Human Skateboard by the same studio. … Read the rest here

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The Boxee Box launch party happened in NYC last night, and with it, was the first look at the Boxee 1.0 software. When Boxee first appeared in alpha, this is what it looked like: It was OK, but I wasn’t a big fan of its aesthetics. However, early this year they unveiled the Boxee Beta interface, with IA work by Whitney Hess . I was won over. It had warmth, atmosphere and character. The main navigation icons were really well done, and gone was the quirky typeface that didn’t have big screen impact. … Read the rest here

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W3C:

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Suppliers: Apple to Build CDMA iPhones in December : Neil Hughes, AppleInsider : Analyst Jeffrey Fidacaro with Susquehanna Financial Group said in a note to investors on Wednesday that checks with overseas suppliers indicated Apple is prepared to build 3 million CDMA iPhones in December, keeping the device on track for an early 2011 launch. Also notable from the same article: Fidacaro expects Apple to sell a record 11.6 million iPhones in the fourth quarter of the company

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Digital Devices Deprive Brain of Needed Downtime : Matt Richtel, The New York Times: Even though people feel entertained, even relaxed, when they multitask while exercising, or pass a moment at the bus stop by catching a quick video clip, they might be taxing their brains, scientists say.

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iPhone 4 GUI PSD (Retina Display) : Not sure how I missed this news (dated August 12). This is the Retina Display-ready update to the original iPhone GUI PSD by Teehan+Lax. The task was no small effort: It wasn

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Is the New Virb for Me? : An excellent write-up by Virb design extraordinaire Ryan Sims. The new Virb , which launched Monday, focuses on building an elegantly simple website for $10/month. I actually appreciate that they

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Kiva High School : A new effort by Kiva that enables high school students to organize themselves in microfinance clubs with the intent of educating others. I

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Two sizes of dive slates, as displayed in my shower. I

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The Cure for Creative Blocks? Leave Your Desk. : Jocelyn K. Glei, writing for The 99 Percent: Though we are more likely than ever to be tethered to others by our iPhones and Blackberries, it

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dConstruct 2010 : Having spoken at this conference before, I can vouch for a quality conference put on by Clearleft each year. And the design of this year

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Symphony of Steel : I finally framed this photo by Sara Flemming of the Frank Gehry-designed Walt Disney Concert Hall .

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In October 2009, the hashtag #lessconf began showing up repeatedly in my Twitter stream. The tweets were remarkably positive for something I

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Dribbble , masterfully crafted by Dan Cederholm and Rich Thornett , went live over the weekend. I don

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