PostSecret September 20, 2007

PostSecret

PostSecret: an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard.

40% off Creative Review today September 20, 2007

Picture of the cover of an issue of Creative Review magazine

40% Off CR Today: best be quick, though, the offer ends 10.30am GMT tomorrow morning.

Apple’s Ringtone Dilemma September 19, 2007

Excellent commentary on the current Apple iPhone ringtone debacle at Alistair’s Place.

MyFonts Creative Characters #3 September 18, 2007

A young David Berlow cutting Rubylith

MyFonts interviews David Berlow, co-founder of the Font Bureau.

(Via Quipsologies)

Dave Shea’s Chalkwork Icons September 17, 2007

Chalkworks Information Management icon set

The latest addition to the gorgeous Chalkwork icon family:
Chalkworks Information Management

Ringo Deathstarr September 17, 2007

Ringo Deathstarr

Simon, who’s a friend from way back, runs an MP3 blog you may have heard of called Spoilt Victorian Child. He’s also got a little record label, aptly titled SVC Records. Today he released Ringo Deathstarr’s debut EP and it’s bloody brilliant. Here’s a sample track:

Sweet Girl (MP3, 3.3MB)

Eco-friendly wetsuits September 15, 2007

Photo of the Body Glove Bio Stretch wetsuitPhoto of the Patagonia Regulator wetsuit

Patagonia’s Regulator (see Ali Mills’s comments) and a review of Body Glove’s Bio Stretch.

The Art of Money September 15, 2007

Closeup of an old British one pound note

The Ministry of Type: the Art of Money

Firmware hack unlocks features on Canon cameras September 15, 2007

If you’ve got a recent Canon digital compact, this DIGIC II firmware hack may be of interest. It unlocks several hidden features, such as support for RAW, a live histogram and a DoF calculator, and is “hot loaded” so there shouldn’t be any danger to your camera.

(Via Engadget)

The Decline and Fall of the Ligature September 15, 2007

I Love Typography” covers the Decline and Fall of the Ligature.