Archive for September, 2007

PostSecret

PostSecret

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

Posted at 8pm on 20/09/07 | no comments | Filed Under: art & design

40% off Creative Review today

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.

Posted at 6pm on 20/09/07 | no comments | Filed Under: art & design

Apple’s Ringtone Dilemma

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

Posted at 5pm on 19/09/07 | no comments | Filed Under: apple

MyFonts Creative Characters #3

A young David Berlow cutting Rubylith

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

(Via Quipsologies)

Posted at 12am on 18/09/07 | no comments | Filed Under: typography

Dave Shea’s Chalkwork Icons

Chalkworks Information Management icon set

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

Posted at 1pm on 17/09/07 | no comments | Filed Under: art & design

Ringo Deathstarr

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)

Posted at 12pm on 17/09/07 | no comments | Filed Under: music

Eco-friendly wetsuits

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.

Posted at 4pm on 15/09/07 | no comments | Filed Under: surfing

The Art of Money

Closeup of an old British one pound note

The Ministry of Type: the Art of Money

Posted at 2pm on 15/09/07 | no comments | Filed Under: art & design

Firmware hack unlocks features on Canon cameras

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)

Posted at 11am on 15/09/07 | no comments | Filed Under: photography

The Decline and Fall of the Ligature

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

Posted at 11am on 15/09/07 | 1 comment | Filed Under: typography

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