Apple’s Ringtone Dilemma

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

Comments (0). Posted on 19 September, 2007 in apple.

MyFonts Creative Characters #3

A young David Berlow cutting Rubylith

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

(Via Quipsologies)

Comments (0). Posted on 18 September, 2007 in typography.

Dave Shea’s Chalkwork Icons

Chalkworks Information Management icon set

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

Comments (0). Posted on 17 September, 2007 in 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)

Comments (0). Posted in 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.

Comments (0). Posted on 15 September, 2007 in surfing.

The Art of Money

Closeup of an old British one pound note

The Ministry of Type: the Art of Money

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)

The Decline and Fall of the Ligature

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

Comments (1). Posted in typography.

Simpsonize Me!

Me as a Simpsons character

Simpsonize Me: clever stuff, you feed the site a passport-like photo and it uses face-recognition technology to match cartoon elements, converting you into a Simpsons character. It works remarkably well!

The website was conceived by Equity Marketing (LA) for Crispin Porter + Bogusky — previously responsible for the Subservient Chicken — and their client, Burger King. It was created by Cortona and uses face-recognition technology from BetaFace.

(via Creative Review)

Comments (0). Posted on 16 August, 2007 in advertising.

House Industries Specials

House Industries Font Sale

Chalet typeface sample

Neutraface typeface sample Paperback typeface sample

House Industries have a $50-off sale on until the 15th September, which includes the exceptional typefaces Chalet, Neutraface and Paperback. I wish I had enough spare cash to justify buying a set of one of these, they’re beautiful, versatile faces, and currently a bit of a bargain.

Comments (0). Posted on 15 August, 2007 in typography.