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Data.gov open for business (and OECD seminar plug)

So, Data.gov is finally open and serving up links to data. I haven’t had a chance to dig in, yet, but since 3 of my favorite blogs (FlowingData, ProgrammableWeb, and DataVisualization) covered it, I...

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User Interface Patterns

Since first reading the Gang-of-four’s book, I have thought patterns were a great idea. Now that I’m getting into design and data visualization more, I’m intrigued by the possibility of merging...

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What’s The Best Font For Code Editing?

Choose for yourself. the hamstu » The Typography of Code has a number of free options which were designed for smaller fonts, such as those in code editors. There’s nothing worse than working in 12...

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New Logo Prototype

Just playing around after reading http://abduzeedo.com/creating-very-cool-folded-typo, I came up with the start of a new logo prototype: Just for fun…

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Typedia: A Shared Encyclopedia of Typefaces

Typedia: A Shared Encyclopedia of Typefaces is “a resource to classify, categorize, and connect typefaces” providing a wealth of information, links, visuals, and sources for many typefaces. Navigate...

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Compact Calendar 2010 by David Seah

David Seah has updated his Compact Calendar for 2010 and posted it for download (both XLS and PDF versions) on his website: Compact Calendar 2010. At that link you’ll also find numerous international...

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With Copyright Protectors Like These, who Needs Enemies? – Brand New

One of my favorite blogs is Brand New. Each post is informative and enjoyable. Recently, they posted an incredible story displaying the dangers of protectors failing to live up to their own standards....

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The Making of Vesper | i love typography, the typography and fonts blog

How are fonts designed? What are the steps and decisions a font designer must make to create a really vibrant and successful font? As someone who recently started enjoying fonts, I’ve never really...

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Glasses: the ultimate image changer

From FlowingData (ultimate source unknown), a very funny 4-pane graphic showing the impact of glasses on first impressions. Gotta get me a pair of those cool specs!

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The Evolution of The Logo – Smashing Magazine

Smashing Magazine has published a short history of the logo. As a fan of logos (both the plural of logo and the software Logos (which is completely unrelated to the word logo)), from printers’ marks...

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Porsche Building | Fubiz™

Porsche Building | Fubiz™.

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26 Years, 85 Notebooks: Observatory: Design Observer

26 Years, 85 Notebooks: Observatory: Design Observer. via http://observermedia.designobserver.com/videofile.html?entry=14548

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Old Testament/New Testament reference graphic

I’ve struggled with a way to visually depict how often (and how) the New Testament writers used the Old Testament, whether explicitly (quotations) or implicitly (allusions). While trying to come up...

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Paper.js — SVG with JavaScript

“Paper.js is an open source vector graphics scripting framework that runs on top of the HTML5 Canvas. It offers a clean Scene Graph / Document Object Model and a lot of powerful functionality to create...

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OT/NT Refs: Development log, entry #2

Added some random links to test where I should set the “through” point — at 2r/3, 1r/3, 7r/8, or some other value (notice the grey circles in the graphic at those settings). Suggestions?    

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OT/NT Refs: Development log, entry #3

Completed Added all the direct quotation links Fixed the link lines (now they point to the correct location (based on the chapter of the reference) on the arc, not the first point) Added some color (a...

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OT/NT Refs: Development log, entry #4

Completed Added book names/labels (reversed orientation and set justification=”right” when angle < 90 or > 270) Added chapter ticks (first chapter + every 10th chapter) Added think black border...

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OTNT Graphic Development slideshow

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OT/NT Refs: Development log, entry #5

Completed Added layers (Quotations, Allusions, and Possible Allusions are all on separate layers, independently controllable (see below), as are the book arcs); Added panning (click-and-drag to move);...

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Typecast

Typecast (beta.typecastapp.com) is a new website from Front designed to make web typography and design easier. Supporting fonts from typekit, fonts.com, Font Desk, and Google web fonts, Typecast...

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