I’m Sorry That I Hit You in the Face With an Encyclopedia
Brilliant and hilarious artwork from British artist David Fullarton. His solo show, I Can’t Apologise Enough, is on until June 9, 2013 at The Compound Gallery in Oakland, CA (see below). . Apology 40 Of most immediate importance is the fact that I have a solo exhibition of all of my Apology Drawings on right […]
Free Font Friday!
OSWALD is a new free font from fontsquirrel.com, available as an OTF download. It was designed by excellent and prolific typographer Vernon Adams (other fontsquirrel fonts, newtypography.co.uk blog). Oswald is a strong condensed sans serif with Light, Regular and Bold weights as well as an all-caps Stencil style. It looks good in headlines and in […]
Tiny Festive Party Hats Made of Yarn For Cats, Dogs, and Guinea Pigs
I try very hard not to post about cats, but this is too good to pass up. By Rusty Blazenhoff from LaughingSquid.com: South Carolina-based Meredith Yarborough crochets tiny but very festive party hats for cats, dogs, and guinea pigs. They are all available to purchase at her Etsy shop iheartneedlework.
These vintage Dutch safety posters are stunning, completely terrifying
By Robert T. Gonzalez from io9.com: These posters are way more eye-catching than those televised public service announcements about carbon monoxide leaks and downed power lines. They’re also straight-up ghoulish. Over at 50 Watts, art and design blogger Will Schofield has curated a fantastic collection of vintage workplace safety posters, printed in the Netherlands from […]
Skull and Crossbones Sugar Cubes
From Crnchy.com: Does your morning coffee sometimes taste like death warmed over? Is that last cup of coffee in the pot at the office ominous? You can make that coffee 100% sinister by adding these amazing skull and cross bones sugar cubes to your cup. The cool sugar cubes are not available in stores, but […]
Designing for Breakpoints
By Stephen Hay from AListApart.com: A note from the editors: We’re pleased to present an excerpt from Chapter 7 of Responsive Design Workflow, Stephen Hay’s new book, available now from New Riders. Figure 7.6: Most websites need very few major breakpoints. Jeremy Keith notes that what happens between the breakpoints is just as important as […]
11 Spectacular 3D Printer Failures
By Leslie Horn from io9.com: Just because you have a 3D printer doesn’t mean you’re going to make anything remarkable. It doesn’t even mean you’re going to wind up with what you set out to produce. Believe it or not, 3D printing requires some skill. And when you don’t have it, things go delightfully askew. […]
A Green, Ultra-Modern Makeover for America’s Busiest Train Station
By Joseph Flaherty from Wired.com: Penn Station is the most heavily trafficked train depot in the United States, a cultural icon, and sorely in need of a makeover. But upgrading this century-old station has been difficult because it’s underneath another thriving landmark, Madison Square Garden (MSG). However, a recent city ruling would end MSG’s lease […]