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Redesigning TouringPlans.com

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Recreating the button

Recreating the button

A really great write-up by Douglas Bowman about the thought and process he’s putting in to reinvent browser button controls at Google.

10 Things a web designer would never tell you

10 things a web designer would never tell you

Paul Boag tells it how it is. Don’t let those damn pixel pushers take control.

A Simple Act of Faith

A Simple Act of Faith

Buy ten shares of stock in an american company today.

A simple & beautiful call to action.

(From Coudal)

Magic in pieces (of type)


right_spire When I set out to create my type castle, I didn’t realize how much fun it would be to find interesting ways to approximate some of the finer bits of detail on Sleeping Beauty Castle. I’m not going to say I did everything the right way… and each time I open it up I find little bits to tweak before going to press, but things shaped up real nice & I’m quite happy with the result.

I thought it might be fun to use a few close up pictures to illustrate some of the detail. You can click on any of them for a larger view.

The first (Top right of this post) is an unique spire on the castle. One of the interesting points is the pattern the shingles make on the roofline where this spire appears. There is another interesting, but very different shingle pattern on the opposide side of the castle as well.

disney-crest

squirrel

There’s also some fun little details that probably won’t get much attention. This is the Disney crest, that is displayed above the drawbridge, and some cute squirrel gargoyles to the left and right.

Mad Libs style forms

In the short while since this site launched, I’ve had basically two kinds of email. The first is the kind I was secretly hoping for, expressing interest in my Magic in Type project. But the second caught me totally by surprise. I’ve actually had several people ask how I created that “Mad Libs” style fill-in-the-blank contact form.

It’s such a simple little thing but it seems to have struck a chord with several website visitors. It feels a little strange to write a whole post about it (as it’s not in any way groundbreaking)… but enough people have inquired, that I thought it might be nice to write up the process.

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Some type niceness

Nice type designs


Objectified

Objectified

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Gizmodo has an exclusive on a first peek at the documentary Objectified (from the makers of Helvetica)

Update: trailer embedded after the jump.

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Airbag – Goldfish.

Airbag – Goldfish

Some words of wisdom and encouragement in potentially troublesome times. As expected from Mr. Storey, well put and perfectly timed.

House Industries

House Industries redesign

Somehow I missed this. House Industries relaunched with an awesome new site.

A hello to the world

How do you start a new blog?

You can’t just launch right into a post. You’ve got to introduce yourself, say who you are and what you know. Right? I think I’ve got to tell you how much of an expert I am on some topic or another and tell you why you should come back and read again. But then, maybe I should just let loose with a bit of a brain dump and see what sticks. In any case, here it goes.

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