Everomp: Design Makes the Heart Go Yonder

Make Make Make. [jer] (02/29)

Lovely As a Tree. [fff] (02/29)

Newborn. (02/29)

Through the eyes of someone else. This video gives me chills. (02/29)

What is the Lucifer effect? (02/29)

Skateboards + Explosions + Slow-Motion = Amazing. Directed by Spike Jonze. Perfect for a Friday morning. (02/29)

The Remarkable Pneumatic People-Mover. (02/29)

Garbage to oil? Never thought about this. Yet another alternative that, when combined with other great energy ideas, could possibly change the world. (02/28)

Photoshop's first ever icon? It's better than that damn feather! [dan] (02/28)

Awww. Dr. Jarvik is no more. Fine by me, I hated those commercials. Maybe he'll row himself over a jagged waterfall. Oh wait, that's not him. Shucks. (02/28)

A History of Evil. Brilliant student film animated in Flash and AfterEffects. (02/28)

Nestography. (02/28)

Ever heard of the World Wide Telescope? I haven't either. Sounds like Google Earth for space. How cool is that? (02/28)

Time for Hillary to drop out? "The conventional view is that the Clintons approach power the way hard-core gun owners approach a weapon - they’ll give it up only when it’s wrenched from their cold, dead fingers." (02/27)

An ad agency that wants to change the world? Why not. (02/27)

Octophant!!! (02/27)

The Museum of Beverage Containers & Advertising. No pick-up trucks or Confederate flags mentioned. Yet. [do] (02/27)

Paul Rand dot com. (02/27)

Excellent portfolio site for Marko Moamoa. I love the dead simple approach to navigation and portfolio imagery. (02/27)

Who'd have guessed Garfield could be far more interesting with the main star? (02/26)

Why should you read, in its entirety, the story of the new South Dakota State University athletics logo? Because it's just so brutal. Design death by committee? (02/26)

Paula Scher on the design senses of the advertising world post-9/11. Bookmarked for later reading. (02/26)

What defines the "next Google"? Well, nothing. (02/26)

This image of the Large Hadron is impressive. The world of physics will (hopefully) be turned upside down by it. Einstein would be proud. (02/26)

To all you yuppie laptop jockeys at Starbucks trying to be seen: maybe it's time to step it up? (02/26)

Amazing graph charting the financial course movies have run between 1987 to 2007. (02/26)

African shaman performs levitation. Well this is a deviation from the norm here. While I enjoy a good mystery, stuff like this usually flies by during the day without mention. This seems slightly more genuine. Better get Mulder and Scully over there. (02/25)

The Rubber Room. Ever heard of it? (02/25)

Interesting article on the state of "customer service" at Sprint. I haven't experienced any real problems with them as of yet, however they're always very prompt. (02/25)

CSS Type Set. My new favorite little tool. (02/22)

The Swedish Army requires the very best. Find out if you're that person. Brilliant, brilliant campaign. [fff] (02/22)

The photography of Norman Jean Roy. I spent way too much time here. Hope you do, too. (02/21)

Music inspired and created by Apple sounds. Quite catchy. Wait for the ending! (02/21)

Ill-Advised Business Names. Well now that's just awesome. [johanna] (02/21)

Tetris ice cubes? Why didn't I think of this ten years ago? (02/21)

New species found on the Arctic sea floor. Gotta love discovering uncharted territories. (02/21)

The top three cities for creatives? I find this rather stupid. Artists suddenly need to be closer to the creative hot spots? I'm sure these areas have been dubbed as such because of the creatives that have thrived for years making them what they are. (02/20)

I'm not a big fan of auto-mini-sites (is that a term?), but Honda's done an impressive job with Problem Playground. (02/20)

Evolution of Nintendo characters. You've come a long way, baby. (02/20)

Michael Kenna photography. Black, white, beautiful. His photo of the Empire State Building from the Twin Towers' viewfinder ('98) is mesmerizing. [line] (02/20)

The Brand (Spankin') New Backpack. Why do the Signals' boys love us so? (02/20)

Leap. (02/20)

College grad finds the American Dream on $25 and a gym bag. Anything in this world's possible. (02/20)

Welcome to the New World. Guess we've discovered everything there is to see, so we have to build our own new islands. (02/18)

I'll Follow You Into the Dark by Death Cab for Cutie. Get a box of Kleenex ready, this gets emotional. Simple, beautiful, touching. Time to say "I love you" to a few people. (02/17)

The thoroughness of EASY. (02/17)

A financial blog I frequent often has a contest to win $1500. Well why not?! I'm game! Don't worry, I wouldn't link just for the sake of a contest. If you're interested in good financial advice I recommend it whole-heartedly. (02/17)

Silverback. Note the top. PNG Transparencies used to stunning effect. [dan] (02/17)

Happiness

While browsing through my feeds this morning (as I do every morning with a piping hot coffee) I came across a simple idea. What makes us happy? What makes us happy on a daily basis? It got my mind churning. I realized we don't often stop to consider the tiny moments each day that flag positivity.

Mexico 68. Lines. Beautiful lines. (02/15)

The Big Book of Junk. Spam can be art. Right? (02/15)

Automating a birthday email greeting. My God, our Macs are slowly turning us into the most efficient, lazy creatures. I love it. (02/15)

Mouse. Negative space playfulness. (02/15)

With great, great pleasure and satisfaction I give you the first Indiana Jones: Kingdom of the Crystal Skull trailer. It's official: Harrison Ford can still pretty much kick my ass, and probably yours. (02/14)

Pepsi Raw. A more natural soda? Great idea! Probably tastes like crap. (02/14)

Beware the getElementByID. (02/14)

Top 10 iTunes Smart Playlists. Creating playlists can become rather addicting. Ya know? (02/14)

The story of Don Schrader, a man living on the outside fringes of society. (02/12)

I've seen this posted around the blogosphere the last couple days, which means I usually stay away. I mean, no reason to beat a dead horse. However, I can't help myself. I've gotta speak up. This IKEA site blows me away. I absolutely love the contrast between fast editing and slow motion. (02/12)

The story of Adi Dassler. For the love of stop-motion animation. (02/12)

Essay on the Enron identity. Said Paul Rand, ""A logo doesn't sell, it identifies...A logo derives its meaning from the quality of the thing it symbolizes, not the other way around. A logo is less important than the product it signifies; what it means is more important than what it looks like." (02/12)

Quite a unique portfolio site. I love the 3D, horizontal scrolling. (02/12)

A Paul Rand Ford logo?! I feel like we just discovered buried treasure. (02/11)

Toast. Well that's a little vague, isn't it?! But where is the refrigerator?! (02/11)

The Grammyfoam is more interesting than the Grammy! Agreed. God damn designers and their strange thinking. (02/11)

Super Bowl XLIII logo... already?! Um, okay. I mean, I guess I don't have to take a breath before thinking about football again. I like that the logo is more basic, however the roundiness of it is odd. (02/11)

Black viewmaster, anyone? Nice. I love the illustrations within the photo wheel. (02/11)

Geoff McFetridge. Rising. Setting. (02/11)

John Alvin, film poster artists of some truly memorable movies or our era, has passed away. I can't believe all these posters I remember as a child (and loving) were all his work. Amazing. His talent will be horribly missed. His style brings us back to the golden era of Hollywood, and has something more innocent in film. (02/11)

The Writer's Strike ends?! And is it a good thing that the newsbreaker is Michael "Bizarro Disney" Eisner? (02/08)

Evolution of Tech Companies' Logos. You've probably already seen this. It's making the blog rounds. Great visuals, though. Read up on Nokia's history. Quite the journey. (02/08)

Lobby cards. I'd love to see a lobby card in this style for movies like Lord of the Rings, or The Matrix. (02/07)

Green roof school in Singapore. (02/07)

Depression-era currency. [jer] (02/07)

This ad struck me by its beauty. Hawaii, anyone? (02/06)

The Printmakers' Periodic Table. What will they think of next? (02/06)

Photography by Tony Notarberardino recreates classic films. I'll have a crush on the model in The Graduate for the rest of the day. (02/06)

Adopt-a-Fresco! (02/06)

The The Hawaii Chair. Totally gotta list this under "Best Design". Totally. (02/06)

Now that's how you make an entrance. (02/06)

There was a Godfather-inspired ad for the Audi R8. I'm not a car guy in any way, but good Lord this thing is beautiful. So let's all read more about this beast. (02/04)

Motorola selling off their Mobile Devices division. Holy cow. Well at least I won't have to hear that annoying "hello moto" ringtone anymore. (02/04)

Big trucks and big decorations. Great stuff. (02/04)

Aren't we about done overusing the statement, "It's the new black!", yet? Just checking. It seems "You the man!" is still around, unfortunately. (02/04)

XLII

A few mental notes regarding this year's Super Bowl. In no particular order, and totally biased. Good thing, too, because there are a few things to complain about (yay!).

Hand-carved letters, each depicting a bug. Now that's something to behold. (02/04)

Some beautiful posters. Please excuse my quick, vague posts this morning. It's Monday, and I'm recovering from the Super Bowl. (02/04)

I love the illustrations of Adrian Johnson. (02/04)

Anyone else find it interesting that "the official beer of the NFL", Coors, wasn't visible in any way during the Super Bowl? Apparently, Budweiser is only the officlal beer of the Super Bowl. (02/04)

The Internet just broke in the Middle East. No. Really. It just... snapped. (02/01)

Animal Planet has a new logo. I'm going to go puke up my lunch now. Bye. (02/01)

Bankrate breaks down current Presidential candidates' views on taxes, healthcare, education, etc. Worth reading through. (02/01)

7 Tips on gaining your morning energy without coffee. No coffee?! (02/01)

All about the :target selector. (02/01)

"Art is the highest form of hope."

— Gernhard Richter