Stripes — a conceptual operating system user interface on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
If one person could do this (granted, it’s a mockup in Flash), why isn’t Chrome OS more impressive by now?
Apparently TV-watching remains an essentially passive activity despite the recent proliferation of DVR’s (~30% of households). Recent Nielsen studies have shown that even if you give the average American a fast forward button in the palm of their hand, they are too lazy to skip ahead. How comforting.
That’s the problem with loving typography. It’s always a pleasure to discover a formally gorgeous, subtly expressive typeface while walking along a street or leafing through a magazine. But that joy is swiftly obliterated by the sight of a typographic howler. It’s like having a heightened sense of smell. You spend much more of your time wincing at noxious stinks, than reveling in delightful aromas.
I know someone who has this problem…
This video, showing the process of making 35 books by hand, is absolutely mesmerizing to watch. It’s amazing how much work it takes. (via Ministry of Type)
Bill O’Reilly:
“I don’t care about the Constitution!”
At least he’s honest.
Bowing to extreme financial pressures, MIT administration today made official the sale of the Institute to Caltech. The campus is to be repurposed as Caltech East, a new School of the Humanities, serving as a complementary counterpart to Caltech’s scientific excellence.
Numerous committees have been assembled to oversee a complete overhaul of administrative organization, academic departments, and curriculum. Administrators emphasize that adjustments to the restructuring may at times be difficult for students and faculty alike, but that every effort will be made to ease the transition. Read more about the transition here.
Bam! New Tech
Microsoft Excel : Sparklines in Excel
A pretty implementation of Edward Tufte’s excellent idea. Not sure how I feel about the patent application though. (via Daring Fireball)
Just in time for today’s release of iPhone OS 3.0 with its oh-so-handy pasteboard, I’ve updated a little project of mine, Glyphboard. It’s a sort of keyboard which lets you type glyphs not available on any of the standard iPhone keyboards. These glyphs include , ☂, ☺, ✔, and even ♫.
You may find this handy for Twitter, text messaging, emails, and I’m sure I don’t know what else. A clarification: unfortunately Safari won’t let you just tap a key to copy it; you have to hold and tap. I wish you didn’t, but there.
On the flip side, even though it’s a web app, once you’ve installed Glyphboard it will work even when you’re offline. How’s that!
