Ever wondered what the wind would look like if you could see it in action from above? There is a mesmerizing web page that animates wind flow across the United States based on hourly updated data. The map, launched online at Hint.fm in late March (I kept forgetting to mention it!), shows...

In a twist on the typical op-ed piece, The New York Times this past week released a piece of ‘op-art’, showing the ‘other’ 1% of Americans. From being in the military, to completing Sudoku, it seems many of us are part of the less publicized factions of the 1%. It’s pretty big, so...

I love this playful take on the sake glass by TALE, a design studio based in Seoul, Korea. Simply called Moon Glass, the unique shape of the cup mimics the phases of the moon as you drink the sake. You start with the a full moon, and as you drink the moon begins to wane, just like the...

Matthew Butterick, the typographer and writer behind Typography for Lawyers, took issue with the use of the Verdana typeface in Brad Bird’s Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, so he wrote the director a letter. Inapt typography is not uncommon in movies. But big-budget studio films...

I thought it would be fun to post about this hilariously amazing spaghetti measuring tool today. It’s called ‘Ég gæti borðað heilan hest’, Designed by Icelandic artist Stefán Pétur Sólveigarson, the name translates ‘I could eat a horse’. Every time I cook spaghetti I...

A funny and relevant design parody was released two days ago, titled Fotoshop by Adobé. It is simply parody genius. Based on a tongue-in-cheek faux beauty product, the video is a parody of the unattainable beauty standards in advertisements. Filmmaker Jesse Rosten explained on his blog,...

There has been a creative observation floating around the internet for a few years, from Ira Glass, the host and producer of This American Life, that has really struck a chord with me. Sawyer Hollenshead, a brilliant front-end developer, took the quote and made it a poster to help spread the...

For this back to school season, TBD is hosting ThanksForTeaching.Us, a wonderfully designed, 30 day campaign, which aims to recognize amazing teachers all over the world. Whether it was Mrs. Engles in the 2nd Grade or Prof. Reich sophomore year, amazing educators have challenged us to be...

My love for Wacom has increased leaps and bounds today with the announcement of a pretty amazing product, Inkling. Inkling features a beautiful design and 1024 levels of pressure, making it perfect device for anyone who sketches anything, from illustrators, graphic designers, to...