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 Could Eat A Horse
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...
Fotoshop by Adobé
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,...
Ira Glass Quote
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...
Thanks for Teaching ...
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...
Wacom Inkling
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...
FontBook Meets iPad
Ok, it is official. I want an iPad. This has finally hooked me, the FontBook app. For those not in the design loop, FontBook is the world’s most comprehensive typographical reference guide. If typography were a religion, this would be the Bible (I know of a few people who would join that...
Don’t Fear the...
Jessica Hische and Russ Maschmeyer are the masterminds behind Don’t Fear The Internet, a site that aims to teach basic HTML and CSS for non-web designers. Through short tutorial videos, you’ll learn how to take a basic wordpress blog and manipulate the CSS, HTML (and even some PHP!) to...
Anatomy of a Compute...
It is no secret that I love kinetic motion videos, and I finally just found the one motion designer I have been so envious of for quite some time, Patrick Clair. He is the brains behind many kinetic motion videos that you may have seen on MTV or FOX Sports. The kinetic motion video above...