Tuesday 15 May 2012
I've been on a short blogging break, but I just had to show you Billy Keyes' amazing SketchSynth project.
SketchSynth is an interactive control surface which allows users to create their own interfaces by drawing them. That's right—you heard me. It's a fantastically clever idea, and one for which I can see a wealth of possibilities.
Tuesday 27 March 2012
Beautiful, simple grid-based magazine layouts (plus a nicely-designed web presence) for Mexican lifestyle magazine Pocketmag, by design studio Face.
Via Gridness
I instantly loved these surreal and faintly Escher-esque line illustrations by Matthew Borrett. You can view some of his other works on Flickr, and art prints are available to buy here.
Friday 16 March 2012
Remember Geocities? The pioneering online community was shuttered in 2009, by new owners Yahoo; The Deleted City is an ingenious work of interactive “internet archaeology” which allows you to explore this huge chunk of web history. More details here.
Sunday 11 March 2012
“If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.”