Walk [Your] City
WALK [YOUR CITY] is a Kickstarter project by Raleigh based Matt Tomasulo that is trying to get America walking. Consider it “guerilla wayfinding” that helps soon-to-be pedestrians find their way from...
View ArticleCoca-Cola Hug Machine
The Coca-Cola Hug Machine takes hugs instead of money. Because vending machines have feelings too. #mademesmile (via @nthnryn)
View ArticleWhat Are You Afraid Of?
Here's Jim's recent presentation from the inaugural edition of Chicago Creative Mornings.
View ArticleOpen Gates of Budapest
In the second weekend of April, Budapest opens its gates and invites people in.
View ArticleOrson Welles on the Gift of Ignorance
Orson Welles on the great gift of ignorance. Via Ben Kay.
View ArticleClint Howard and Rob Zombie Pest Control Spot
Rob Zombie and Clint Howard have finally found a project to collaborate on: this spot for a pest control product.
View ArticleBatman Villain Project
WanderingBert's effort to try drawing as many nefarious ne'er-do-wells as possible: The Batman Villain Project.
View ArticleNick's Transform C4D Plugin
A preview of Nick's new plugin for Cinema 4D: Transform. Can't wait to give it a spin.
View ArticleMeng Yang @ Apple Store
Local Note: Our pal Meng Yang of Know Your Flag fame is speaking at the Lincoln Park Apple Store this Thursday (April 19) at 7pm about Chicago history and design.
View ArticleHistory vs. Comedy
Speaking of history, has anyone else noticed a pretty awesome history/comedy trend going on recently? I'm thinking of Paul F. Tompkins' Dead Authors Podcast, Kate Beaton's Hark, A Vagrant! and Derek...
View ArticleCSS pointer-events and a pure CSS3 animating tooltip
Today’s program is brought to you by: .example { pointer-events: none; } What the property does: The pointer-events property allows you to specifiy how the mouse interacts with the element it is...
View ArticleRR
"Levon is one of the most extraordinary talented people I've ever known and very much like an older brother to me. I am so grateful I got to see him one last time and will miss him and love him...
View ArticleVoice of America
"And the voices sounded like a choir put together in the the toughest joint in a lost frontier — the soulful, gulping joy of Rick Danko, and the high, gorgeous soul of Richard Manuel. And Levon, in...
View ArticleThe design of a signage typeface
The story begins in 2006 with a trip down Route 66. Day in, day out, I looked at U.S. traffic signs that were either set in the old, somewhat clumsy “FHWA font series” or the new Clearview HWY...
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