Flickr has collected some gorgeous jellyfish photography. The jellyfish, in my opinion, is one of the most beautiful creatures alive. Their quiet elegance never ceases to impress me. They truly are living art. Featured here is “Dance” by Bright Like Neon.
I have a feeling that Alexander Cheek’s stunning map of Manhattan’s many neighborhoods has made the rounds on the net before, but this is the first time that I’ve seen it. I’m really enjoying his subtle use of color and typography. Who doesn’t love Gotham?
Shot this at the Louvre. I love massive history paintings. Pictured here is Jacques-Louis David’s The Coronation of Napoleon (1806). 6.21 m × 9.79 m!
View “Admiring Jacques-Louis” at flickr
The combined market share for, say, Firefox 3 and Safari 3 is larger than the overall market share for Mac OS X. Plenty of developers write desktop software that only works on the Mac — why aren’t more people writing web apps that only work in truly modern web browsers? The first one to do it is going to be a sensation.
The Anger Release Machine would be great to have around when I experience designer’s/coder’s/writer’s block. Why bang your head against the wall when, for a quarter, you can watch a vending machine slowly dispense a porcelain cat? via wrongdistance
Vintage Car Logos and Typography
A few months ago I was at the Barrett-Jackson car auction in Scottsdale, Arizona and was drawn to all of the fantastic vintage logos. The shiny chrome typography truly evokes an era when cruising was a pastime and global climate change wasn’t a concern. I pulled out my iPhone and snapped as many of the logos as I could.
It’s no secret that iPhone’s camera isn’t the greatest — and iPhone 3G doesn’t bring any improvements — so many of the photos were pretty shitty (oxymoron). I did my best in Lightroom to polish them up for your viewing pleasure. The retro typography is quite nice to look at, and might be a source of inspiration for you designers out there. Here’s a couple of my favorites:
“in the lens” by Garrett LeSage is pure abstract awesomeness. Can you figure out what it is?
