Archive for January, 2009

TajTunes brightened my day

Jeevan sent me a TajTune today! Listen (mp3). The internet is so strange and wonderful.

Links for January 9th through January 25th

AIGA Standard Form of Agreement for Design Services: Design & Business: AIGA the aiga standard agreement. definitely has some stuff in here we overlooked last time. useful for a variety of creative/tech service work. design service business useful web

freshmeat.net: Project details for SQLiteJDBC simple jdbc sqlite layer java sqlite jdbc database programming library opensource

apartments — Urban Yurt — San Francisco google map + craigslist mashup with all the fixins. let's you filter by features that matter to you. created by huned. housing map mashup rental sanfrancisco friend

Brushes iphone painting/sketching app. very nice looking tool. iphone software painting drawing illustration visual innovation creativity

Iphone Sketches – a set on Flickr wow, app designers are figuring out how to use the touch screen for drawing. nice to see progress here. just downloaded the app ($2.99). iphone drawing visualization

My favourite Typefaces of 2008 | i love typography, the typography and fonts blog a roundup of top new typefaces of 2008. typography web design graphics visual

Cardboard Obamas

Electric Works Store is online

The folks here at Electric Works have a new online version of their store, bringing their delightful and rare merchandise to a much wider internet. Some of the highlights:

The Magic GardenThe Magic Garden makes a wonderful inexpensive gift for that special someone. Simply add the magic solution and watch it grow.

The Secret Life of Syrian LingerieThe Secret Life of Syrian Lingerie surprises and delights.

Crocheted Owls (amigurumi) are a top seller, from what I hear.

Beeswax crayons are high quality and come in a variety of thicknesses.

Link: http://store.sfelectricworks.com/

Open Street Map: A Year of Edits


OSM 2008: A Year of Edits from ItoWorld on Vimeo. Via FlowingData.

Taco Lab announces new collaboration with Professor Engd

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The Taco Lab, LLC is pleased to announce a radical new collaboration with world famous bitwise biologist and curiosity curator Prof. Engd. For the first time ever, Engd’s massive collection of fine miniature creatures will be published in its entirety, one each day for all of 2009:

View these mini monsters online: Professor Engd’s Étagère of Hypnopompic Hexadecimal Miniature Monsters.