The Clock That Cost Apple $21 Million - Forbes

This explains why my iPad was so expensive!

The Black Keys // Burnaby, BC Poster // Process Video

This is a well done, highly insightful video that shows the design and printing process.

I feel so naked. Happy Halloween!

» Renovations underway on Edith Macefield’s house » Renovations underway on Edith Macefield’s house

I love this story.

Watch: The Handmade Process Behind Your Eames Chair

Get a glimpse of the magic — the making of your Eames chair.

11 Tricks For Battling Creative Blocks, From Leading Creatives

These are great suggestions for overcoming creative blocks.

The Cardboard Bike That Could Change World Transportation

Really cool invention! So cheap to make, it hardly matters how long they last... cardboard bikes! I'll take one!

Arnaud Mercier — Retrospective 1999-2011

Arnaud Mercier, co-founder of Area 17, passed away last year and a great site was put together in his honor. There's so much inspiration here.

A year after his passing, Steve Jobs remains larger than life

Today we remember the man who revolutionized telecom, music, personal computing and entertainment (Pixar). Thank you Steve Jobs.

The Handmade Cocktail Company | Cool Material

When you're to lazy to mix your own booze, The Handmade Cocktail Company comes to the rescue. Wonder how they taste?

A List Apart: Articles: The Web Aesthetic

Great article by Paul Robert Lloyd.... "Imagine the design of a new website. Do you see a layout framed by a header and footer, with navigation running along the top and a main content area featuring a sidebar? We need to reset such assumptions. As the web matures, we should acknowledge and embrace its constraints—and the aesthetic those constraints can produce. When we do, we might...

Design Driven Branding

So true.... A successful brand must be consistent, cohesive & believable --
all the tangible and intangible elements must be considered throughout the design process. Design drives the brand; however, it must be rooted in a message that the user can relate to and trust.

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USA TODAY: Latest World and US News - USATODAY.com

The "beta" site is interesting. The future of newspaper and UE? The desktop version feels very tablet oriented. Mobile first?

Brand New: USA TODAY for Tomorrow

A masterbrand logo that moves... I'd say this is one of the most flexible logos I've ever seen! Kudos to USA Today and the team at Wolff Olins... who pulled this off successfully.

Paula Scher MAPS | MONOmoda

Check out this book with the amazing hand-painted Paula Scher Maps.

Google Drive

Sayonara Dropbox.

Graphic Design for Non-profit Organizations | AisleOne

A bit of history. Massimo Vignelli has given him permission to distribute a high-res PDF of his book... There are sections on grids, typography, formats, logotypes, and color, just to name a few.

Smart Glove: Voice Recognition for Sign Language Users

Brilliant Invention in the works.

This Robot Bartender Mixes Your Drinks

I'm putting this on my office wish list!

FYI is a Poster Show

If you like typography or infographics, you might want to check out this poster show that AIGA Seattle is hosting during the Seattle Design Festival. Phinney Bischoff is participating!

Life Below 600px | Paddy Donnelly

This is an interesting perspective on life below 600px, or the so called fold. http://iampaddy.com/lifebelow600/

Milwaukee Police News

Awesome parallax website for the Milwaukee Police Department. They created The Source to provide genuine, unfiltered information from the department. Cool.

London Olympics Get Gold Medal for Big Data (Infographic) - Forbes

This is astounding! Nearly 60 GB of information per second is expected to travel across British Telecom’s networks during the Olympic Games.