Ask the Artist: How Windows 7's Iconic Home Screen Evolved
gizmodo.com — Chuck Anderson, creator of Windows 7's laid-back, cerulean-cool default wallpaper and login screen, showed me the evolution of his work --including Easter eggs, avoiding Mac tropes and why flaming skulls didn't make the final design. (Submitted by mklopez) More…
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Amazing Dubai's Technosphere Concept Architecture
gizmodo.com — I think they ran out of weird building designs, because the centerpiece of Dubai's Technopark looks like it was copied from Epcot's Spaceship Earth. Whatever happened to architecture proposals for Dubai being completely nuts? (Submitted by tonychenyj) More…
Toyota Engineers New Flower Species to Absorb Emissions
treehugger.com — Critics of Toyota have said the process of manufacturing Priuses has a larger environmental impact than most cars. So the giant automaker genetically engineered two brand new flower species to absorb greenhouse gases at its manufacturing plants. (Submitted by DireWolf11) More…
New Frontier: Construction at Sea
americainfra.com — With land in urban areas becoming more expensive and even more scarce, developers are looking out to sea for future construction projects. With that in mind, we look at some of the current offshore schemes currently in development or under construction. (Submitted by socialpyramid) More…
20 Dos and Donts of Effective Web Design
webdesignledger.com — For the average person who wants a website or blog for their business, they are after one very important thing â�� sales. Now, they may tell you that they want the big flashy logos, or the overdone textures/gradients, but it is the job of a well skilled web designer to steer their clients in the right direction. (Submitted by emberjohn) More…
Should you use Comic Sans?
i.imgur.com — Great typographic advice in a simple flowchart. (Submitted by swissgeek) More…
Five Favorite Web Applications of Designers
sixrevisions.com — Webapps–compared to their desktop counterparts–have the distinct advantage of being flexible in terms of the environment they have to run in; if you have a web browser and an internet connection, you’re good to go. This are the 5 most popular web applications that designers voted on. (Submitted by jaygeeze) More…
7 Key Principles That Make A Web Design Look Good
noupe.com — By following some simple pointers, anyone should be able to create a visually pleasing design and take one step closer to fame. Okay, it’s not that simple, and talent and experience do matter, but anyone can turn their home page into something prettier within mere minutes. (Submitted by Kiters) More…
GOOD 100: The Most Important People, Projects and Ideas
awesome.good.is — Our list ranges from cities racing to become the most electric-vehicle friendly to gardeners illegally fertilizing with human waste, neighbors banding together to change the economics of solar power to scholars pressing for new approaches to international aid. (Submitted by jaybol) More…
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