It was bound to come up sooner or later, someone asked me to make a change to their web site which included the infamous “…blah blah blah, Click here” linked text. In my scramble to find the best counter, I stumbled upon this article from Dey Alexander Consulting. I thought the arguments were well articulated […]

Makemylogobiggercream has to be one of the best parodies I have seen in a while. Comes from the folks at Agency Fusion. It’s a little long, but well, there’s a lot it covers. A particularly enjoyed the emotionator rub down scene, and the resulting design enhancements. Why do people associate bigger logo’s with a successful […]

Talented designer Jeff Croft & Life’s Charlie Crews look surprisingly alike. Feel free to create your own details.

Luke Wroblewski has written a concise 2 part article on form design at User Interface Engineering. I recommend reading the entire thing, but the 15 main points are useful enough to include here. Use them as a filter whenever you are going to create forms for your site or application.

Don’t hide forms when you want […]

Trippy interactive video clip called Neon Bible. Odd and fun all at once.

I love this new brain exercise in a post over at the Herald Sun. Your initial perspective on which way the girl is spinning will tell you which side of your brain is more dominant. (Right for me) The fun part comes when you can switch and see her spinning in both directions…makes my brain […]

Sometimes you come across a video on youtube and there are just no words to describe how you feel. That’s why they made embedding the video possible.

via kottke, via Focus Group On Think Tanks

Stumbled upon this gem today. The Hype Machine is a great way to browse music…of say for example Daft Punk. Just click the “Listen” links and you get decent quality audio of multiple tracks to sample. It was my radio for the afternoon.