WordPress.com has a new layout for their homepage, showcasing the top content from WordPress.com blogs. If you ever wanted to start blogging, I highly recommend starting off with a WordPress.com-hosted blog for best results.
Stop-motion video shows how a Macworld magazine cover is made
August 10, 2009 @ 2:14 pm
Cover creation from Peter Belanger on Vimeo.
Peter Belanger created this stop-motion video that shows just how much work goes into created a Macworld magazine cover. The video goes from shooting, to editing, and then to production and finally to the final product which is a print version of the magazine cover. [via]
This video just made me really miss working at a magazine.
Pentagram designs Mannahatta, a book about the history of Manhattan Island
April 29, 2009 @ 4:42 pm
Pentagram recently revealed the work they’ve done for the book Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City
The book, by Eric W. Sanderson, takes a look at what modern-day Manhattan would have looked like 400 years ago before the first settlers occupied the island. As you might recall, The New York Times used an image from this book in an article about the history and potential future of Manhattan island.
The book’s launch is also celebrated by an exhibition of the digital artwork over at the Museum of the City of New York opening May 20th. I’ll be there to check it out. For now, see some images of the book below.
Vigilance added to WordPress.com blogs
March 11, 2009 @ 2:33 am
WordPress.com announced today that they have added the Vigilance theme to their collection of selectable themes for use on WordPress.com blogs.
I’ve been using the Vigilance theme since September of last year and it’s been quite good to me, offering an array of easy-to-implement features I’ve yet to see in another free theme. As good as the theme is, Doobybrain.com is quickly growing out of it and needing a revamp yet again. That is why this announcement couldn’t have come at a better time, because for the past few weeks I’ve been tweaking a new layout that should go live in the not too distant future.
In the meantime, if you’ve got a WordPress.com blog, Vigilance is a pretty good place to start publishing.
Facebook Retrospective: a look at the design of the Facebook homepage
February 3, 2009 @ 7:49 pm
Believe it or not, Facebook turns 5 tomorrow and the folks at the company have posted a Facebook retrospective on the design of the homepage.
I can still remember registering for the site 5 years ago and realizing that it was one of the better ways to connect to people online. It took several years for “The Facebook” to really get rolling with colleges across the US, but when it did, the momentum couldn’t be stopped.
Unfortunately, a lot of people still do not realize the incredible potential behind Facebook and many in recent years have disowned the site for being too stalker-ish. These people are idiots who have taken zero time at all to fix the problem themselves by adjusting their privacy settings. I still believe that if people really understood the degree to which they could control the information they put on Facebook, there wouldn’t be any question as to what site they needed to have an account for. There’s no doubt in my mind that Facebook has the key to success on the internet because of how it connects friends, family, and strangers from all over the world.
If you disagree, you can sit back and be a luddite and kick yourself hard a couple of years down the road.
The International Aquatic Plant Layout Contest 2008
January 14, 2009 @ 1:24 am
I had no idea there was such a contest with so many contestants involved, but wow am I impressed with the way these fish tanks are set up! They’re incredibly detailed and they certainly look like little habitats. If I were a fish, I’d be happy to live in any of these tanks. [via]
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