Is it just me, or does my commute to the office from the WTC Path station remind you of one of those Family Circus maps? But I’m pretty sure it’s the most direct route, measuring just under a mile. Oh yeah, I used the new Google Mapplets to measure the route. Here’s my bike ride from home to the Hamilton Train Station, about 2¼ miles each way, this time as a satalite map:
There’s another reason to like Obama. Turns out he’s a fairly accomplished doodler.
I love this new typeface, Oxtail, from Stefan Hattenbach and FontShop. It’s a very fresh take on the Egyptian/Clarendon style that has gotten a little overused in recent years. It’d be great for getting that Clarendon feel from small caps without looking like Starbucks, and you get those luscious italics too.
Presenting Dawdler, and the World’s Slowest Instance Messager project. Slow is the new fast. Hell, even Twitter is slower than Chat.
There’s something strangely alluring about these paintings of chairs. Same thing that makes these bicycle portraits so interesting. It’s all about quantity I guess.
Pages are the problem. Khoi Vinh vents the frustrations of web designers and information architects everywhere.
BuzzFeed & Ze Frank are hosting a party for you at SXSW 2007, featuring a live performance from Ze, live music from Juiceboxxx, a sweet roof deck, and free drinks, of course. It’s at the Molotov Lounge on Sat, March 10 and starts at 10pm.
Sign up on Upcoming.org if you plan on attending.
When did this happen? I’ve been craving this for years. In a city like New York, not showing the subway on a map is a little like only showing 50% of the streets. It makes using it for traveling difficult. Sure, there have been some good subway mash-ups, but these are never as good as having the data natively in Google Maps. It’d still be nice to see the actually train routes, but this is definitely a step in the right direction.
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. I am a graphic designer specializing in interactive design, information architecture, user-interface design, and front-end development. I’m currently employed full time as the lead designer for BuzzFeed in New York City.
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