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October 2006

Design ideas: Sleek, unusual logo »

To my eye this sleek, unusual logo for Alfa Laval (a multi-national engineering company) breaks new ground. It was designed by Landor Associates.

The Alfa Laval logo...

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October 2006

Design ideas: Type contrast »

On this page—the designer makes the reverse type pop by subduing everything else on the page:

www.fontsmith.com

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October 2006

Learning with Lynda »

I'm a big fan of lynda.com and its $25 per month tutorial subscription service. Who wouldn't be—you get access to hundreds of high quality, self-paced QuickTime program tutorials for learning the basic to advanced features and workflows of programs such as Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and InDesign. AND over 150 hours of material is available free to try.

www.lynda.com

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October 2006

Subtraction.com: Precision layout »

The precision of the layout and the organizational insights behind the presentation of the information at Subtraction.com are second to none. Khoi Vinh, the Design Director for NYTimes.com, is its host and architect.

The cover...

An article example...

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October 2006

StoryCorps »

StoryCorps is a project that records little snippets of people's lives and experiences—fascinating stuff.

http://storycorps.net/

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October 2006

Color Scheme Chooser »

Here is an elegant little tool for brainstorming RGB color ideas.

http://www.steeldolphin.com/color_scheme.html

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October 2006

Design ideas: Simple lines and shapes »

Another simple, light Web design.

http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/queen's/

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October 2006

Comicraft »

If you do not yet know Comicraft, you have not seen the definitive site for comic book fonts. Like great comic book art, the fonts are tightly rendered and beautifully proportioned.

http://www.comicbookfonts.com

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October 2006

Typographic illustrations »

Ray Fenwick's “Hall of Best Knowledge” is a collection of wonderful typographic riffs—fascinating.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rayfenwick/sets/787564/

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October 2006

Design ideas: Good mix »

Effective use of color, type, and animation.

The cover:

https://www.ecotonoha.com/index_en.html

The tree:

https://www.ecotonoha.com/ecotonoha.html

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October 2006

Design ideas: Web metaphor »

An interesting Web metaphor: A book inscribed with handwritten headlines.

http://www.terrygamble.com/

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October 2006

Design ideas: “About this site” »

Note how the site above and this one, both designed by Daniel Will-Harris, include an “About this site” page that features credits for the contributors. Nice touch.

http://www.electriceggplant.com/davidmccullough/about.htm

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October 2006

Be2do.com: Antique-like illustrations »

This interesting site, created by an Istanbul design firm, uses lots of antique-like illustrations and jewelry pieces to create a rich, complex environment.

http://www.be2do.com/

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