The much anticipated, much hyped Apple OS X 10.5.6 system software update finally arrived on Monday and has been causing problems ever since. I personally never install updates immediately after they’re available, especially when it comes to iTunes, and I do it for exactly this reason. But not everyone observes that philosophy, and it’s easy to quickly accept the automatic software updates without really thinking about what you’re updating. Continue reading
Typography book round-up
The Elements of Typographic Style
Robert Bringhurst
The Typographic Desk Reference
Theodore Rosendorf
Fontbook
Mai-Linh T. Troung, Jürgen Siebert and Erik Spiekermann
What happened to Michigan on the Google Analytics Map?
I was reviewing the analytics for one of my sites and something caught my eye. Michigan. What happened to Michigan? Is it not possible to have two different shapes combined into one hoverable area? I would be less surprised if this was an image map, but since it’s in Flash, what’s up with that?
WordPress 2.7, Coltrane, is here
If you were as excited about the release of WordPress 2.5 as I was, you’ll be equally as pleased for the announcement that the new version, WordPress 2.7, is now available to be downloaded.
My initial impression is that the majority of changes in WordPress 2.7 address the dashboard and admin panels. Users will be able to access significantly more information from the dashboard as well as perform many more tasks directly from the dashboard without having to navigate through the administrative section. Continue reading
Edible sculptures
Some of the most amazing food art you’ll ever see. You can find some how-to’s over at the blog of the artist.
Grid it up
A new website about Grid Systems is up and running thanks to Antonio Carusone. If you believe in the power of grids, it’s worth visiting, repeatedly.
Turning ordinary into extraordinary
Joshua Callaghan makes utility boxes appear invisible by using photographs of their surroundings to decorate them with.
Sleeping, again
This guy read my mind.
I love sleeping so much… It’s the first thing I think about when I wake up.
-Â Steve Byrne
Word art
Provide a URL, text, RSS feed or del.icio.us user name and let Wordle do their magic and create a little text treat for you.
Print CSS are not the users responsibility
Designing and building a usable and accessible site is the responsibility of the designer and developer. Using that site is the responsibility of the user. So why are users still forced to print out miles of navigation and ads and poorly laid out pages? Continue reading