On the Web
- Sanna Annukka: Very flat, very beautiful illustrations with a great sense of color and shape.
- Matt Hammill: Loose n’ dirty illustrations to make you smile. Don’t miss his awesome Psychedelish animation!
- Creating Inspired Design, Part 1: I Am the Walrus: Introduction to what promises to be a great series from Andy Clarke.
- The Design Disease: A handy guide to the inside of a designer’s head.
- Le Grande Content: Interesting ruminations on life in the form of animated infographics.
- 37 Fads That Swept the Nation: A nice roundup, including a few I hadn’t heard of before, like (shudder) “leg makeup.”
- Chair Wars: Stephen Bayley’s biting and thoroughly necessary diatribe on today’s designer vanity.
- 15 Tips for Choosing a Good Text Type: A smart checklist of things to keep in mind when choosing a text face.
In the Stereo
- Thin Lizzy: Vagabonds of the Western World
- Prince: 1999
- Prince: Dirty Mind
- Deerhoof: Friend Opportunity
- T. Rex: Electric Warrior