Here are the links that I’ve recently saved to Ma.gnolia.
GammaToggle X
“GammaToggle is a utility that allows you to view your screen in Macintosh or PC gamma settings. This is extremely helpful for designers that wish to view what their graphics will look like on a Windows PC.”
Tags: os x, software, web design, design, gamma
O’Reilly surprised “there was no difference” between Harlem restaurant and other New York restaurants
Yet another sad example of the ignorance, fear and hate spread by Bill O’Reilly’s, and others on the far-right politically: ‘Discussing his recent dinner with Rev. Al Sharpton at the Harlem restaurant Sylvia’s, Bill O’Reilly reported that he “couldn’t get over the fact that there was no difference between Sylvia’s restaurant and any other restaurant in
New York City. I mean, it was exactly the same, even though it’s run by blacks, primarily black patronship.” O’Reilly added: “There wasn’t one person in Sylvia’s who was screaming, ‘M-Fer, I want more iced tea.’ “‘
Tags: politics, conservative, hate, racism
End Papers
“Old textbooks, Golden books and kid’s books in general all had end papers that could set the mind soaring with the knowledge and adventures that awaited you between the covers.”
Tags: design inspiration, design, inspiration, illustration, books, show sarah
The Histogram as the Image
“The idea for this project started with a question: Is it possible to create an image that depicts its own histogram? (A histogram, for those unfamiliar with the term, is a bar graph representing all the tones in an image — it typically looks something like a mountain range).”
Tags: design inspiration, design, inspiration, show sarah
The new layers of web development
“In short, I’m suggesting that the (X)HTML templates used for a website in today’s modern world are much more closely related to presentation than they are to content. Why? Because (X)HTML templates are only one of many ways the content of a modern website is presented.”
Tags: web development, web design, practices
Remote JavaScript includes without the performance penalty (part 1)
“Here’s how you can keep your Flickr badge (or any other JavaScript include) from slowing down page rendering with just a few lines of code.”
Tags: web development, javascript
Cookshow
A recipe site that allows you to upload your recipes and browse the recipes of others in a video format. “Create your own cooking show”
Tags: food, food and drink, recipes, videos, cooking, show sarah
Rock Your Presentation with the Right Tools and Apps
“Whether your demo’ing software or explicating Melville, a computer hooked up to a projector can either give an audience a great audio/visual experience, or a bullet-studded snoozer. Whether you’re using a Mac or Windows, PowerPoint or Keynote, or simply presenting straight from your web browser, there are a few power tips, apps, and tools that can make your slideshow or demonstration smooth, entertaining and memorable.”
Tags: presentations, speeches, tool