Design
FontExplorer X
Linotype has released the beta of FontExplorer X. The app holds a lot of promise, and has a the Web and design communities drooling in anticipation. Could it be a replacement for both Fontbook and Suitcase? I sure as hell hope so. Check out the comparison chart to see for yourself (bring your own grain of salt). The fact that it is free only serves to send happy shivers down my spine. I can’t wait to show this to Sarah! – As pointed out by Jason Santa Maria
Subtraction: The Funniest Grid You Ever Saw
Subtraction: The Funniest Grid You Ever Saw – “Believe it or not, underlying every page of TheOnion.com are sixteen columns of 42 pixels each, separated by fifteen gutters (the empty white space between) of 10 pixels each, plus an additional, outsized column for the left-hand navigation. It’s an almost absurd number, I know, but it has a real purpose, because these pages are sufficiently complex that the practice of laying out elements on them requires lots of guidance.”
Photo Fakery
oe magazine – photofakery – “Identifying falsified images can be straightforward if you know a few tricks.”
Photoshop Splash Screens
design in-flight
design in-flight is back, having shifted from a PDF publication to a Web site chock full of tasty design goodness.