Archive for May, 2004

SCOTUS or Bust!

Tuesday, May 11th, 2004

Read Colli’s very legal brief to the Supreme Court of the United States of America here [330k pdf].

Blogger 2.0

Monday, May 10th, 2004

Wow! Blogger has undergone a spiffy redesign. why, yes, I will choose one of the new, standards-compliant, machine-readable, templates! I will!

Writing Lamps History

Sunday, May 9th, 2004
(designboom.com): Follow the guided tour of ‘design-archaeology’ that illustrates the main electrified writing lamps typologies. A fascinating study showing hundreds of examples. . .

Some really cool things here. Makes you realize how boring your house is.

Styling Form Widgets

Tuesday, May 4th, 2004
(TheManinBlue.com): I’m not pointing fingers here, but even though forms aren’t usually the best looking part of a Web site sometimes you’ve got to resist the urge to style them, for usability’s sake.

I still miss the blink tag.

300 Images From 1800 Sites

Tuesday, May 4th, 2004

(intermash.com): “Approximately 1800 web sites later, I have this collection of 300 of the most interesting, unique, and beautiful formations of pixels to display.”

How Badly Me Eye Itches

Tuesday, May 4th, 2004

Ashlin’s new Pirate Poem [60k gif scan] (must be performed “Pirate-style”!)

Dunkin’ v. $tarbucks pt.63

Tuesday, May 4th, 2004
(Boston.com): For a cup of coffee, your choices run from small, family-run shops to new kid on the block Krispy Kreme. But Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks are waging the biggest war for your tastebuds.

I have to say DD’s regular cuppa is every bit as good as *$’s. And you don’t get that snooty aftertaste. And you get donuts!