Turning Social Media On Its Side
Timeline aims to turn Facebook into even more of a central hub for your life.
Gimme Bar: An App That Lets You Clip and Save From the Web
This is basically a virtual version of a pin-up board for inspirations. It could be an interesting way for students to “pull” information and ideas into an ePortfolio.
Chipotle’s Amazing Stop Motion Film
Chipotle eschews the icky practices of factory farming. Michael Pollan would surely approve.
Humans of New York
Humans of New York began is a multi-year project to construct a photographic census of the city of New York. The goal is to gather 10,000 street portraits and plot them on an interactive map. In the end, the neighborhoods of New York will be viewable through the faces of their inhabitants.
LetterMPress-it is just like real-time letterpress
LetterMPress-it is just like real-time letterpress including the clinks and clunk noises of metal and wood.
Sifteo Cubes
Here’s an interesting invention….Sifteo Cubes. Great idea. Great design.
110 Stories: Augmented Reality Twin Towers iPhone App
This is such a wonderful story all around. Brian August took an idea, raised funds and created an app that will be FREE and will build stories, about the World Trade Towers, that will inform a generation.
Tiblo: Snap Words and Sounds Together Like Legos
Legos have always bothered me….crazy little pieces of plastic. I was even a mean mother and didn’t have these toys for my daughter [I DID give her wooden blocks]. However, Tiblo is winning my heart for snappy plastic. Have a peek. Tiblo: A tangible learning aid for children with dyslexia from Sumit Pandey on Vimeo.
Typography: 95% of graphic design
Typography IS something we should care about. Fast Company and Cliff Kuang did a beautiful infographic of why we should care about typography.
A Tattoo Becomes Video, When Snapped On Smartphone
Snap a picture of the matrix code embedded into the tattoo art, and an animated film will play back on your smartphone.