Instagram released a cleaned up logotype last week and designer Mackey Saturday posted some up-close and behind the scenes pictures of the work to Dribbble. It’s a great example of refinement and building on an identity already familiar to users.
Want to feel really, really, really small? Step through this interactive time scale of Earth and watch today get swallowed up pretty fast in the grand scheme of things. (via swissmiss)
I know I’ve looked at, played with, or used at some point a lot of jQuery plugins. Keeping track of old favorites while staying up to date with new releases and techniques is one of the challenges I always struggle with. So I’m digging this well designed, organized database of jQuery plugins complete with search, some video demos, and an RSS feed of new entries. Well done, indeed.
Went camping in Huntsville last weekend and spent Saturday around the Space and Rocket Center. This would be my artistic, interesting point-of-view picture from the trip.
Heather made a great find out a yard sale the other day. A 1954 Cub Scout handbook. The cover is striking and the illustrations throughout are a wonderful example of the period.
If your tired of using Google Image Search to find design inspiration and freebie resources, then you need to check out these two new search engines. They’re better designed and curated to provide design professionals with better results. Niice.co and Psddd.co
Being the last day of winter, I’m looking towards summer a little early as two ocean and water inspired typefaces sit atop the showcase. Rounding out the list is a six style, multilayer collegiate block type system and a trip back to the future for some retro stencil awesomeness. Get surfing.
This month I’m getting back on track with a pair of related wallpapers inspired by icons and a font released over on Creative Market. First is the spoons, forks, and knives of When’s Lunch? Then comes watermelon, cupcakes, and ice cream for When’s Dessert? Bright spring/summer colors carry the pieces with the icons and texture being more subtle additions. I’ve also added a Retina display Macbook Pro size for those of you needing 220 DPI density.