Comic Sans and Papyrus are probably the most hated typefaces among designers — heck, probably anyone with a discerning eye. So when Ben Harmon cross-bred the two… Oh, the humanity! Would another font hybrid induce such horror? …But it’s kinda funny at the same time too, isn’t it? 😉 For those who are wondering, no this is not a […]
Squidix Web Hosting Review… And a Giveaway! [Win One of SIX Hosting Plans!]
In all my years of blogging, I have probably hosted my site, addition to clients’ sites, on over 10 different web hosts. And any idiot can tell you that not all web hosts are built the same. You may remember my troubles with HostGator a couple of years ago. Due to HostGator’s slow speeds, horrible […]
CSS Sans: A Typeface Made Purely of CSS
Yusuke Sugomori, who describes himself as a “creative technologist,” has created a project called CSS Sans — a font collection that is created purely from CSS. A cool feature of the webpage is that as you mouse over a particular CSS class, the portion of the font for which it is responsible gets highlighted: Are there […]
Judgemental Subway Map of Manhattan
Thrillist has recently released what they dub an “actually useful subway map, which tells you what to expect at virtually all of Manhattan’s stops.” I really do believe this version of the subway map may be more useful for tourists, as well as locals who want to venture out of their comfort zones. Now I am tempted […]
We All Have Superpowers [Comic]
“With great power comes great responsibility…” Via Lunarbaboon. You may also like: A Compilation of Dads Singing “Part of Your World” [Aww] Parenting WIN [Flying with Babies] J.J. Abrams Personally Solves Kid’s Algebra Problem Slacking Off [An Update in Facebook Posts]
The Inspiration Behind Lando Calrissian’s Helmet Design
Costume designer Nilo Rodis-Jamero recalls: “Every Friday afternoon, we would play baseball and once I jokingly put a glove on engineer Wade Childress’s head…” Via Reddit. (For more Star Wars designs and their origins, check out one of my most popular posts ever, Top 5 Star Wars Designs and What Inspired Them. It used to have a […]