March, 2009

In January 2000, T-Online asked us what we’d do if we could design a browser from scratch. Our answer was “Tabs”. Eight years later Aza Raskin, head of user experience at Mozilla, asked me what I think a new tab should look like. The answer after days of mailing back and forth: “Forget tabs!” Via Information Architects.

WEB09 PRESENTS from John Ballinger on Vimeo.

The Kingston Lounge - Guerrilla preservation and urban archaeology. Brooklyn and beyond

New York 2008 from Vicente Sahuc on Vimeo.

Jeff Michael is an american designer who designed these unusual chairs while attending Ferris State University in the US. More on Design Boom.

"Many of you will have heard of Kris Sowersby, and something tells me that we’re going to be hearing a lot more about him. He’s the guy behind the sans serif typeface National and the serif typeface Feijoa; he was also on the team of three that created (perhaps type of the year?) FF Meta Serif."

Via ilovetypography.com

From the Canon press release: The new EOS 500D features a 15.1 Megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor – ideal for large detailed prints or enormous cropping possibilities. For shooting in near-dark conditions, the EOS 500D offers a high ISO sensitivity up to 3200 which is expandable to 12800, giving photographers the power to shoot in the dimmest light conditions. Outstanding noise reduction is made possible by Canon’s DIGIC 4 processor.

The EOS 500D heralds a new way for photography enthusiasts to capture their world. It pairs outstanding still image capture with Full HD 1080P video recording. For longer video shoots, users can also choose lower shooting resolutions of 720P or VGA. A built-in HDMI connection allows easy and instant review of images and movie clips on any compatible HDTV.

Amazon already have the Canon EOS 500D | Digital Rebel T1i listed.

Via Digital Photography School.

The EOS 500D (RRP $TBC) will be available throughout New Zealand from Authorised Canon New Zealand resellers in late May 2009.

Auckland HDR Timelapse from Diego on Vimeo.

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Espresso is not a bunch of apps thrown together. Instead, we looked at the needs of web developers and streamlined their workflow into one gorgeous, focused app. Fast and powerful editing, sleek projects, live preview (we make CSSEdit after all), awesome publishing and extensive synchronization tools. All this, and an amazing extensible core? It's not too good to be true. It's only one click away!