Reinventing the hot dog. It sounds stupid, but it’s smart. The hot dogs is an incredibly dangerous food for children; the American Academy of Pediatricians calls it “a perfect plug for a child’s airway”. So some folks looked at ways to make it safer, but still… hot dog-y.
Different can be better, not just different. Classics can be changed.
Whatever we are doing needs to be as cool or cooler than this.
Overcoming Creative Block
25 creatives with 25 ways to destroy stagnancy. (via designosaurus)
Life Below 600px. Something to consider when designing websites.
Not applicable for everything we do, but if we have a lot of words and we want people to read what we’re saying, it’s time to start treating the web like an immovable box.
Supersized: Full-screen jQuery Slideshow
Full screen jQuery slideshow from Build Internet. A great little script that I’m sure we could exploit for our own nefarious means. It does bog down though.
[via matthewb]
Tiepography, by Ed Nacional. Excellent portfolio.
Another nice set of minimalist movie poster remakes from Flickr user backstothewall. This Jurassic Park one is perfect. Can you imagine if this was actual marketing material? The payoff watching the film for the first time in the theatres would be worth it. Though probably not worth it for the investors.
A nice site and a brilliant collection of custom ampersands from Haäfe & Haph. Ten bucks for EPS and OpenType.
