Geoff Teehan walks through the latest preview of Image Spark in this video.
I’m growing pretty excited about the site as we continue to test and and make fixes to the alpha version.
Post a comment if you’d like an invite to the upcoming private beta release.
NYTimes has an interactive graphic illustrating the recent attacks in Mumbai. This is a tragic event that hits home as my mother grew up in Mumbai (formerly Bombay) and lived with my grandmother for a period at the Taj Hotel where she was a manager. (Currently the Taj is on fire as a result of [...]
(Thanks to Sean)
Pentagram has announced an update to the One Laptop Per Child website. OLPC is an initiative I’ve been interested in for a while and I’m excited to see any updates that further the awareness of the program. From Pentagram, designers of both the website and the XO laptop’s interface:
The new site is an evolution [...]
Possibly the future face of open government (as open a government can be), Change.gov is currently the transition site of President-Elect Obama. The site calls for suggestions and clearly outlines the future administration’s agenda; The economy being numero uno, of course.
I silently hoped Obama would take his web team to Washington to be the [...]
WellMedicated has put together a pretty sweet list of concert posters. Love the iconic Devendra Banhart poster for it’s simplicity.
I find the most effective are balanced between typography and graphics, in the spirit of Paula Scher’s timeless works.
(Thx Jon for the link)
Have to agree with Jason here on his 2008 Election Maps comparison, The New York Times had the best interactive Election Map last night. It’s not evident in the pic, but you were able to click on the state and zoom into county results, a la John King.
Obama the cowboy, originally uploaded by Mr. Wright.
President-Elect Barack Obama
Designed and built by creatives for creatives, Image Spark, launching soon, is a tool to capture, tag, share and converge inspirational images.
There’s a palpable buzz everywhere that we’re on the eve of something really special; A return to the kind of sure-handed, effective and inspiring leadership in the US that many have never seen in this generation (depending on your take of the Clinton years).
I spent some time on Sunday going through the milestones of Barack [...]
