I’m en route this weekend to TypeCon 2008 which is being held in Buffalo, New York, home of Buffalo Wings, Ani DiFranco and P22 (the type foundry). The workshops start on Tuesday and the main program kicks off on Thursday evening. I’m a 24 Point sponsor this year which, among other things, lets me add something to the goodie bag that each of the attendees receives. Since this year marks my fifth anniversary of attending TypeCon, I decided to make it something special to mark the occasion….

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The Safari browser from Apple has a great little icon that works well in small formats while also displaying quite a lot of intricate details when viewed in large format. Navigate through this Adobe Illustrator tutorial to draw up your own vector Safari inspired compass in Adobe Illustrator. As usual start with a new document [...]

As of yesterday afternoon, AOL has implemented Vidoop’s visual authentication system as part of its OpenID initiative, which was formally launched in February 2007. Vidoop, a startup that replaces usernames and passwords with image grids, partnered with AOL to provide its OpenID users with an extra layer of security. This delivers Vidoop a [...]

Adobe Flash is an excellent technology that allows developers to add interactivity and smooth animations to web pages. Its popularity is so immense that you’ll find many websites dedicated to helping developers interested in Flash. In this article, you’ll find 12 wonderful websites that’s worth a bookmark if you’re looking into sharpening [...]

Kites have always been a source of inspiration. Some of the greatest scientist and inventors used kites in many of their most famous experiments: Benjamin Franklin's Leyden jar experiments, and the Wright brothers' first attempts at maned flight, both involved kites. Today, kites are still a source of inspiration, and for color lovers, they are flying color palettes.

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Kimble Young has created Webslug, the “hot or not of website performance.” It was inspired by webwait but lets you compare the load times of sites and records every performance test for later analysis like browser used, country of origin, top competitors etc. For example, comparing reddit to Digg: It is useful to compare versions of your own [...]

I recently decided that I wanted to add a little coolness to the RSS icon on Blog.SpoonGraphics by displaying the current subscriber count.  Having seen plenty of javascript tooltip examples across the web I decided this would be the best solution, displaying the relevant information when the user hovers over the icon area.  Using a [...]