We get ripped off a lot. I often spot a button image that’s been repurposed, or a layout that’s just a little bit too inspired by a previous design we’ve done. Generally, we find it really flattering and have a good laugh - if nothing else, it makes us feel that we’re probably doing something right if people are so eager to plagiarize. But earlier today a friend linked me to Mozilla’s new JetPack design and my jaw dropped.
The worst part: Mozilla contacted Metalab about this, asking for a proposal, months ago and decided not to pursue the project.
…The artwork was handcrafted character by character, totaling roughly 250 hours of work from start to finish. Characters from the Goudy Trajan and Bembo Pro typefaces form the Coliseum (or Colosseum), also known as today as Colosseo (Italian) and originally known as Amphitheatrum Flavium (Latin).
I love it. I was actually a part of the beta and didn’t like the thought of paying, but I recently revisited the service and I have to say: $25 a year for access to a great selection of fonts and easy management web app is a steal.
My only complaint is that I can’t actually design with the fonts in Photoshop, as you’re not provided any sort of download.
“The truth is that most everyone has plenty of ideas that could work out to be great businesses. The kicker is most often the right execution, that they’d be responsible for anyway, at the right time, which is almost impossible to predict. The value of The Perfect Idea is very small indeed.”
The set-up of the exhibition is surprising to say the least. Long streams of clear plastic cards hang from the ceiling, engulfing the gallery visitors in a typographic mist.
The Panic Status Board - one of the things I’ve been working on lately. Read Cabel’s writeup!
This is a thing of pure beauty. We’re already seeing how we can do something similar at Ext.
Patrick Patience has posted a fantastic little summary of jailbreaking hacks over at Smoking Apples. He’s got some gorgeous themes and extensions working together, complete with links and extended info—it’s definitely worth taking a look.
Gavin Elliott reviews the ways to present designs to a client (browser comp, flat, via a service, etc.) but then also goes a step further by interviewing several leading designers like Tim Van Damme and Sam Brown.
