Entries Tagged as 'Blog'

The Candy Wrapper Online Museum

July 14th, 2010 Comments Off

Online museums are not something new, but for some reason I have a soft spot in my heart for people who collect things and put them up on line. These sites actually perform a public service since you can find so much information on obscure products or topics. The Candy Wrapper Museum is just such [...]

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Sinks That Look Like Faces

April 26th, 2010 Comments Off

When we’re posting about blogs around the web that catch our eye, it’s usually for different reasons that we like one or another. But this one wins for creative thinking—and hilarity. We love Sinks That Look Like Faces because, however innocuous, it forces you to see things differently. A sink—something we look at every single [...]

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The Ampersand Blog

April 19th, 2010 Comments Off

How often do you stop and notice letters, typography, or everyday symbols? If you’re not a font nerd, the answer is probably not very often. The Ampersand is a blog dedicated entirely to different looks, styles, and uses of the ampersand (this –> &) in everything from logos to street signs.

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Why we called it a blog and not news

February 11th, 2009 Comments Off

Even with the best intentions, the customary “news” page on the majority of websites is where the latest information on the page is left to die on the grapevine of a changing season. People are sick of old news where the expectation is what happened today. A blog has the reputation of ever changing information, [...]

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