19 Jan 2011

New Year Link Dump

Four Color Process

Lovely, dot-laden comic close-ups. I’d been considering using a similar style for an imminent Flash game, and this just confirms the decision.

Apple’s 12 Days of Christmas, or, how to upset a whole load of greedy, spoilt rotten, silly little babies...

Some of the UK freebies this year were great.

as3sfxr

Sound effect generator sfxr rebuilt in Flash. I’ll almost certainly be using this for an imminent project.

Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us

The most disheartening thing about this video is that anyone was ever surprised by the conclusions.

Fonts In Use

Examples of applied typography.

Israeli Test on Worm Called Crucial in Iran Nuclear Delay

The whole Stuxnet saga is fascinating.

The Photoshop Etiquette Manifesto for Web Designers

Mostly very good advice.

Trimensional: 3D Scanner for iPhone

The way the screen is used for directional lighting is a beautiful hack.

2010 at MetaFilter: that’s a lot of stats

Great to see Matt’s empire go from strength to strength.

The Noun Project

A huge set of symbols, mostly public domain.

Some visualisations of stories and narratives

I keep intending to do a Grand Old Duke of York spoof of the famous Minardi infographic.

91: A New Old RPG

A retro-styled role-playing game, currently seeking funding on Kickstarter.

Project HiJack

Creating sensor peripherals that communicate via devices’ headphone jacks.