Animated gifs -> CSS
I was thinking about using a flash bar on the side to go with my new identity (pending!) Instead, I found this, a simple solution that allows animated menus sans flash compatibility problems.
A project I worked on this summer at frog was unveiled this week!
The gist of this project is using mobile technology to combat HIV in South Africa, while educating and supporting people in an environment where HIV affects the entire community. This was a really great opportunity to learn more about user research while doing [...]
About musk (usually taken from deer to act as a fixative in perfumes):
Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus), a rodent native to North America, has been known since the 17th century to secrete a glandular substance with a musky odor.[3] A chemical means of extracting it was discovered in the 1940s, but it did not prove commercially worthwhile.
Oh, [...]
…and came upon this gem:
When Nazi Germany invaded Denmark in World War II, the Hungarian chemist George de Hevesy dissolved the gold Nobel Prizes of Max von Laue and James Franck in aqua regia to prevent the Nazis from stealing them. He placed the resulting solution on a shelf in his laboratory at the Niels Bohr Institute. After the war, he returned to find the solution undisturbed and [...]
You are forever responsible for what you have tamed.”
—Antoine de Saint Exupéry
I’ve been thinking lately about this “mantra” trend that has been popping up in design. Especially after Sagmeister, everyone seems to want their life truths and beliefs to be snappy one-liners.
While this is undeniably sexy and produces simple, beautiful graphics, I wonder if it really changes anything about peoples’ behavior.
In the past, I’ve found that [...]