April 2008
19 posts
Googley Design Principles
I’ve spotted this list doing the rounds a few times over the last couple of days, but thought I’d repost here as I find it interesting to hear about how the Google hive mind operates. So then… 10 design priciples to be considered if you want to make your websites Googley: 1. Focus on people — their lives, their work, their dreams 2. Every millisecond counts 3. ...
Poolga. →
iPhone and iPod Touch wallpapers from a selection of designers and illustrators from around the world.
:: i think music :: →
I Think Music is an artist-friendly and independent label compatible music retail platform based in London.
Liquid Crunch →
Liquid Crunch is the MP3 download store launched by Andrew Dubber, of New Music Strategies (and 95bFM) fame. Releases have been picked by a panel of music specialists, tastemakers, DJs, consultants, etc to act as a filtering system for customers. In that light, Liquid Crunch will only ever have 50 items in stock.
Let us learn our lessons. Never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy,...
– Winston Churchill. This quote ends the just released report on the Iraq war from the Pentagon’s National Defense University. The report calls the war ‘a major debacle’ with the outcome ‘in doubt’. Via McClatchy.
Still on a Japanese theme - check out this 1991 footage of commuter hell in Tokyo as passengers are jammed by station attendants into a busy train… mental! Via Spare Room.
Last.fm: Free music streams turn into increased... →
Last.fm announced today that for at least one of its affiliates, CD and digital music sales increased by 119 percent after its free, ad-supported music streaming service launched a couple of months…
Google App Engine - Google Code →
Google App Engine enables you to build web applications on the same scalable systems that power Google applications. Every Google App Engine application can use up to 500MB of persistent storage and enough bandwidth and CPU for 5 million monthly page views.