http://jasonsantamaria.com/oddities/ en Copyright 2009 2009-06-29T15:09:01-05:00 http://www.jasonsantamaria.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Oddities&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.underware.nl%2Fsite2%2Findex.php%3Fid1%3Dliza%26%23038%3Bid2%3Dinfo&seed_title=Liza+Pro http://www.underware.nl/site2/index.php?id1=liza&id2=info Liza Pro, a lovely new handwriting-inspired typeface from Underware. Includes tons of alternates and smart replacements to give it that natural feeling. #]]> 2009-06-29T15:09:01-05:00 http://www.jasonsantamaria.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Oddities&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alistapart.com%2Fissues%2F286&seed_title=A+List+Apart%3A+Issue+286 http://www.alistapart.com/issues/286 Issue 286, Learn how to use the attributes of meta and link to do a body good. Plus: the case for aesthetics in visual design. Articles by Mark Birbeck and Patrick Lynch. #]]> 2009-06-23T12:38:00-05:00 http://www.jasonsantamaria.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Oddities&seed=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedafever.com%2F&seed_title=Fever%3A+Red+hot.+Well+read. http://feedafever.com/ Fever, Shaun Inman’s new web app, an RSS reader that also bubbles up the hottest content from your feeds. Stunning design, customized reading options, iPhone optimized, and waaaaay too many other wonderful features to list here. Watch the brief screencast and try it out! #]]> 2009-06-17T11:42:00-05:00 http://www.jasonsantamaria.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Oddities&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lettercult.com%2Farchives%2F740&seed_title=The+Best+of+the+First+Half+of+2009 http://www.lettercult.com/archives/740 the best custom lettering of the year so far. Seriously gorgeous stuff. #]]> 2009-06-17T11:38:00-05:00 http://www.jasonsantamaria.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Oddities&seed=http%3A%2F%2Faworkinglibrary.com%2F&seed_title=This+is+a+redesigned+library http://aworkinglibrary.com/ A Working Library redesigns and it’s just lovely. Poke around a bit and subscribe, Mandy’s writing is top notch. #]]> 2009-06-15T03:15:00-05:00 http://www.jasonsantamaria.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Oddities&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fbikewaysignage.org%2Findex.php%3F%2Fongoing%2Fsignage-types%2F&seed_title=Better+Bikeways http://bikewaysignage.org/index.php?/ongoing/signage-types/ Better Bikeways, a proposal for improving signage systems for cyclists. Great idea, great design. #]]> 2009-06-12T17:21:00-05:00 http://www.jasonsantamaria.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Oddities&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alistapart.com%2Fissues%2F285&seed_title=A+List+Apart%3A+Issue+285 http://www.alistapart.com/issues/285 Issue 285, Better user experience through improved database design. Plus: everything I know about managing people, I learned from Werewolf. Articles by Michael Lopp and Lyle Mullican. #]]> 2009-06-09T12:02:00-05:00 http://www.jasonsantamaria.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Oddities&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fjoeclark.org%2Fcranky%2F&seed_title=The+Cranky+Copyright+Book http://joeclark.org/cranky/ The Cranky Copyright Book, aims to broaden the debate about copyright. Joe is one the greatest minds in our industry, and you’d do well to pony up a few bucks to help (I did). #]]> 2009-06-02T17:40:00-05:00 http://www.jasonsantamaria.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Oddities&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.photolettering.com%2F&seed_title=Photo-Lettering http://www.photolettering.com/ digitize select typefaces. This stuff is gorgeous! Be sure to read the history too. #]]> 2009-05-29T23:46:00-05:00 http://www.jasonsantamaria.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Oddities&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.winwithoutpitching.com%2Fmanifesto&seed_title=The+Win+Without+Pitching+Manifesto http://www.winwithoutpitching.com/manifesto The Win Without Pitching Manifesto, By using ‘no’ we will give power and credibility to our ‘yes’. Love this. #]]> 2009-05-28T19:06:00-05:00 http://www.jasonsantamaria.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Oddities&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.typekit.com%2F2009%2F05%2F27%2Fintroducing-typekit%2F&seed_title=Introducing+Typekit http://blog.typekit.com/2009/05/27/introducing-typekit/ Small Batch and some foundries to make it happen. Announcing Typekit, a legal way to use real typefaces on your websites. Signup for a forthcoming preview, or follow @typekit on Twitter for updates. #]]> 2009-05-28T15:08:00-05:00 http://www.jasonsantamaria.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Oddities&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwestciv.com%2Fstyle_master%2Fblog%2Fapples-navigation-bar-using-only-css&seed_title=Apple%E2%80%99s+nav+bar+using+only+CSS http://westciv.com/style_master/blog/apples-navigation-bar-using-only-css recreates Apple nav bar using only CSS, and offers up a great CSS gradient customization widget, Gradientifier. I hope more browsers beyond Safari support this soon. #]]> 2009-05-27T13:41:00-05:00 http://www.jasonsantamaria.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Oddities&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fnicewebtype.com%2Fnotes%2F2009%2F05%2F22%2Fnice-web-type-likes%2F&seed_title=Nice+Web+Type+likes http://nicewebtype.com/notes/2009/05/22/nice-web-type-likes/ Nice Web Type likes, a new series by Tim Brown where he reviews and suggests typeface pairings to use. First up, a free webfont called Graublau Sans. Tim also worked up a great example page to see it in action. #]]> 2009-05-22T20:22:00-05:00 http://www.jasonsantamaria.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Oddities&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.surveymonkey.com%2Fs.aspx%3Fsm%3DtokJVl2q_2fDyGK_2fd6SmSTfA_3d_3d&seed_title=The+Deck+Ad+Network+Readership+Survey http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=tokJVl2q_2fDyGK_2fd6SmSTfA_3d_3d Readership Survey, the most fun you’ll ever have while taking a survey. #]]> 2009-05-22T14:43:00-05:00 http://www.jasonsantamaria.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Oddities&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sorry-im-late.com%2Fwatch.html&seed_title=Sorry+I%26%238217%3Bm+Late http://www.sorry-im-late.com/watch.html Sorry I’m Late. #]]> 2009-05-19T21:33:00-05:00 http://www.jasonsantamaria.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Oddities&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.creativereview.co.uk%2Fcr-blog%2F2009%2Fapril%2Flow-fi-sci-fi&seed_title=Low-Fi+Sci-Fi http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2009/april/low-fi-sci-fi Low-Fi Sci-Fi book covers, created using A4 paper, with all the typography printed and placed on the structure by hand. Some are very effective. #]]> 2009-05-15T13:29:00-05:00 http://www.jasonsantamaria.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Oddities&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.typography.com%2Ffonts%2Ffont_overview.php%3FproductLineID%3D100034&seed_title=Sentinel http://www.typography.com/fonts/font_overview.php?productLineID=100034 Sentinel. Comes in a number of weights, including italics (a rarity in slab serifs). #]]> 2009-05-13T17:02:00-05:00 http://www.jasonsantamaria.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Oddities&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.viget.com%2Fadvance%2Fthe-line-length-misconception%2F&seed_title=How+Long%3F http://www.viget.com/advance/the-line-length-misconception/ possible misconceptions with the appropriate line length in design. #]]> 2009-05-08T16:14:00-05:00 http://www.jasonsantamaria.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Oddities&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fadactio.com%2Fjournal%2F1577&seed_title=The+Medium+is+the+Mess http://adactio.com/journal/1577 collecting some of the web’s recent posts on traditional design ideals and how they relate to the web. #]]> 2009-05-08T16:09:00-05:00 http://www.jasonsantamaria.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Oddities&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alistapart.com%2Fissues%2F283&seed_title=A+List+Apart%3A+Issue+283 http://www.alistapart.com/issues/283 Issue 283, Soothe nervous clients with smart communication and planning tools. Tap the hidden intelligence of crowds. Feel better soon. Articles by Derek Powazek and Daniel Ritzenthaler. #]]> 2009-05-06T03:26:00-05:00