Forbes just published a list of 60 interesting, amusing and just plain fun startup error 404 pages. These startups tend to have more hickups, so they decided to make them a bit less annoying.
Yes you’re pretty creative making viral video’s and ‘web-savvy’ content, but you ain’t on the level Yung Jake is on. Game-changer in it’s purest form.
Type Connection is a game that helps you learn how to pair typefaces. Simply choose one font to start with and decide what kind of match you are looking for. Thesis project by Aura Seltzer.
This is what the logo’s off all these major brands would look like if they started today. Love the one from Mercedes, and this version of Kentuky Fried Chicken is also one of my favorites.
Dots by Internavi is a motion infographic created for Honda Internavi. The system analyses and visualises real time car data, gathered form enabled Honda cars all over Japan, and presents it in a series of dynamic on-screen presentations. Very well made!
The succes of Instagram gives new inspiration for start-ups. The Brooklyn-based website Hashpix offers limited-edition prints from the best Instagram photographers.
The Cosby Sweater Project is a tumblr dedicating to archiving the patterns of the infamous Cosby sweaters.
As a mantra for the newest year the guys from Soleil Noir dusted off some animated gifs, mixed it with stunning typography and a piece of well-haven’t-we-seen-this-a-bit-too-often-maybe javascript. Result?
Ouch. Your heart broke. All you want to do at the moment is swallow in selfpity. But you also want to be able to smile and party again. By cheering you up every day, Ludduvuddu will drag you through the worst part of your heartbreak. You can also choose to help out a friend.
Lacoste Lab is meant to bridge the gap between the brands historical roots and its future. Included are some perfect designed, mostly white, sports pieces including a surf board, roller skates, boomerangs, swimsuits and this awesome bike. The retail price of this beauty will be € 2.300.
Dutch graphic design agency Machine, previously known as DEPT, is famous for their cutting edge illustrations, designs, VJ performances, their book ‘Designed by Machine‘ and exhibitions worldwide. They just launched a new website with an impressive archive of the last 15 years of their designs, plus new work.
Brrr.. the weather is getting cold. Perfect timing for my friends at Achtung! to launch their Brrr-radar Facebook app. It monitors the latest weather info, so you are able to spot friends living in the coldest spots in The Netherlands – and send them a Chocomel hot chocolate package, to drink and warm up by the fire..
Again I am part of the Favourite Website Awards year jury, happy to share the winners with you: Site of the Year for Intel’s ‘The Museum of Me‘. My personal favorite of last year’s best became winner of the People’s Choice Award, ‘3 Dreams Of Black‘, an interactive world loaded with style, a Google Chrome site filled with great graphics.
Check out this one-page scrolling infographic website made by Linda Dong. Lovely concept and lovely illustrations to explain the dangers of hydraulic fracturing.
Freunde von Freunden is a german online interview magazine that just released a book which is a compilation of the homes and working environments of the featured creatives. The site also offers video portraits like the recent one about the Boros residence – a WWII air raid shelter in central Berlin. FvF even offers a bit of music.
‘Nederland van Boven’ (‘Netherlands from Above’) is an interesting crossmedia project by Dutch broadcaster VPRO. Helicopters and zeppelins (!) equipped with HD Cineflex cameras filmed different aspects of life in Holland from above. The show is accomplished by an interactive map which is updated weekly. (all links in Dutch)
It’s December and you run around town to get all the presents. Ofcourse buying online is a good option but if you do get out and about plus you happen to live in Amsterdam than this handy mobile site is a must. Be antisocial and avoid the shopping crowds. See it as a Christmas gift from the friendly folks at THEY.
Scroll through 400 years of Dutch maritime history in this HTML5 site from OBA/CCCP/SuperHeroes for the reopening of the Dutch Maritime Museum. (It’s in Dutch but as it’s HTML you can Google translate it.)
There is a sollution for those moments you can’t think of any other songs to match your mood: Lazify. Lazify is powered by Last.fm and Spotify and let you generate a Spotify Playlist based on related tracks. Just enter your favorite artist and song, choose the amount of songs you want to listen to and press play.
The people behind Slavery Footprint would like to create some awareness while using some scrolling hipness on their homepage. Their survey on the other hand is raising the bar for HTML/JS driven web experiences to a whole other level though. The outcome is not as nice though.
I’m happy to share the all tan everything website from graphic artist and friend Baster. Although he tries so hard to appear in black and white, he’s actually quite a colourful character. And a joy to work with.
I finally have a website and updated portfolio. Designed by me, built by the wonderful people at Fetch! It’s a full-Flash site, designed as highly functional Portfolioviewer3000. Feel free to download desktop- or iphone-optimised versions of my work directly via my site, or share your favorite project on Facebook or Twitter. More coming soon.
Like Typography? Check the new We Love Typography website by John Boardley & Kari Pätilä. Lovely way of browsing and more than enough to get you inspired.
Kern Type is a kerning game and the mission is simple: achieve pleasant and readable text by distributing the space between letters. Typographers call this activity kerning. Your solution will be compared to typographer’s solution, and you will be given a score depending on how close you nailed it.
This is another way to use the Facebook Like box. Let’s settle this once and for all..
To promote the Philips audio range, Tribal DDB Amsterdam launched an interactive experience featuring the Dutch Metropole Orchestra. Single out one of the 51 individual musicians to hear every detail..