December 28, 2010

Video: Tricks to make progress bars seem to move faster

I remain a fan of the old time-killing Photoshop demo joke: “You know, if you grab the bar with your mouse and pull, it’ll move faster…”

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(rt) Illustrations: Best of 2010, Gatsby letterpress, & more

• If all the countries in the world geographic positions based on population, you’d get something like this.
• Best-of:
  • “The Best Illustrations of 2010“: An uneven collection, but containing some gems.
  • “Funniest T-Shirt Designs of the Decade“? Not sure, but some clever, well executed stuff.
• Gorgeous: Letterpress business cards for Jay Gatsby’s guests.
• A beautiful invitation to marriage at the La Brea Tar Pits…