Hello, well, got some stuff. The first, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, established in 1859, is among the nation's oldest and most distinguished institutions of higher learning. The college, the legacy of Peter Cooper, occupies a special place in the history of American education....or so the mission statement goes. Anyhow, this site achieves what i'm trying to achieve with my site. They do a great job of consistency among the inside pages. Also, check out the Lubalin show under the current events links.

Secondly, the New Yorker. The magazine of old has now taken on a new face courtesy of web 2.0 technology. Though i'm not exactly a reader of the new yorker you gotta appreciate the use of their iconic typography and STRICT adherence to the establish grid. delicious!

I found both of these great examples in Print magazine this month. bye......ohhh....yeah, i found this aswell...very nice.

design=diy

Well, i had found this site, instructables, a while ago and it has gotten better and better. Not only is this site chock-full-a great ideas, ranging from a home-made bike trailer to chokers, I think it's designed really well.

Secondly, Pitch is a design studio located in Chicago. The author, Margot, dabbles in just about any type of design from graphic to interior. I've been trolling this site for a few weeks now and man, i really enjoy every single post so far. The design of the site is great. she manages to use colors that i wouldn't think would look good on the web but combining that with the typographical choices and interesting backgrounds i really makes a statement. enjoy!

It's cold!

Well, it's gettin' cold outside and for me the only thing i can think about is skiing/snowboarding/snowshoeing/......well, you get the idea. Unfortunately for me I live in Illinois so it got me to thinking about Colorado. I really like this site. The logo, the colors, the feel of the entire site makes me want to go to Colorado. It just has a great feel to it. Also, the information is excellently and clearly displayed including the navigation.

Secondly, with winter coming everyone's going to be enticed to crank up the heat and spend more money. Wattzon.com is essentially a calculator that totals up your average amount of energy used by a person, group, etc. I really enjoy the clean graphics used in the interpretation of data after the calculation has been done. Also, i think the use of color in regards to typography does a great job of clarifying the information. Oh, and i found this one in the newest Communication Arts November/December 09. Thanks for looking!