Twitteroundup! Week 34

Interesting

Luscher Color Diagnostik personality test. So accurate, I can't share the results. More info. via @Wiltonfoundry

Design and Inspiration

Mini-Luxury Living: 10 Small Homes Built on Tiny Islands via @dornobdesign

Peter de Sève now has a blog! via @corygodbey

Saving my pocket change for this baby: Pershing 90 Yacht. Wow.

1950's Sci-Fi Magazine Covers.

15 Stunning Examples of Data Visualization via @theroxor, @Minervity, @buysellads:

Ran across http://www.designhistory.org/ Great Articles.

Old vs new: great logo redesigns. via @TheRoxor

insigne Announcements

Very excited about this: Aviano Didone on Typography Served!

Working on an update for Chennai. It's been on an uptick of late. Two new weights planned and a rounded slab extension.

Just fired off Sommet Rounded for the Modern Cyrillic competition.

See what insigne fonts will be available for free and subscription use on websites through Typekit!

New Sans Serif, Sovba. Critique in Progress at Typophile. Slice and Dice!

Tech

Link your Facebook Page to Twitter with a Facebook App.

Illustrator circa 1963. via @swissmiss

Funny AE bug reports via @brampitoyo

Wondered if it were possible, then confirmed it. You can set Google Alerts to go to Google Reader now!

Google Hot Trends. Updated Hourly.

Men prefer websites designed by men and vice versa, Men, Women's preferences poles apart. Via @CastleType

Easy, Fast & Cheap DIY Process to Compost Plastic via @webecoist.

Humor

Snicker! T and G are too close together on a keyboard. I will never end a work email with "Regards" ever again. via @LogoMotives, @bluehaus

Comments

Microsoft Expression

I have been trying out the Microsoft Expression web design program recently. My final verdict: I like it better than Dreamweaver. I’ve been using Dreamweaver for 5 years now, but where Expressions really shines is its handling of CSS, which is, in my mind, quite a bit better than Dreamweaver. My “problem” with CSS as opposed to tables is that with tables you can visualize what you are doing. CSS is a bit more programmatic. Expression helps a bit. If you are looking to save some money, and you use a PC, you should download Visual Web Developer. You can do some very advanced stuff with this program, and the interface is very much like Expressions. The price is right: free! However, Expression is more intuitive in how it handles CSS. It’s very interesting how Microsoft is starting to head into Adobe’s turf. Microsoft is working on equivalents to everything in Adobe’s product line. My long term bet is on Microsoft.

New from insigne: Aviano Contrast

The Aviano series returns, refined and sophisticated with an extended, high-contrast sans-serif family. Aviano Contrast is a contemporary typeface radiating with luxury. It’s classic elegance makes it perfect for high-end applications such as cosmetic, jewelry or fashion brands. Aviano Contrast’s extended forms give the face a smart look, and the curves are carefully honed to be sinuous and seductive. This high-contrast face is in a class of its own, composed in the style of a classic Didone but lacking the typical serifs. Aviano Contrast comes in six different weights and is packed with OpenType features. Need swash forms? Ball terminals? Art Deco alternates inspired by the inscriptions and signage of the ’20s and ’30s? Aviano Contrast includes 230 alternate characters. Twelve style sets are available, including four complete sets of art deco-inspired alternates, small forms, swash, titling and a wide array of other alternates to make your designs unique. As a complement t...

New from insigne: Mynaruse

Mynaruse is an elegant and regal roman inscriptional titling family. It has sharp and elongated serifs that give the face extra punch. The face shines in settings that call for elegance and splendor. Mynaruse’s six weights range from a fine, delicate thin to a powerful and solid heavy weight. Mynaruse includes many useful OpenType features, including a set of swash alternates, alternate titling forms, ligatures and miscellaneous alternates. OpenType-capable applications such as Quark or the Adobe suite can take full advantage of the automatically replacing ligatures and alternates. This family also includes the glyphs to support a wide range of languages. Mynaruse is 1/3rd off for a limited time!

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