Knightly’s misrepresentation
Kiera Knightly gets enhanced for the American market. She says they won’t let anything smaller than a C-cup grace their magazine covers.
Photosynth
From Microsoft Labs comes Photosynth, a photo app that allows you to reconstruct and walkthrough a 3D representation of your photos. The Holodeck is nigh.
The Design Curve
Kew Brew
Kew Brew, or turning endangered landscapes into beer. Kew Brew is made from rare hops grown in London’s Botanical Gardens (press release).
G24
G24 is the Guardian’s new do-it-yourself dead-tree newspaper.
Israeli/Lebanese Coffin Counter
Israeli/Lebanese Coffin Counter. A disturbing visualisation that’s a tad on the disproportionate side.
Update: American/Iraqi coffin visualisation.
Technorati trips out
Technorati launched their new look yesterday. Greg says what everyone’s thinking, Sifry’s been sampling the magic Kool-Aid. Or licking some toads. Now, where did I put that hypercolor t-shirt.
The internet in ’96
Screenshots from various websites, circa 1996. We’ve come a long way baby.
Design Meltdown
For those visiting via Design Melt Down, things have changed since that screenshot (although I appreciate the props). You might want to check out This is Olympia for a brief rundown of the last theme — I’ll be releasing it as a theme at some point in the near future.
The basis for SMB2
Nintendo reworked a game called Doki Doki Panic to create Super Mario Bros. 2. They thought their version was too hard for North American and European audiences.