It’s not necessary to be as wasteful as we have been with packaging, and this article in PingMag has some really innovative ideas. My favorite are the textured aluminum cans that use less metal.  Link

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posted on Friday, July 18th, 2008 in design, outlinks, technology
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Following up the previous post about the death of Polaroid film, here’s a really cool project to convert some Polaroid instant cameras to digital. Link

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posted on Friday, February 15th, 2008 in outlinks, photography, technology, tips
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Apparently, a lot more went into the design of the Google Logo than most people thought. Link

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posted on Thursday, February 14th, 2008 in design, outlinks, technology
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As wonderful as digital photography is, something important has been lost. Link
(NYTimes link, registration required).

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posted on Saturday, February 9th, 2008 in outlinks, photography, technology
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How a baker’s dozen of tech companies’ logos have evolved through the years. Link

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posted on Thursday, February 7th, 2008 in design, outlinks, technology
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Vitamin’s feature, interviewing 16 designers, as to, years from now, what we will look back upon as important features/milestones of the Web as today. Link

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posted on Thursday, July 26th, 2007 in design, outlinks, technology, tips, web
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Complete with webcam that uploads images of the count back to the web page. Link

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posted on Tuesday, March 20th, 2007 in outlinks, technology, web
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The classic Charles and Ray Eames film, free on YouTube. Link

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posted on Friday, June 9th, 2006 in design, outlinks, technology
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Unboxing.com has links to photosets of people taking the latest and greatest tech-toys out of their packages. Link

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posted on Thursday, May 25th, 2006 in design, outlinks, technology
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Why you should use the “raw” setting on your camera instead of a “jpg” setting. Link

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posted on Friday, May 19th, 2006 in outlinks, technology, tips
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