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All Your List Are Belong To Us

netbros — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:43:45 -0800

It’s been said that if you can’t find what you’re looking for, make it yourself. In searching for a list of lists, these guys noticed a lack of sites that aggregate lists, so Listropolis was born. For example, The 10 Worst Places to Get Caught Having Sex. Some of their lists are a little more useful like 20 Essential Sources for Free HD Videos, or the aptly named 7 Big-Ass Holes in the Earth.

Add Math to Bush Administration Failings

netbros — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:48:12 -0800

Dems eye midnight regulations reversal. Congressional Democrats are eyeing a little-known, Clinton-era law as a way to reverse Bush administration midnight regulations — even ones that have already taken effect. “Fortunately, [the White House] made a mistake,” said a top Senate Democratic aide.

Smashing Magazine Comes Through Again

netbros — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:46:15 -0800

Newspaper Website Design: Trends And Examples. News websites can be intriguing to examine from a design perspective. Regardless of what type of news they cover, they all face the challenge of displaying a huge amount of content on the home page, which creates plenty of layout, usability and navigational challenges for the designer. The lessons that can be learned from examining how news websites address these challenges can be valuable for designers who work with other types of websites, including ones with blog theme designs.

Mammals at the Natural History Museum

netbros — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:45:18 -0800

Mammals | Natural History Museum. From fascinating bats to enormous whales, mammals are the most diverse group of animals on our planet. Equipped with wings, fins, horns and spines – they have evolved to fill many niches and roles. Discover more about this complex group, which of course, includes us.

Monday Illustrators

netbros — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:14:01 -0800

A handful of young illustrators. Yann Le Bec / Adam Dedman / André Metzger / Илья Казаков / Sophie Blackall

Contemporary Art

netbros — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:25:27 -0800

Hilda Magazine ― prose, poetry, illustrations, photography, video, and music from a wide assortment contemporary artists. [contains some nude art images]

Studio Veldkamp

netbros — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:46:00 -0800

Lars Veldkamp. I happened upon Lars through his Flickr sets, in particular Typocalypse.

If Anything Can Go Wrong, It Will

netbros — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 07:29:12 -0800

Whenever a system becomes completely defined, some damn fool discovers something which either abolishes the system or expands it beyond recognition. There's a Murphy's Law for most fields of endeavor.

another time sink

netbros — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:44:55 -0800

another day, another word

Prefabricated Housing

netbros — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:52:05 -0800

Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling comprises a selective survey of prefabrication in architecture, represented by a timeline, and a building project of contemporary prefabricated homes on the MoMA west lot that is available until October 20th.