Visible Language
Visible Language (published by IIT Chicago) is concerned with research and ideas that help define the unique role and properties of written language. A basic premise of the journal is that writing/reading form an autonomous system of language expression which must be defined and developed on its own terms. To this must be added research and ideas that help define the presentation of information within the digital arena. The shift from page to screen is comparable in its significance to the shift from manuscript to print. Developing the knowledge base and conventions for this new media will take time and challenge our ability to move beyond the book and into more fluid and relational systems of presentation.

FullScreen QuickTime VR Menu Navigation

BLUE VERTIGO
serves a lot of links to resources regarding web design.

PowerSquid Outlet Multiplier
A good and a quite simple idea. An extension cable which allows to use each of the power outlets no matter how large the plug is. Now you don’t have to arrange your plugs like a puzzle to reach each of the outlets. In addition to the functionality the squid is an alternation to old good rectangle multipliers we are so familiar with.

Puzzle Alarm Clock
You see an alarm clock which is guaranteed going to wake you up!
The alarm starts while the puzzle pieces are catapulted and it wont stop until you collect them and put them together in the right position. Despiteful? No doubt. But it works! Nobody ever overslept with this alarm clock.

The Baby Name Wizard: NameVoyager
Explore the sea of names, letter by letter…watch trends rise and fall, and dive in deeper to see your favorite name’s place in the historical tides.
The Baby Name Wizard’s NameVoyager is an interactive portrait of America’s name choices.Start with a “sea” of nearly 5000 names. Type a letter, and you’ll zoom in to focus on how that initial has been used over the past century. Then type a few more letters, or a name. Each stripe is a timeline of one name, its width reflecting the name’s changing popularity. If a name intrigues you, click on its stripe for a closer look.

300 Images From 1800 Sites
a comparitive study of 300 online (arrows, posts, comments, mail, bullets, print & shopping cart) icons from over 1800 websites.

THEY RULE
interactive graph of the most influential directors & companies in the US. make your own selection & explore various spatial configurations to discover unknown relationships between seemingly unrelated or competing companies, or download maps made by other users.

Roomwizzard
Another IDEO project - this room wizzard arranges real space for meetings.

AllTheLogos.com
All the Logos…Gif and Vector EPS Logos