End Cover, Social and Main
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008The social web as a physical product: Olinda is a prototype radio that notifies you when your friends are listening and what they are listening too. It also features a type of auto-complete in that an alternate dial will only cycle between your favorite stations. More concepts for keyboards from Yamaha can be seen here.
Going the opposite way, Times attempts to render syndicated feeds in a more familiar layout: that of a newspaper front page. Seek, part of the SIMILE Project for faceted email searching for Thunderbird.
Or: A different type Thunderbird.
Clean type on the covers of Faber’s 20th century classics. Make your own large type shirts courtesy of Print Liberation.
Nigeria Special, in three flavors: Rock Special — Psychedelic Afro-Rock and Fuzz Funk in 1970s Nigeria, Disco Funk Special — The Sound of the Underground Lagos Dancefloor, 1974-1979, and the regular Special — Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds and Nigerian Blues, 1970-76. Tracked down the vinyl here.