jQuery Nivo Slider
This has been one of my favorite finds this year, I was able to use it on my portfolio as well as the Vision Creative site. The reason it was so attractive over some other jQuery options was its ease of use and its flexibility.
Gilbert Pellegrom made the script easy to use, adapt, customize, and style. Its documentation is straight to the point and applicable.
DBA 98% biodegradable pen
The DBA 98 Pen is the only 98% biodegradable pen in the world. It’s also the only pen to use ink composed of simple, environmentally responsible ingredients. Produced at a windpowered facility in the United States, it was designed as a responsible alternative to the wasteful and often toxic pens we use almost every day. And with its straightforward design and rollerball tip, the DBA Pen looks good and writes well, too.
C H A D H A U S
One thing i have an appreciation for is wood, its worm, renewable, long lasting and is relatively easy to work with. The main thing that grabs my attention is the grain of the wood, how each line never intersects and each knot is different than that last.
I came across this company C H A D H A U S and saw a number of there pieces of furniture and realized how good it looks and how simple it is.
Farmhouse Modern is a collection of freestanding cabinets, furniture pieces, and accessories suited for any home. Each piece is crafted from painted steel and a variety of domestic hardwoods.
The Sound Advice Project
Perfect example of how something so simple can be so cool, and meaningful. The Sound Advice Project creates a bracelet designed by the waveform of your message. These seem to resemble the WWJD bracelets.
The site is aimed at Anti Drug messaged but I was not able to find anything saying your messages had to be along those lines.
For $18 the seam like a great deal!
The Sound Advice Project
Designed By David Bizer
Keynote Wireframe Toolkit
A while back I posted a quote from Travis Isaacs. More importantly that quote was related to the Keynote Wireframe Toolkit.
Once you use Apple’s Keynote for wireframing, you’ll roundhouse kick your other wireframe tools. Keynote Kung-fu allows your wireframes to tell a story in a way that no other tool can. $12 could save you 12 hours.
The folks at 37 signals start off by making sketches using a large piece of paper and a thick Sharpie, why?
“The low resolution, thick-point sharpie forces us to focus on big picture ideas — the lines — instead of all the little details that just don’t matter yet.”
Sketches are great for internal work or for personal use but you would never use them as a deliverable to a client. No matter your process or how good the final work, a client would never want to receive a sketch as a deliverable. It shows planning but nothing concrete.
After watching the presentation from Travis Isaacs I think Keynote is a valid contender with OmniGraffle and company.
Where: Keynote Fungfu Toolkit
How: Keynote Kung-Fu: How to wireframe like a ninja