How many times have you received an email from someone with a link to some viral video that you saw years ago? “OMG you need to watch this video of a sneezing baby panda I found on the YouTubes! LOL!!!!!”
Yeah…I’ve seen it. 100 times. Two years ago.
But how can you really tell if a link you’re about to send to all your friends is old news to everyone on the planet except you? With the help of a website called Is It Old?, that’s how.
Plug in the link you’re about to send and you’ll be told whether or not the link is old or not.
So how does The Sneezing Baby Panda fair? You’re quickly told:
“ABORT. I don’t even know if computers can run this anymore. It has been tweeted 10,259 times already, and the first time was 802 days ago.”
A little harsh, but at least you won’t make a fool of yourself by letting the world know that the rock you live under doesn’t have an internet connection.
Cheese or Font is a funny little game that my friend Amy tipped me off to. The premise is simple: You’re given a name and you have to decide whether it’s a type of cheese or a font. Try it out. It’s pretty entertaining.
I have some exciting news to share: As of yesterday, I am the newest (the first, actually) regular contributor at ManMade. If you’re not familiar with ManMade, I highly recommend you check it out. Not just because I’ll be writing there, but because it’s an awesome blog.
ManMade was created by Chris Gardner, who is also the Editor in Chief of Curbly, as an “opportunity to explore the emerging independent craft movement through the lens of the postmodern male.” The site features original how-to projects, videos and design inspiration. But don’t let the manly description scare you off, ladies. ManMade is a great blog that everyone can enjoy.
Finally, if you’re so inclined, you can read the post that Chris wrote yesterday, introducing me to the ManMade community.
Beautiful Swear Words is a new Tumblr blog by Theo Olesen that’s a celebration of typography and cursing. Each day he draws a new swear word by hand to add to the collection. Visit this irreverent blog right now, damn it!
(via Boing Boing)
Cool blog alert! Dear Photograph is a new Tumblr blog that I recently fell in love with. The site is made up of user-submitted photographs of old photographs that merge the past and the present. Take a look, and if you’re so inclined…submit your own photo!
Thank you to @IcarusSoaring (Matt Hepler) for tipping me off to this great site.
Here’s a great new Tumblr blog for all you retro typophiles out there: Mid-Century Modern Typefaces Identified. The site, which is curated by Mark Weaver, identifies typefaces used in vintage printed material. It’s still pretty new (the first post was on June 9) but I’m expecting great things, especially given that Weaver is creative force behind it. Check it out!
Do you suffer from “bare wall syndrome”? Well if the two coats of white paint are the extent of your art collection, or if you simply need an upgrade but don’t want to commit to a single piece of art, then you should check out Artsicle. This New York-based startup rents original works of art from up-and-coming artists for $50 a month.
Here’s another cool Tumblr blog that’s worth checking out. Scientific Illustration is a collection of…you guessed it, scientific illustrations. But don’t let the mysteries of science scare you away; the illustrations are really incredible.
(Via NotCot)
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