Finally! Gmail has themes!

Who knows why it took Google this long to give Gmail users the option of customizing the default look of their online email interface, but I'm glad they finally came around. They've got all sorts of colour palette themes to please almost every individual as well as more elaborate landscape + illustration themes.

One theme to highlight would be the "Terminal" theme simply because it is an ode to the nerdery + successfully taps into certain users' nostalgia. But, I see it more as a quick 10-second chuckle, + then I'm over it. Because if you actually chose that as your theme you would have the hardest time reading your mail. Unless you enjoy hurting your eyes with #00ff00 type.



With some of the themes like "Mountain", you can also customize by country +/or region. These themes change during the day based on the location information you provide to Gmail to correctly time these changes with your local sunrise, sunset, and/or weather.


Of course, I just had to choose the "Ninja" theme for my interface. I mean, how could I not? While viewing in Ninja theme mode, the star icons are replaced with ninja stars! Ninja stars! Can't go wrong with that.

I can see your underwear !

usatoday.com's boxers
Originally uploaded by +kdis

Found an interesting flickr group called "Underwear showing (web design)" started by Jeffrey Zeldman.

Quite embarrassing considering folks like apple.com are guilty of this. At least it's an easy fix if we just pay attention to the little details. Plus, who really sets their browser's default bgcolor to anything but white anyway?

In any event, it really should be part of our so-called "best practices" regardless if you think this is a big deal or not. Read more back + forth here.


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Underwear showing (web design)
Websites that forgot to specify a background color.

It's surprising how many web designers forget to specify a background color. To check for this, set your browser's default background color to magenta, or something equally piquant. Then visit websites. You may be surprised.

Garamond Powerline

Long live experimental type! HAH-UL!

Oded Ezer's creative nod to Milton Glaser

I am in love with this neo-"I { heart } NY" !!



Oded Ezer's homage to Milton Glaser's I ❤ NY logo
"This 70x100 cm poster is a homage to Milton Glaser, whose famous I ❤ NY logo is one of the things that stuck into my mind forever. Glaser's design is simple and direct, and I felt it will be still recognisable even if I will make it more complicated"

All I Need

Need = Want



I want to look at it up close to see all the little illustrated song title details!

*Many thanks for the mention, Jonathan.

Classy Spooky Pottery Barn?

Oddest choice of decor I've ever seen in PB's product line.

I'm a little late in re-posting this, but I figured there's no better time than now since it is the first day of October. Pricey $tuff to get for just a once-a-year event, but if you entertain peeps on an annual basis then I guess it would be a good investment... or if you just like the flava of goth in your very own home. :) I do have to say they are done pretty well—not much of the cheese factor involved.

Hmmm... So, is this what they mean by reinventing your business?



Credit goes to invisiblecreature for blogging items that make me want to re-post their blog entries over + over again. I'm so original! But, wutev. I see it as spreadin' the word.

WANNNNNT

I want one less desk in my home.

I just had to...

I just had to...
Originally uploaded by +kdis

... switch out the photo on sissyphus dot com.

Even though NYC is awesome, it didn't feel right to have a winter coat featured on the front page in the middle of a balmy summer.

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