Archive for the 'archive' Category

Smithsonian Wild (siwild.si.edu) appears to have all their photos up on Flickr.

"Every month, we will make one volume (a year’s worth of pub lic a tions) avail able through the Fonts.com blog. There are, how ever, a couple of caveats. First, the files are big – as in “way big.” The low-resolution files can be as big as 18 MB and the high-resolution files are down right huge at over 85 MB in some cases. Second, they are not per fect. The ori ginal doc u ments were some times faded, cracked or torn. That com bined with a semi-automated scan ning pro cess (over 9,000 pages scaned) res ul ted in some unavoid able “char ac ter” traits. The final caveat is that the above plan could change depend ing on audi ence interest level (or lack thereof). So, if you love it, let us know."

Annotated list of elements in HTML5, ranging from the classic <p> to <base>, <time>, etc.

"'The Nation Magazine Cover Archive (NMCA) is a non-commercial 'hobbysite' devoted to helping keep inspirational magazine design alive. These are strange days for editorial designers with homogenisation and closure of many well known (and loved) titles and independent publishers emerging to fill the gaps. Just don't forget to vote with your feet! Support quality magazines. Don't let them die.' — The Management"

Partly Human: Upper Part Human/Human with animal head/Human with some animal parts; Non-human

"This Web Museum is established for the purpose of educating the general public, and the next generation, on the beauties of wood types and engraved blocks. Our mission is to gather, save, preserve, and interpret wood types and information about them."

Full featured archive of information on setting up your own low-powered fm station.

"To improve access to scientific literature, we have created Botanicus, a freely accessible, Web-based encyclopedia of digitized historic botanical literature from the Missouri Botanical Garden Library. We have been digitizing materials from our library since 1995, focusing primarily on beautifully illustrated volumes from our rare book collection." via karinalane.

"The Creation of Light" to "Zechariah's Vision of Four Chariots" - and links to collections of woodcuts from selected books of the New Testament.

"The Digital Catalogue documents, visually and textually, the first ten years of Andy Goldsworthy's ephemeral, outdoor practice. It replicates Goldsworthy's Slide Cabinet Index, and includes previously unpublished material from Goldsworthy's Sketchbook Diaries.

Just something to check on every once in a while.

My new favorite website, forever.

All the spreads from Herbert Bayer's World Geographic Atlas on Flickr.

May be the ultimate weekend killer.

"Thus, it is impossible for the opponent to surrender, so it is possible to continue investment forever." via fitnr

University of Nottingham site featuring "videos about the symbols of physics and astronomy."