Google Icon Design

A nice insight into Google's Icon development from the designers themselves - Images link to Part 1 & Part 2 respectively

A rather familiar London

From a promotional film in the 1920's demonstrating the potential of Claude Friese-Greene's new colour film process. He eventually lost this battle [along with many others] to Technicolor but the sights of our capitals streets remain strangely familiar.

Sonic Youth - Peel Session 1992

Pretty Amazing.

Dr. Beeching's Report at 50

It's 50 years to the day since the Beeching Report was made on British Railways and the National Railway Museum has some things going on to mark the date. The BBC news story however had this amazing map which I am now looking for a print of.

Blogs we like: Mid century modern freak

Nice little nod of the hat to a modern masterpiece form these guys at Mid Century Modern Freak

Food For Clouds

Been busy, haven't used Blogger in a long time. It's changed a lot. Been watching this over and over.

Streetview Go-Kart

Blogs we like: A weekly dose of architecture

All things architecture related. It is what it says and we like it, see more here.

Kuler

Cloud based colour. Been using this a lot since I discovered it and so many people I tell know very little about it, check it out for Adobe CS integration of colour magic!

La Concha Motel

If only we could still stay in the 'La Concha'. Designed by Paul Revere Williams and complete in 1961 it has a charm unlikely to be seen on the strip ever again.

Hunter speaks

Always in character, always on form - Hunter S. Thompson: Live at UC Auditorium, Boulder, 1977.

Railway archive

Network Rail have been digitising the archives! There's not a lot here yet but they should keep adding to it by the looks of things, an amazing online resource that should be there to view at all times.

Nasa 1976 Identity Guidelines

We have looked at these so many times so thought we might as well put the image up here for reference, google for more.

Going underground

Tube and Subway system logo's from around the world.

A Place to call Home: Where we live and why

Being from a new town, British town planning fascinates me and the RIBA are kindly holding this exhibition from 16th Feb – 28th April.

British design at the V&A

Can't wait for this exhibition to get going, looks amazing.

Tom Humberstone

Have a look at these fantastic illustrations from Tom Humberstone - check out more work and illustration styles here.

Post war Berlin

These sensational aerial images of a post war Berlin were taken by Hein Gorny, Adolph C. Byers and Friedrich Seidenstücker between 1945-46 showing the devastation from 6 years of war. You can see more images here and if you would like to add the book to your collection purchase a copy here.

Blink and you'll miss him

Watch this inspiring summary of Ronnie O'Sullivan's time at the table - no one will ever match what this man has brought to Snooker.

Lugnegård design

Mikael Lugnegård has a knack for creating stunning concept artwork and with the inclusion of an SR-71 there was no way we couldn't be in absolute awe. See more great work from this tallented chap here.