links for 2008-02-12

seems to be a nice alternative to image backgrounds to produce gradient

(tags: css gradient color code)

analyzes your music collection and creates a short audio signature to represent who you are and what you listen to – by Jason Freeman

(tags: music identity electronic_presence ***** plugin itunes audio netart analysis statistics collection)

nice indication of the windows size from the start; the content does not need any introduction anymore.

(tags: ***** creative design editorial graphicdesign netherlands typography)

Thisandagain is the online personal space of Andrew Sliwinski, a User Experience Strategist, Designer, and Technologist living and working near Detroit, MI.

(tags: webdesign interface usability)

nice interface which use black rectangle; it would be nice if the size were relative

(tags: portfolio graphicdesign)

Peter Saville did a very nice set of boxes for audio cassettes back in the days; it looks like book binding

(tags: graphicdesign cassette books)

Brad Troemel did a serie of picture, where the subject is reframed

(tags: art photography collection)

Easily view images in a directory tree—without actually clicking through to every image

(tags: extensions firefox image plugin filesystem filemanager web image_on_the_fly)

An architectural icon; Battersea Power Station in London is a defunct power station that was the first in a series of large coal-fired electrical generating facilities

(tags: architecture design History london uk urban)

A bastion of the architectural establishment in early 20th century Britain

(tags: architecture uk london)

a group on flickr collecting pictures from architect Gilbert Scott

(tags: architecture picture flickr)

some nice types and book covers

(tags: blog creative)

Damien Hirst at the launch of ‘In the darkest hour there may be light’, his personal art collection at the Serpentine Gallery

(tags: art collection)

I traded one red paperclip for a house.

(tags: collection exchange trade meme marketing)