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A jQuery plugin to style checkboxes, drop-down menus, radio buttons and file upload inputs the same across all browsers. Includes default themes by Josh Pyles and Made by Sofa, plus tools to build your own. (via Tim Van Damme)
Noah Kalina’s new portfolio site is big and beautiful. The full-screen slideshows are done in JavaScript; I really like the little touches such as the slide-off/slide-on effect when you reach the end of a gallery.
Matt Jordan has compiled an archive of 51 covers performed by The Decemberists and frontman Colin Meloy. The artists covered include Morrissey, The Smiths, Sam Cooke, Björk, Pink Floyd, Robyn Hitchcock, The Velvet Underground and more.
Nearly forgot: the 33rd America’s Cup starts tonight in Valencia and will be decided by next weekend. No New Zealand boats are competing due to the change in race format, but there are at least half a dozen kiwis competing across both the US and Swiss crews. Might well be a yawnfest, but have a read of Alinghi’s tech specs:
Its canting mast is the equivalent height of a 17-storey building and withstands compression comparable to 50 SUVs balanced on a foundation the size of a tennis ball.
Not to be outdone, BMW Oracle’s trimaran has an optional wing sail that is more than twice the area of a Boeing 747’s wing, the largest of its type ever fitted to a racing yacht.
From “Pretty Lady”, an ongoing personal series by Meg Hunt exploring stories of women and fashion. Smart new portfolio powered by Cargo as well.
Neue
Neue, a thrice-yearly online magazine marrying cities and type. First up, New York City. (via Marc Feustel)
Wall illustration and custom typography by Tim Bjørn for Danish home-wares store Madam Madsen. (via P.J. Onori)
As an industry, we need to understand that not wanting root access doesn’t make you stupid. It simply means you do not want root access. Failing to comprehend this is not only a failure of empathy, but a failure of service.
— Mike Monteiro writing about Apple’s iPad. (via John Gruber)
Opening titles for Jason Reitman’s Up In The Air by Shadowplay Studio. Apple has a behind-the-scenes featurette on the making of the sequence. (via Tim Van Damme)
Design and Art Direction 1966 Annual, with superbly minimalist cover design by Alan Aldridge and Lou Klein. From D&AD’s Flickr page (via Peter Nidzgorski):
During the past few years one has been aware of a growing professionalism in editorial, film and advertising techniques. In this Annual you will see work where a strong idea has been welded to this competence, to solve a design problem with economy and flair.
