If you missed this opening episode of a 4 part series called ‘The Virtual Revolution’ on BBC2 catch it here.

Twenty years on from the invention of the World Wide Web, Dr Aleks Krotoski looks at how it is reshaping almost every aspect of our lives. Joined by some of the web’s biggest names – including the founders of Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft, and the web’s inventor – she explores how far the web has lived up to its early promise.

Interesting!

With the launch of Apple’s latest product this week I thought it was appropriate to post this. Concept by Mr A. Bainbridge it featured in TDOD issue 6 which was sent out in PDF format before the creation of this site. Mr Bainbridge explains:

The new junior iSlate from the Apple Corporation.

“This retro model laptop is wireless, has unlimited memory and comes with an authentic oak frame finish. A radical departure for Apple, this late Victorian/early Edwardian style model bucks the trend and is “a breath of fresh air”, designed to counter Apple’s normal state of the art, smug, style conscious image. The price is expected to be a competitive 3 shillings and thr’pence.”

Great piece of motion graphics from Swedish design student Markus Gustafsson. See this and more work here.

You may have seen this project featured on Form Fifty Five, but here is the making of it. Thanks to Neil Dawkins at Forepoint for sending us this.

Following on from last weeks Spampersand.

Interesting information graphics by Michael Deal charting The Beatles. See the full project here.

Sent by friend of TDOD Griff.

Britain’s best ever graphic designer, as described by the Observer is to be showcased at the CUBE Gallery in Manchester.

Alan Fletcher: Fifty years of graphic work (and play) Opened Today by Peter Saville, who worked with Fletcher at the legendary design company, Pentagram.

Came across this SPAM-tastic idea, thought id share it with everyone.

Personalised envelope sent from a guy selling caps in the USA. Good use of a otherwise dull surface.

A new punctuation mark is now available for download to help when writing sarcastic comments… Oh really? Yes and it’s really well designed.