BrainFuel

Jon Keegan, illustrator

Some nice illustrations here, folks. I also really appreaciate the attention to detail in this design, which allows the illustrations to stand out.

International Paper

I love how the homepage asks you to choose your profession. Are you a designer or a printer? Once I’m in “my” area I can pick options designed just for me.

NYTimes: Internet Access for the Cost of a Cup of Coffee

Is it just me or does anybody else wonder what’s up with way coffee shops and bakeries are implementing wireless internet access? I mean, seriously, do they really need a T1 line or will DSL or Cable suffice? This article says that Schlotzsky’s Deli spent “about $2000″ per store and “$300 to $500 a month for the high-speed communications line” each month. That’s crazy! My calculations: Hard costs for DSL are under $75 a month in most places. Wireless modem? $200, max. That’s really all you need. You don’t need a computer to have a WI-FI hot spot. Maybe it is the labor and installation time however I can’t imagine it costing that much. Someone please tell me why.

Blast Radius

I love the separation of graphics from content which lets you focus on the part you are interested in. So many sites forget the content and here I feel like they’ve spent the time to make it work well with the graphics.

Aeroplan

Wonderful color and photo combinations and bold striking shapes and boxes make this site work VERY well. Notice also the tremendous navigation color scheme and how the pull down menu works. Over all nice job. Five stars.

Dan Nanasi Portfolio

This guy is only 19 yrs old He just wrote and said he’s 18, so folks, here’s a good 18 yr old designer! yet he’s done some incredible work and has an awesome portfolio. …thanks Jeff for sending.

West Point

Hello Design was featured by CommArts this week and they’ve got a brand new site out for the Smithsonian Institution about The Making of West Point. There are biographies of some of the more famous graduates and also a neat map showing places explored in the USA.

Enter the Animatrix

Just in case you haven’t caught Matrix fever yet, get ready for the second film’s release with these animated shorts written by the brothers themselves. Goes down best with a fat pipe. (by that, I mean the high-resolution versions require a fast connection to the internet)