George and Ira Gershwin

I’m going to El Paso this weekend and was wondering if anyone can recommend some places to go to get free wireless internet? Coffee shops to hit? I’ll be near the airport most of the time. It’s not my first time in El Paso however first time with a laptop with a wireless card. Update:…

You know how punch bowl ladles often sink right into the punch bowl when not in use? Well, someone has solved that problem and I love the solution. The trouble is that I don’t think most punch bowls are this deep. Still, an interesting solution. Found on designverb.

Mercedes-Benz of Long Beach This is a cool site. UI people might say it is too much like the old Southwest Airlines site which had a digital rendition of a ticket counter with clickable hotspots. Colonial Honda must be the same place.

Shift – calls itself New Zealand’s best design firm Interesting design firm. I think the design of this site is very creative. They’ve done some good work, too.

The design of PenOutlet.com doesn’t get in the way of the functionality. It’s easy to order customized pens with my logo and it gives me pricing up-front. I’m not actually buying pens however I thought it was cool.

Without a major cause such as a war, or a major pivotal social movement, most of us twenty-something, American suburbanites have had to find meaning in a different place than generations past. We too need a claim to fame and a battle to call our own. Unfortunately, (or fortunately, depending on how you look at…