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Our favorite tweets of the week Jan 30-Feb 5, 2012
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can be of interest to web designers.
The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of the best tweets that we sent out this past week.
Note that this is only a very small selection of the links that we tweeted about, so don’t miss out.
To keep up to date with all the cool links, simply follow us @DesignerDepot
The Psychology Behind Color In Design or Nothing Should be Random http://cot.ag/zpB2NM
The Amazing World of Icon Fonts http://cot.ag/y0oAP6
Interesting insights from Aaron Gustafson: From “Mobile Friendly” to “Mobile First” http://bit.ly/qukmio #css #rwd /via @smashingmag
5 Tips to Help Home-Entrepreneurs Set Up a Great Office http://cot.ag/yPx1EP
We like this: Responsive Design Test Bookmarklet http://bit.ly/yIiIyp
The amazing drawing world of Pat Perry http://cot.ag/y5mbYP
The Future Of Screen Typography Is In Your Hands http://bit.ly/yZpy9D (via @smashingmag)
27 Best free WordPress Plugins for Musicians http://bit.ly/vZtOz4 (thanks @daviddas for the mention)
Leeds Print Festival posters or the beautiful art of marbling by Jemma Lewis http://cot.ag/ziNp1R
Working locally: providing a greater flexibility and creativity? http://cot.ag/zIL8ET
Ten Things To Think About When Designing Your iPad App http://bit.ly/zNmLdW *Great read
The gap between traditional and digital mediums illustrated perfectly for China Mobile in “Wireless City” http://bit.ly/xYeBJs
Sleep: Are you getting enough? http://bit.ly/zff73Z *Interesting read for those of you staying up all night
Time to Ruby dooby do? Perhaps. Take A Quick Look at Ruby on Rails http://bit.ly/yYUm1u
A super fun calendar for those obsessed with bubble wrap – it has a bubble to pop for every single day of the year! http://bit.ly/yBXQSa
Take a look at the making of Novum’s magazine geodesic front cover and get inspired! http://bit.ly/zPcJVb
Make Funky Animations With CC Circle And Radio Waves http://bit.ly/A4s0le
Gentlemint: Pinterest For Men http://bit.ly/xRb3A0 *Looks fun
Yosemite HD: amazing time lapse video collaboration between Sheldon Neill and Colin Delehanty http://bit.ly/yz6vao
This Short Film About Letterpress Will Make You Yearn For An Ink Roller http://bit.ly/AFqDjE
Want more? No problem! Keep track of all our tweets by following us @DesignerDepot
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NFL Kicker! iPhone game gets you ready for the Super Bowl (Appolicious)
Appolicious - NFL Kicker! is the sort of game you download innocently enough looking to kill a few spare minutes; then, by the time you finally look up, you’ve spent half an hour devoted to kicking digital field goals. That’s far from a bad thing; rather it feels exciting to have a sports game on a mobile platform feel so immediate and gratifying.
Four of the Strangest New Video Game Controllers (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - Back when home video games were still new, every new console's controller was an experiment. And before people settled on things like the Atari 2600's joystick and the Nintendo Entertainment System's gamepad, which influenced everything that came after them, they tried out some ... unusual form factors. Like the Fairchild Channel F's hybrid paddle-joystick, or the Mattel Intellivision's disc-and-touchpad arrangement.
Hackers apparently hit Swedish government site (AP)
AP - A group linked to the hacker network Anonymous says it has attacked the Swedish government's website and shut it down by overloading it.
Comics of the week #115
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD.
The content revolves around web design, blogging and funny situations that we encounter in our daily lives as designers.
These great cartoons are created by Jerry King, an award-winning cartoonist who’s one of the most published, prolific and versatile cartoonists in the world today.
So for a few moments, take a break from your daily routine, have a laugh and enjoy these funny cartoons.
Feel free to leave your comments and suggestions below as well as any related stories of your own…
A little preoccupiedCan you relate to these situations? Please share your funny stories and comments below…
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