This is How the Web Gets Regulated

As in finance, so on the web: self-regulation has failed. Nearly ten years after specifications first required it, video captioning can barely be said to exist on the web. The big players, while swollen with self-congratulation, are technically incompetent, and nobody else is even trying. So what will it take to support the human and legal rights of hearing impaired web users? It just might take the law, says Joe Clark.

A More Useful 404

When broken links frustrate your site's visitors, a typical 404 page explains what went wrong and provides links that may relate to the visitor's quest. That's good, but now you can do better. With Dean Frickey's custom 404, when something's amiss, pertinent information is sent not only to the visitor, but to the developer—so that, in many cases, the problem can be fixed! A better 404 means never having to say you're sorry.

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Enlightened: Swarovski Elements Jewellery Design Competition 2008/9

Enlightened - Swarovski Elements is conducting an online design competition in the field of jewellery including bejewelled eyewear.

Curventa Go Supersonic with Bloodhound SSC

Curventa, a London based product development company, can now finally tell the world about their biggest secret... Bloodhound SSC, the next world land speed record attempt from Richard Noble.

True Colors: Underground Economy's Obama-Biden 08 Short

Underground Economy spliced together audio from two of Obama's most inspiring and recognizable speeches-his keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention and his Acceptance Speech in 2008.

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Renovating the U.N., With Hints of Green

Planning for the five-year, nearly $2 billion renovation of the United Nations headquarters included deciding which parts of the 39-story building’s art and architecture were worth preserving.

Cheeseburgers Get Into the Mix in the Italian Debate on Museums

The Italian art world is in an uproar over plans, led by a former McDonald’s executive, to turn Italy’s cultural sites into revenue generators.

Art Review | 'Art and Love in Renaissance Italy': Eternal Objects of Desire

“Art and Love in Renaissance Italy” at the Metropolitan Museum promises romance, desire, expensive gift items and possible sex in the land of Romeo and Juliet and delivers on all counts.

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Keyboard Shortcut for Copying Layers Styles

Here’s a keyboard shortcut for quickly dragging layer styles from one layer to another. Download here

Copying Blend Modes

When making changes to multiple layers, use the copy and paste blend modes options to speed things up. Download here

Gradient Overlay

Remember to save this layer style to use in the future. Download here

Fade Fom White

Try this cool effect using layer styles. Download here

Crop and Rotate

Use this technique to create a different feeling in your photos. Download here

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Web Site of The Day: 10 ways by Getty Images

Somewhere, somehow you've got to start. Pick one, at least.

The Front Seat Interview: Brian McCarty

In Brian Mccarty’s world, growing up doesn't involve growing obsolete from the things of childhood. In his world, growing up means getting more in touch with the things that mattered when he was a boy.

EXPANDED: The Creative Industry's Most Updated News Source

The Creative Industry's Most Updated News Source, Now 3X MORE!

BOOKS: Phaidon Design Classics

An extraordinarily absorbing, enticingly packaged and comprehensive collection of design classics that will, ironically, become a design classic itself. - reviewed by Wallpaper Magazine

The Driver Speaks: Plug and Play

Universal Connections, an exhibition by dialog05 in Munich presented a collection of USB art designed to make us think about technology in contemporary times.

The Driver Speaks: Cradle-to-Cradle Era

Sustainable design or C2C (Cradle-to-Cradle Design), what is it?

News: Nokia's First Public UMA Pilot Over WLAN is Underway

Nokia started its very first public Unlicensed Mobile Access pilot over Wireless LAN in the city of Oulu last week.

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