As mentioned, the clocks are using only JS and CSS rotation to accomplish the animation. No Flash or HTML 5 canvas tags. The way it works is kind of clever, actually… the JS takes images in an { overflow: hidden } <div> and rotates them using the proposed CSS transform property.

The author, Jon Combe, has published some other clever goodies including a function that draws world maps on the fly using HTML 5’s canvas. Pay him a visit, click around and enjoy.

While poking around designerfix.com, I also found this list of wonderful Google Olympic logos from past to present. The latest are definitely the greatest.

And even though the logo for the 2012 games looks like something the 80’s threw up (sorry London, it’s hideous), I’m still looking forward to seeing what other goodness designers piece together to celebrate the world of Olympic sports.

One of the things I pay very close attention to (and enjoy the most) when putting together logotype designs is pairing the organization’s personality and brand message with the right font. Some of the stronger dyads that come to mind are Google’s (Catull), Apple’s (Garamond Light Condensed), Twitter’s (Pico Alphabet), and Yahoo!’s every so memorable and brilliant custom font.

Here’s some more “fresh and extremely useful” fonts to help inspire your next logo design endeavor.

And as practical (and beautiful) as the bike may seem, I don’t think drive shaft technology will ever replace the tried and true chain configuration that has carried bicycling through the last 130 years. Besides, where do you expect BMXers to attach pegs for gnarly rail grinds?

Check out more photos from Falling Pixel here.

Or is it something else? It irks me to think we’ve become a culture that’s just not clever enough to “get” these ads and barely have the wit to react to dumbed-down, kid-friendly versions. *sigh*

Nonetheless, hope you enjoy.

So today, when Awesome Jon told me about this one day course with Edward Tufte, I couldn’t help but start planning my trip to the Big Apple for a day of cartography, statistics, art, complexity, symbolism and cognitive science explained by a master Information Designer.

New York, here I come.

Passion projects such as this (and the paper bird that proceeded it) is what drives front end designers and developers to invent new forms of web interaction. Many of us with day jobs and families don’t often find the time to experiment with CSS or other DOM scripting but I believe it’s uber important that we strive to make that time. Google’s “20-percent time” for their engineers has proven effective — leading the way for big ideas like Orkut and AdSense to come to life — but why are we so reliant on our companies to set up these types of policies? It’s easier, by far, to make this a lifestyle change on our end while at home.

So, I’ve officially committed my Saturday mornings to doing just that. 2 hours of uninterrupted time on whatever shiny new project UI/UX and design related ideas that come to mind. This Saturday: jQuery to make Ramon Cortez’s CSS Coke can 1) zoom into view,  2) auto-scroll and 3) consider similar applications. Next week: Cinema 4D text experiments. Proper.

Here’s another goodie from Ramon Cortez: Pac-Man CSS!. It’s not 100% in terms of the original game play, but it further illustrates the potential of tapping JS to turn CSS powered designs into engaging pieces of multimedia gold.

The weekend offers patrons a hip hangout for drinks and snacks before hitting the town and I couldn’t have been more impressed with the modern, dim lighted decor. Simple, elegant and comfortable.

On the downside, the wait staff seems to be a little laggy in checking up on larger parties and the curry dishes are not their strong suit. Stick to the Pho, don’t be shy about flagging down the friendly waitstaff and enjoy.

Pho 79 on Havana and Mississippi has been my go-to joint for the past 4 years or so but, as you might have guessed, Pho on 6th is new fav. I literally can’t wait to go back there.