emastic is an interesting looking CSS Framework that is designed for both fixed and fluid layout. It looks like a nice alternative to fluid layouts than YUI Grids, with simpler and more flexible column structuring and class naming.
* Lightweight (compressed weight less then 4kb)
* Personalized width of the page in (em,px,%)
* Use of fixed and fluid columns in the grid.
* Elastic Layout with "em"s
Blueprint is going to have to catch up and produce a version for fluid layouts.
This is the Ciak Journal, made in Florence, Italy. It's covered in a luxurious leather that's notched on the center of the covers to hold the elastic rope in place. So nice to hold.
"This is Ciak, the handy and versatile notebook, soft and coloured, which comes into everybody's lives and pockets. It is easily recognised thanks to its exclusive and surprising closure, which confers character on the simplicity of its white pages.
A black elastic band which opens and closes to release or protect your most hidden thoughts, and which embraces everything important that has been written. Essential and without fringes, Ciak is ready to be customised, filled and characterised by intimate and personal words, sketches and emotions."
I just got my hands on one of these. Beautiful and much slimmer than a Moleskine.
"Covered with "Made in the USA" latex infused paper, our very durable journals can really take a "beating". Perfect size with hidden inside pouch and elastic closure. 128 blank acid-free pages. 6 assorted colors."
www.xonexpens.com/stationery.htm
Nike celebrates 20 years of encouraging athletes to Just Do It with this fantastic ad.
Knowledge@Wharton interviews Sunil Bharti Mittal, who started in business more than 30 years ago with $1,500 borrowed to make bicycle crankshafts. Today, he heads the $5 billion Bharti Group, whose flagship company, Bharti Airtel, is India's largest mobile phone operator. Mittal spoke on lessons learned from his experience, including the emphasis on speed as a strategy.
If you're caught between speed and perfection, always choose speed, and perfection will follow. You never wait for perfect positioning, because in business you don't have the time; especially if you're small, you can't do it.
Thanks to AK for the link.
The Clover coffee maker company has a Google Map to find locations where Clover-made coffee can be found. In New York, you can find them at Cafe Grumpy at 224 West 20th St.
The $11,000 Clover coffee maker brews one cup of coffee at a time using a method similar to a French Press, but with the ability to customize water volume and temperature per cup. The machine is programmable and has a network connection, so the machine can download brewing info. specific roasts. Check the video below for the Clover in action.
According to Wired Magazine, Howard Schultz, the founder of Starbucks described the coffee by saying, "In my 25 years at Starbucks, the Clover machine unquestionably delivers the best cup of brewed coffee I have ever tasted." Schultz tried his first cup after seeing a line formed outside of Cafe Grumpy in Chelsea. The company later bought out the Coffee Equipment Company, which makes the Clover, and will be testing them in Starbucks coffee shops.
The Clover seems to have an almost cult-like following. I haven't had one yet, but you can bet I'll be making the trip to Chelsea this week to have one.
The folks at PES do some ridiculously fun stop motion animation short films and commercials. Check out the latest Western Spaghetti and Human Skateboard.
A tribute to the notebooks I've loved, past and present.
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) tips the new save image feature in iPhone 2.0.
Error 9838 and phone stuck in emergency mode, temporarily inoperable. There are apparently major traffic issues today. Not surprised. After an hour and a half things seem to be restoring, although very slowly.
See: www.coldfusionjedi.com/index.cfm/2008/7/11/So-far-iPhone-...