12 February
Bits for the Weekend is a bi-weekly roundup of links we’re sharing and discussing in the office. Keep up with the daily buzz and follow us on Twitter.
As always, we’ve managed to squish some quality internet time in between all the designing and coding, and found some interesting things all around the web. And quite a list we have here. You can expect design, tech, news about the “big brands”, an interesting t-shirt study, and because we don’t want you to fall behind during the weekend, we put in a brain teaser as well. Have a nice read!
Uber Identity Change
The fact that Uber have changed their logo, and their identity started moving towards a different direction couldn’t pass us by. We’ve actually found three different posts about it, each one with a slightly different point of view. [Wired, Under Consideration, Creative Bloq]
Lego Minifigure in a Wheelchair
Lego will be releasing a minifigure in a wheelchair as part of the City line this summer, after being urged to show more diversity in its products.
Google Domain Pay-Off
Due to a system erros, Sanmay Ved, an MBA student at Babson College in Boston, had briefly owned the domain google.com. After reviewing the error, Google decided to award him in a very Google way.
Y Combinator’s Request for Research
Y Combinator is proposing an interesting long-term research on basic income, and is looking for a researcher to conduct it.
Cryptography Challenge
The Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) had released a Christmas card featuring a puzzle consisting of 5 stages. Only about 5% of all players made it to the final stage, with three being chosen as winners based on the quality of their reasoning.
HTTP Websites Labeled as “Unsafe”
Google has recently announced that they started considering HTTPS as a metric when deciding the website pagerank, and took it even further by deciding to mark all HTTP websites as “unsafe”.
UX Timeline
An interesting look at the development of some of the most famous apps and their identities over the years.
Memoire Typeface
Rian Bugden and Michelle Wainer had created a typeface which, same as our memory, fades and changes slightly over time with every use.
Amazon’s Customer Service Backdoor
A detailed look at how badly handled customer service might compromise your account and make you lose trust in the service provider.
Your Life Is Tetris, Not Chess
And interesting insight comparing our lives to Tetris, and telling why playing it like chess is wrong.
T-Shirts Unravelled
An in-depth study conducted on 800 of the most popular men t-shirts available online looking at their different measurements and changes they undergo in time.
DeLorean DMC-12 to Be Produced Again
The DeLorean Motor Co. announced that they will restart production of the DeLorean DMC-12 known from the Back to the Future movie.
How Donald Trump Answers a Question
A breakdown of the simple words Donald Trump uses to answer a hard question, hinting at the connection between simple language and persuasion.
Facebook Device Resources
Facebook have redrawn a range of devices and made them available to the public.
Why Use WWW
A side explaining why the WWW in our domain addresses is not deprecated, and why it’s actually beneficial to use it.
Punch Dancing
A website dedicated to punch dancing, letting you on the secrets of mastering the aforementioned art.
NYC Subway Cars Dumped into the Ocean
It turns out that New York City disposes of their subway cars by dumping them into the ocea. But you should really go over the article to find out the reasons behind it.
CSS Variables Supported in Chrome
Chrome 49 is getting a full support of the CSS variables, a feature long awaited by many developers.
Website for Products Built to Last
Tara Button has founded Buy Me Once, a website listing products from companies who focus on the longevity of what they’re offering.
What do you think about Uber’s new identity — love it or hate it? How skilled are YOU in punch dancing? And what’s the one thing you wish lasted you a life time? Shoot us a tweet!
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