The Verge's review of the Lytro camera. I've been very tempted by this camera, but not quite willing to be an early adopter. It will be great to see where they take the technology over the next couple of years. 2.29
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"Welcome to the third installment of How We Will Read, a series exploring the future of reading from the perspectives of publishers, writers, and intellectuals. This week we spoke to Craig Mod, writer, publisher, and former designer at Flipboard." 2.29
Nice new site design by Frank Chimero. 2.28
After working on two very different playground designs, I'm really enjoying Playgroundology, a blog about playgrounds. Check out a few of the featured posts here on Swissmiss. 2.22
More photography by Vivian Maier. Via @brainpicker. 2.22
The lovely iOS '86 for iPhone. Via @coudal. 2.14
Neville Brody's work for Beijing Design Week and his impressions of Beijing as a city. Via @grainedit. 2.14
Charley Harper: A Bird's Eye View is a Harper retrospective currently running at the University of Cincinnati. Looks great. Via @glass. 2.13
Gerhard Richter Painting opens March 14th in New York. 2.11
"I've been drawing letters since 1948, and I'm still learning how to draw." Doyald Young, Logotype Designer, 1926-2011. 2.8
A look behind the scenes as 37signals redesigns the default profile images for their products. The end of Mr. Default. 2.8
"Design is on a roll." I finally set aside time to read Cameron Koczon's excellent article An Important Time for Design for A List Apart. Many great points were made — these are things that we have known for a while but need to put on the front burner. Another must read. 2.6
Every so often, it's time to revisit the amazing design work of Stefan Kanchev. Today is one of those times. 2.6
A lovely photoset of old business cards. Are they actually business cards, calling cards, or perhaps a mixture of both? 2.2
"Conservators at the Prado in Madrid recently made an astonishing discovery, hidden beneath black overpaint. What was assumed to be a replica of the Mona Lisa made after Leonardo’s death had actually been painted by one of his key pupils, working alongside the master. The picture is more than just a studio copy—it changed as Leonardo developed his original composition." The earliest copy of the Mona Lisa has been found in Prado. 2.1
Riding the London Underground becomes an interactive game. Via @GOOD. 2.1