amaztype visual search engine

Amaztype.  This has to be one of the coolest visual search engine designed for Amazon Marketplace.  You can search for books, musics, and videos on Amazon.  The search results are populate on the screen and rearrange to fit the word that you search for.  You can then zoom in to a particular item to find out more about it.  It also provide link for you to buy it through Amazon.  This is a really creative way to show products on Amazon.

here is an example of a search for “typography” in the books category

and here is a detail look at a selected item.

here is another example of a search for “Music’

beautiful large scale mural

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I had a chance to travel to Ecuador early this Summer and while touring San Antonio, a small town about a few hours away from Quito, I saw this great large scale mural painting.  It is pretty impressive.

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photos courtesy of James Linehan

where’s Waldo in this pixel town?

I believe this site has been up for a while now, but i just saw it a few days ago and was amazed at how much details was put in to create this pixel town (very large image, will take a lot longer to load on slow connection).

creative poster for The Dark Knight

This poster is freaking awesome,  part of a brilliant viral marketing campaign for Batman The Dark Knight by Warner Brothers.  Directed by Christopher Nolan.  This is probably the last poster for the film.  13 MORE DAYS!

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Test your web design with browsershots

Browsershots makes screenshots of your web design in different browsers. It is a free open-source online service created by Johann C. Rocholl. When you submit your web address, it will be added to the job queue. A number of distributed computers will open your website in their browser. Then they will make screenshots and upload them to the central server for you to view.

simply a great tool for every web designer looking to see their design across all browsers.