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MyFonts’ ‘WhatTheFont’ tool is incredibly useful to someone whose mind is not a typeface encyclopaedia, unlike some designers I know. It has really helped me out a few times in the past, and now there’s an iPhone app, which is seriously quick and works just as well as the online version.

Unfortunately I have no idea how I came across this video, as it has been minimised in my dock for a few days, but it makes for fantastic viewing. Aaron Draplin is passionate, to say the least, about the rich heritage of american graphic design.

It’s only fair to pass on the warning from the Vimeo page - Draplin uses some quite strong language to reinforce his point!

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Cheap always cost you more in the end. That’s why I can’t afford to buy cheap. Can you?

Great post by Andy Budd on the downsides of cheap. One of the comments really sums it up nicely as Buy good tools. You’ll only cry once [over the price]. Too true!

Turns out Apple have finally enabled the much publicised file sharing feature on MobileMe. Considering I really love Dropbox these days, I didn’t think it would be something I’d use, however there are a couple of useful features. Unlike Dropbox you can set a time limit on the availability of your download, and also password protect it, which could come in handy. I also like the fact sending a pre-formatted email is super easy.

Unfortunately you have to be using the web interface to access all of the sharing features, which is less than ideal, especially when you consider that sharing a file in Dropbox is as easy as adding it to the public folder and using the contextual menu to grab the URL.

Apple need to release an update ASAP to enable these features in the Finder (and Windows Explorer). Then, and only then will the iDisk become a useful feature to the majority of MobileMe users.

I can’t wait to see this in the upcoming Transformers sequel, and I reckon they have really nailed the styling. I especially love the split rear window reminiscent of the ‘63 Corvette. It also reminds me of the Bertone styled Alfa Romeo BAT 9, which is no bad thing in my mind.

See more of it over at Carscoop.

Impressive stuff, but not completely sure what all the excitement is about. After all, we have seen many cases of young children with amazing language or mathematical skills due to being immersed in a subject from a very early age.

I’m off to fire up Xcode and start playing with the iPhone SDK. Feeling inspired!

Loving Dropular, mainly dude to the fact I got an account, unlike FFFFound. Also loving their terminology - i.e. the use of ‘pinched ’ when referencing sources!

Dropular turns out to be clever little bugger too, and knows to watch out for Flickr’s Spaceball.gif image when you pinch from Flickr!

‘10 Principles’ sounds so much more sustainable than ‘10 Tips’. I must admit, I hate ‘top 10/20/50/whatever’ lists as they smell a bit like get rich quick schemes to me. Hard work is the only thing that will provide the propulsion you need to get anywhere in life.

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Tools should be enablers, not disablers.

Agreed. Via AisleOne