Best of the Week #197

It’s time for our best news of this week. We have a lot of graphic and web design, a bit of architecture, ads, tech news, awesome reads and other crazy stuff! So take a look at the links we’ve selected for your inspiration and to keep you updated about what’s going on out there!

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You can keep sending me your suggestions via Twitter twitter.com/FabianoMe or twitter.com/abduzeedo, and include #abdz_best in the message.

Friday 11/18

Your Start-up Needs an Engineering Blog
Your Start-up Needs an Engineering Blog

How Storifying Occupy Wall Street Saved The News
How Storifying Occupy Wall Street Saved The News

20 Soul-Warming Fireplaces Ideas For Comfortable Winter Nights
20 Soul-Warming Fireplaces Ideas For Comfortable Winter Nights

PayPal’s Send Money App, and Why Facebook Never Built P2P Credits Payments
PayPal’s Send Money App, and Why Facebook Never Built P2P Credits Payments

Concept Art by Rado Javor
Concept Art by Rado Javor

Google Swiffy extension exports Flash to HTML5, ActionScript fans rejoice
Google Swiffy extension exports Flash to HTML5, ActionScript fans rejoice

LEGO is child’s play. Real geeks build with Nanodots
LEGO is child’s play. Real geeks build with Nanodots

Brazilian startup EverWrite wins RBS Prize for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Brazilian startup EverWrite wins RBS Prize for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

BU Landmark Complex by Architects 49
BU Landmark Complex by Architects 49

Olivier Lutaud Illustrations
Olivier Lutaud Illustrations

8-bit heroes
8-bit heroes

Workspace of the Week: Bright and in the basement
Workspace of the Week: Bright and in the basement

Apple may launch iTunes Music Store in Brazil before Christmas
Apple may launch iTunes Music Store in Brazil before Christmas

Thursday 11/17

Do You Need a Business Partner, or Not?
Do You Need a Business Partner, or Not?

Landscape Photography
Landscape Photography

Bustin Jieber: The 12-Year-Old App Developer Who Taught Himself To Code Goes Viral [Video]
Bustin Jieber: The 12-Year-Old App Developer Who Taught Himself To Code Goes Viral [Video]

What Comes After The Kindle Fire? The Amazon Smartphone
What Comes After The Kindle Fire? The Amazon Smartphone

How HTML5 Tablet Apps Get a Boost From a New Breed of Publishing Tools
How HTML5 Tablet Apps Get a Boost From a New Breed of Publishing Tools

Fanny Wang lets you make your headphones as ugly as you want
Fanny Wang lets you make your headphones as ugly as you want

Galaxy Nexus HSPA+ first impressions (video)
Galaxy Nexus HSPA+ first impressions (video)

Lego Man Anatomy
Lego Man Anatomy

Small World Series
Small World Series

Montreal Meets 2: Speaker Line-up
Montreal Meets 2: Speaker Line-up

The Properties of Identity by Alex Varanese
The Properties of Identity by Alex Varanese

Wednesday 11/16

Web Critique #3: TheVerge.com
Web Critique #3: TheVerge.com

Is Technology Destroying Jobs?
Is Technology Destroying Jobs?

Assuming Leadership In Your Design Agency
Assuming Leadership In Your Design Agency

How Music Cloud Lockers & Streaming Services Are Merging
How Music Cloud Lockers & Streaming Services Are Merging

Foursquare Outgrows Mobile, Wants To Be Your City Guide
Foursquare Outgrows Mobile, Wants To Be Your City Guide

Gmail App For iOS Hits The App Store Again
Gmail App For iOS Hits The App Store Again

Google’s Android Music Market is Now Live
Google’s Android Music Market is Now Live

Cute illustrations by Imaginism Studios
Cute illustrations by Imaginism Studios

Striking Residence in an Eclectic Streetscape: South Yarra House
Striking Residence in an Eclectic Streetscape: South Yarra House

Tuesday 11/15

Infographics Are Older Than You Think
Infographics Are Older Than You Think

Stunning Double Illustrations on Transparency
Stunning Double Illustrations on Transparency

Photo of the Day: Abandoned Dog
Photo of the Day: Abandoned Dog

Modern Residence in Delaware Built Around a Central Garden: Lujan House
Modern Residence in Delaware Built Around a Central Garden: Lujan House

Is San Francisco the new definition of Silicon Valley?
Is San Francisco the new definition of Silicon Valley?

Brazil: Netflix’s Answer to Negative User Feedback
Brazil: Netflix’s Answer to Negative User Feedback

Is a Social Redesign Enough to Save Grooveshark?
Is a Social Redesign Enough to Save Grooveshark?

Formspring Launching A “Favorites” Directory, Starts Looking Like A Real Social Network
Formspring Launching A “Favorites” Directory, Starts Looking Like A Real Social Network

LinkedIn Matches Business Cards With Profile Data In New Version Of iOS App CardMunch
LinkedIn Matches Business Cards With Profile Data In New Version Of iOS App CardMunch

Back to the Future Part II
Back to the Future Part II

What goes into designing the perfect mobile email?
What goes into designing the perfect mobile email?

A Showcase of Industrial Photography
A Showcase of Industrial Photography

Monday 11/14

Estadio Único Ciudad de La Plata / Roberto Ferreira & Arquitectos Asociados
Estadio Único Ciudad de La Plata / Roberto Ferreira & Arquitectos Asociados

40 sqm Refurbishment / SFARO
40 sqm Refurbishment / SFARO

Five Years Later, Apple Recalls The First Generation iPod Nano
Five Years Later, Apple Recalls The First Generation iPod Nano

Evolve Motorcycles shows off $50k Xenon lightcycle, Lithium electric streetbike
Evolve Motorcycles shows off $50k Xenon lightcycle, Lithium electric streetbike

Minimalistic retro illustrations by Zara Picken
Minimalistic retro illustrations by Zara Picken

How to Work from Home Without Going Insane
How to Work from Home Without Going Insane

23 Inspiring Single Page Designs
23 Inspiring Single Page Designs

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