Best of the Week #218

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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Friday 04/13

Illustrator Emiliano Ponzi
Illustrator Emiliano Ponzi

Concept Art by Filip Acovic
Concept Art by Filip Acovic

#23
#23

Instagram Filter Parody
Instagram Filter Parody

Dollar Shave Club: $1/Month for High-Quality Razors Without the Unnecessary Tech [Video]
Dollar Shave Club: $1/Month for High-Quality Razors Without the Unnecessary Tech

Inviting Home in Australia Cleverly Combining Traditional and Modern Features
Inviting Home in Australia Cleverly Combining Traditional and Modern Features

Whitespace Remover for Google Plus offers a cleaner widescreen display
Whitespace Remover for Google Plus offers a cleaner widescreen display

Carsten Jamrow And His Saltwater On The Road Blog
Carsten Jamrow And His Saltwater On The Road Blog

The Illustration of Liz Clements
The Illustration of Liz Clements

Thurday 04/12

Let’s make War an old thing
Let’s make War an old thing

Facebook’s Seattle office has the coolest conference room names you’ll ever see
Facebook’s Seattle office has the coolest conference room names you’ll ever see

Tweet where you're going: TomTom for iOS adds Facebook and Twitter support
Tweet where you’re going: TomTom for iOS adds Facebook and Twitter support

Kids Photography By Elena Karneeva
Kids Photography By Elena Karneeva

Today is Brazil’s first ‘Free Shipping Day’
Today is Brazil’s first ‘Free Shipping Day’

11 Killer splash page designs to get you inspired before your launch
11 Killer splash page designs to get you inspired before your launch

500px: Enfim, um “Termos de Serviço” que você vai ler até o fim
500px: Enfim, um “Termos de Serviço” que você vai ler até o fim

Sleep Kills…!!! by CranioDsgn
Sleep Kills…!!! by CranioDsgn

Mass Effect 3 Characters by Patryk Garrett
Mass Effect 3 Characters by Patryk Garrett

Old Iconic Celebrity
Old Iconic Celebrity

Canon unveils EOS-1D C and C500 4K Cinema cameras, two new lenses ahead of NAB (updated)
Canon unveils EOS-1D C and C500 4K Cinema cameras, two new lenses ahead of NAB (updated)

Wednesday 04/11

How an iPad is made: Daisey critic Rob Schmitz gets exclusive look inside Shenzhen factory (video)
How an iPad is made: Daisey critic Rob Schmitz gets exclusive look inside Shenzhen factory (video)

Developing for a platform that doesn’t have a public API is risky business
Developing for a platform that doesn’t have a public API is risky business

Instagram: De 0 a 1 bilhão em 17 meses [Infográfico]
Instagram: De 0 a 1 bilhão em 17 meses [Infográfico]

WordPress completely dominates top 100 blogs with 49% relative majority
WordPress completely dominates top 100 blogs with 49% relative majority

Facebook remembers its origins as Groups for Schools expands with new features
Facebook remembers its origins as Groups for Schools expands with new features

Google Designs Augmented Reality Goggles
Google Designs Augmented Reality Goggles

Now here’s one really Smart use of Twitter
Now here’s one really Smart use of Twitter

The World’s Thinnest House
The World’s Thinnest House

Are comments 'bad business' for online media?
Are comments ‘bad business’ for online media?

Zaha Hadid’s Riverside Museum
Zaha Hadid’s Riverside Museum

Tuesday 04/10

After Instagram: What Should Google Do?
After Instagram: What Should Google Do?

Android Design guidelines updated with best practices for settings and navigation
Android Design guidelines updated with best practices for settings and navigation

Instant Flow: How to Train Yourself to Think Creatively
Instant Flow: How to Train Yourself to Think Creatively

UI Patterns For Mobile Apps: Search, Sort And Filter
UI Patterns For Mobile Apps: Search, Sort And Filter

Focus On: Social Media Badges and Viral Marketing
Focus On: Social Media Badges and Viral Marketing

Facebook just saved the Instagram you know and love
Facebook just saved the Instagram you know and love

Monday 04/09

Facebook's Real Mobile Question, Post-Instagram: Can It Challenge Apple and Google?
Facebook’s Real Mobile Question, Post-Instagram: Can It Challenge Apple and Google?

Montreal Meets 2 Wrap-up
Montreal Meets 2 Wrap-up

Every time you love a service, it gets closer to being acquired
Every time you love a service, it gets closer to being acquired

Big Eyed Political Figures
Big Eyed Political Figures

Google doodle gets animated to honor zoopraxiscope creator
Google doodle gets animated to honor zoopraxiscope creator

Facebook to buy Instagram
Facebook to buy Instagram

Check Out Samsung’s Bay Area Test Lab
Check Out Samsung’s Bay Area Test Lab

Sweet: If you work for Evernote you get your house cleaned twice a month and unlimited vacations(!!!)
Sweet: If you work for Evernote you get your house cleaned twice a month and unlimited vacations

23 Fantastic Examples of Dark Colors in Web Design
23 Fantastic Examples of Dark Colors in Web Design

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