http://www.highbrowdesigns.com/blog How would you like your design? Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:24:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of the sites that I visit regularly is ilovetypography.com. A quick glance upon getting to the homepage reveals the sheer amount of information available on this site. Aside from the free desktop wallpapers and stuff you can buy,  there is always good reading within a click or two. The list of popular articles on the [...]]]> http://www.highbrowdesigns.com/blog/2010/03/02/i-love-typography-too/ Artist Justin van Genderen makes traveling to planets in the Star Wars universe look so retro hip that you would probably have to knock and have a codeword ready to enter places like Cloud City or Tatooine. View the rest with Justin van Genderen’s Flickr stream which popped up on illustration and cartoon art blog [...]]]> http://www.highbrowdesigns.com/blog/2010/02/09/more-science-faux-retro-travel-posters/ The map, titled Milky Way Transit Authority, was created by Harvard computational sociologist Samuel Arbesman. He had the idea to make the map while reading Carl Sagan’s Contact and contemplating the organization and presentation of galactic data in a format that is familiar easy-to-read, such as a subway map. Arbesman said: This map is an attempt [...]]]> http://www.highbrowdesigns.com/blog/2010/02/09/a-map-of-our-galaxy%e2%80%94subway-style/ To celebrate the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s first glimpse of the night sky with a telescope, and the publication of Kepler’s Astronomia Nova, The United Nations declared 2009 the International Year of Astronomy. To promote the year-long celebration, they hired Simon Page. But what is fascinating about this story is that he is a trained mathematician [...]]]> http://www.highbrowdesigns.com/blog/2010/01/07/math-based-designs-celebrate-400-years-of-astronomy/ I just had to share this post by Designer Daily about great bicycle designs. I’m using the whimsical Walking Bicycle, but trust me there are some really ingenious ways to redefine the entire class of vehicle. Some fold into totally portable and compact forms, some are just nice looking and are made of uncommon materials. [...]]]> http://www.highbrowdesigns.com/blog/2009/12/18/bicycle-designs-redefine-the-bike-forever/