There’s something wonderful about rectangles. Circles go around for ever, embodied by tireless life and activity. But rectangles resolutely close in on themselves; rectangles secure; rectangles contain. No matter how many things I design in the thousand or so years I’ve got left, I’ll always find myself coming back to rectangles. But because they’re the medium of most designs? Or because I personally just find them beautiful?
But here it is at last! There’s no pink to be found (unless you try to scrub clean my images directory — in which case, would you mind taking the green away too? It’s awfully familiar) — and the site has a new name too — to the extent that, well, a certain geographical entity is now long gone from your beloved title bars. And after having played with serifs for a couple months, I finally felt confident enough to try them out in a design.
Anyways, definitely let me know what you think — every gory detail! And if you see any bugs, tell me as soon as you can! I owe my dog so many walks/victory laps that I’ll be lucky to have a spare minute for the next three years.
Ten thousand years ago, lead developers of the wheel turned to a new project shortly after the wheel’s (mostly successful) launch — a creation that would force mankind down to its scabby knees and the earth that bore it. Some suggestions went further than others — the man who suggested the zucchini was thrown from a cliff, and his brother who wrote a powerful ten-sentence paper on the necessity of tree frogs was eaten the next morning. And then, there was the man who suggested the box — and was killed for being a “goddamn renegade; straight edges, what was he thinking?”
Still, they gave their best effort, didn’t they? Without further ado, I announce the launch of my first free icon set, Tiki Mojo: 12 basic icons for your website (lines form right here, kiddies). Be careful, that RSS icon is a little rough!
- Color-independent: Color Overlay to your heart’s desire
- Transparent: They’ll work on any background!
- Easily amended: I’ll keep updating these, don’t worry!
If sir/madam would be so kind, I appreciate all sorts of comments and constructive criticism.
Upon clicking on the image (you'll be taken to the gallery and the full-size picture), you'll notice a brand new logo in the top right. I wonder what that's for! (note, the text might change colors, but that's about it!)
A curious scenario
Imagine the chaos that would ensue if, following an outbreak of malaria, the WHO brought in birds, who then spread avian flu. To eliminate the birds, cats are shipped in. Over time, the bird population dies out and the cats start hunting random wildlife in the area. Oops, welcome to rabies! Let's get some outdoorsy men to take care of the enormous feral cat population (the food pyramid provides undeniable evidence that, if cats and birds had limitless numbers, we would all be veritably screwed. And our cars and furniture would be the first casualties)! What comes next? Fill in the blank and add your own links to the chain!
