This is why i heart the internet so. There is just so much out there, that you never knew existed, or even fathomed would exist. But then you stumble upon it, quite by accident, and you think to yourself, "how delightful and how very fascinating that this should exist... Of course this should exist!" I Am Bored gives us an animated video for Radiohead's "Creep" because they can; because the internet is wonderful, and makes people want to create and bring unlikely things into existence if for no other reason than just to exist. And should you feel like singing along, please, just do so...

"when you were here before / couldn’t look you in the eye / you’re just like an angel / your skin makes me cry / you float like a feather / in a beautiful world / and I wish was special / you’re so f***ing special /// but I’m a creep, I’m a weirdo / what the hell am I doing here? / I don’t belong here /// I don’t care if it hurts / I want to have control / I want a perfect body / I want a perfect soul / I want you to notice / when I’m not around / you’re so f***ing special / I wish I was special /// but I’m a creep, I’m a weirdo / what the hell am I doing here? / I don’t belong here /// she’s running out again / she’s running out / she’s run run run running out... / whatever makes you happy / whatever you want / you’re so f***ing special / I wish I was special... ///

but I’m a creep, I’m a weirdo / what the hell am I doing here? / I don't belong here..."

"The limited edition Mac TV had a bit of an identity crisis. It came in a black LC-250 style case. (It is one of only a few Macs to have ever been black.) It came with a cable-ready TV tuner card, and included a CD-ROM drive. Only 10,000 Mac TVs were made before it was discontinued. However, its TV-tuner card has become a popular option on many LCs and Performas." (photo credit: AppleDesign)

I think of myself as primarily a print designer, even though I do dabble in a bit of web here & there. My web knowledge is admittedly pretty basic, but with the amount of reading I do on html, css, web 2.0, etc., I can confidently say I know a lot in theory (though not as much in actual practice). Well, theory only gets you so far -- and seeing as though css (cascading style sheets) is clearly the more efficient, flexible method of web page design, (even messing with this blog's template has given me some introductory insight), I decided today (yes, another slow day in the world of freelance), to read up on it at the "Web Page Design For Designers" site, while simultaneously creating my May desktop, featuring some oft used, basic css rules. I got through the first 7 sections, and while a lot of it reiterated what I already understood of css, it read incredibly well and was easy to follow -- more so than any other css tutorials I've encountered. If you're new to the world of web design, or css, or both -- you may want to check out this site. You're sure to learn a lot, even if only for theory's sake. And stay tuned for May's css-inspired desktop. I'm attempting to beautify it now, and hope to post it today or tomorrow.

This morning's stumbling on the web lead me to UK-based, You Are Beautiful. It's a very nice body of work, indeed; and while the sports illustrations at the beginning almost lost me, I hung in there, kept clicking away, and found some, well, beautiful stuff. I heart that messy-bits-of-tape-and-smudged-ink look Kerry employs from time to time, and found the identity pieces to be particularily inspiring.

"Announced in August 1993, the Newton Message Pad was Apple's first completely new product in many years. Indeed, it represented Apple's entry into (and perhaps creation of) an entirely new market: personal digital assistants. The PDA market was barely present when the Newton was released, but other companies were working on similar devices. The Newton Message Pad featured a variety of personal-organization applications, such as an address book, a calendar, notes, along with communications capabilities such as faxing and e-mail. It featured a pen-based interface which used a word-based, trainable handwriting recognition engine. Unfortunately, this engine had been developed by a third party developer, and was notoriously difficult to use. While later Newton models would show improved hand-writing recognition, the Newton's reputation for poor recognition would haunt it for years to come. It sold for $699." (photo credit: EveryMac.com)

CPU
CPU: ARM 610
CPU Speed: 20 MHz
ROM: 4 MB
Onboard RAM: 640 kB
RAM slots: 0
Maximum RAM: 640 kB
Expansion Slots: 1 Type II PCMCIA

Video
Screen: reflective LCD
Max Resolution: 1 bit 336x240

Input/Output
Serial: 1
Speaker: mono

Networking
Modem: 9600 bps, optional

Miscellaneous
Codename: Newton
Dimensions: 7.25" H x 4.50" W x 0.75" D
Weight: 0.9 lbs.
Minimum OS: Newton OS 1.0
Maximum OS: Newton OS 1.11
Introduced: August 1993
Terminated: March 1994

This byte of Apple's history from Wired's, "30 Years of Apple Products."

Ok, people, spring has sprung -- and if you're like me, you're on the lookout for some light & bright (fresh and so clean) colour schemes to reflect the season. You'll find this a useful resource (from the one and only colour source, of course: Pantone.) It's their Fashion Colour Report Spring 2006. Pantone numbers for the print people, and hexidecimal codes for web folk. Enjoy!

Why did I choose Brian Rea's site as Site of The Week? Because I've always been a firm believer that Less Is More. You don't always have to be all flashy and have things move around and morph shape and colour while making little hi-tec sounds to get noticed. And his illustration style is so wonderfully... lo-fi. It's perfectly imperfect. One could conceivably argue that because his drawings are so simplistic and so unpolished that Rea has little talent, but his crude, seemingly unsophiticated technique tells me straightaway that he has oodles of it. And if upon viewing his work you still can't conclude what's so great about it.... check out his client list. Can you say, "laughing all the way to the bank?"

Thanks to the sage Quizilla's,"What Horrible Edward Gorey Death Will You Die?"quiz, I now know that I will die the death of fits, just like little Susan here. Hey, everyone has to go somehow.

"Originally announced as the Centris 660av in July 1993, The Quadra 660av got a name change in October, when Apple phased out the Centris name. It was one of the first Macs (along with the Quadra 840av) to integrate audio-visual features into its basic design. It was originally priced at $2300, making it Apple's first low priced AV option." (photo credit: Upgrading and Repairing Macs)

CPU
CPU: Motorola MC68040
CPU Speed: 25 MHz
FPU: integrated
Bus Speed: 25 MHz
Data Path: 32 bit
ROM: 2 MB
RAM Type: 72 pin SIMM
Minimum RAM Speed: 70 ns
Onboard RAM: 4 MB
RAM slots: 2
Maximum RAM: 68 MB
Level 1 Cache: 8 kB
Expansion Slots: 1 7" NuBus, 1 PDS

Video
VRAM: 1 MB
Max Resolution: 1152x870
Video Out: DB-15, s-video, composite
Video In: s-video, composite

Storage
Hard Drive: 160-320 MB
Floppy Drive: 1.4 MB SuperDrive
Optical Drive: optional

Input/Output
ADB: 1
Serial: 2
SCSI: DB-25
Audio Out: stereo 16 bit mini
Audio In: stereo 16 bit mini
Speaker: mono
Microphone: mono

Networking
Ethernet: AAUI-15

Miscellaneous
Codename: Tempest
Gestalt ID: 60
Power: 86 Watts
Dimensions: 3.4" H x 16.3" W x 15.6" D
Weight: 14 lbs.
Minimum OS: 7.1
Maximum OS: 8.1
Introduced: July 1993
Terminated: September 1994

This byte of Apple's history from Wired's,"30 Years of Apple Products."