Nanotube

Nanotube

Nanotube is a fiendishly addictive new game by Chroma’s resident flash geek, John Davies (aka Slakinov). The concept is simple: match the colors of the orbs with the color of the rings by using the left and right cursors to prevent their escape.

Guaranteed to have you swearing within three minutes and sending on to your mates within five its been featured on Channel 4, One More Level and Random Good Stuff (among many others). Even Christian mums are hooked.

Click here to play.

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Some essential design books

How to Be a Graphic Designer, Without Losing Your Soul

How to be a graphic designer, without losing your soul by Adrian Shaughnessy
  The visual display of quantitative information

The visual display of quantitative information by Edward R. Tufte
Visible signs: an introduction to semiotics

Visible signs: an introduction to semiotics
by David Crow
  The elements of typographic style

The elements of typographic style
by Robert Bringhurst
The art of looking sideways

The art of looking sideways
by Alan Fletcher
  Grid systems in graphic design

Grid systems in graphic design
by Josef Muller-Brockmann
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iPhone wallpapers

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How to use the wallpapers
Click on the image you like, the full-size wallpaper will open in a new window. Right-click on the image, save it to your hard drive, sync your iPhone. Tap on the Photos icon, navigate to the photo and set as wallpaper.

For detailed step-by-step instructions click here.

Want more?
Poolga | PixelGirl presents | Flickr’s iPhone pool

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Our Flickr favourites of 2007

Abrazame by Body Crisis

#1 Abrazame by Body Crisis

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#2 It’s another damn bridge picture… by Pstarr

Piper by Firework Woman

#3 Piper by Firework Woman

Greg and Lights by Miami Zeiss

#4 Greg and lights by Miami Zeiss

Eyes by Historicist

#5 Eyes by Historicist

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#6 Ilya by Varya Vedeneeva

Wfleoli

#7 Untitled by Wfleoli

The Locker by Kimicon

#8 The locker by Kimicon

Interpretation by Zeissizm

#9 Interpretation by Zeissizm

Make a wish by Yixiong Zhang

#10 Make a wish by Yixiong Zhang

Found via Yay Hooray!

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10 design gift ideas for Christmas

Bierut: 79 short essays on design

1. 79 Short Essays on Design

A hardcover collection of essays written by Michael Beirut for the Design Observer.
£11.49 from Amazon

  LOMO Diana camera

2. LOMO Diana camera

Modeled after the 60’s classic, the LOMO is famous for producing radiant & lo-fi images.
£28.62 from Lomography

Pantone mugs

3. Pantone mugs

Forget about Pantone swatches, colour chip china mugs filled with tea are the future. £8.50 from London Graphic Centre

  Frank Lloyd Wright kennel

4. Frank Lloyd Wright kennel

You might not be able to afford a modernist house, but maybe your dog can.
$349 from Prefab Pets

Jack Spade laptop bag

5. Jack Spade laptop bag

Compartments not just for your laptop, but for an iPod, iPhone and a magazine or two too. $189 from Apple Stores

  Helvetica the movie

6. Helvetica (the movie)

The first feature-length film about a font. Also touches on how type affects our lives. £13.98 from Amazon

Tivoli Model Three clock radio

7. Tivoli Model Three clock radio

Great sound and a clean classic look. No DAB but the FM tuner is about as good as it gets. £199.95 from Tivoli Audio

  Ain’<p>t concrete great?

8. Ain’t concrete great?

The best of post-war British Brutalist architecture immortalised in crockery.
£10 and up - People Will Always Need Plates

Manufactured Landscapes

9. Manufactured Landscapes

Documentary following a photographer’s tour of giant industrial landscapes.
£9.43 from Amazon

  New Apple keyboard

10. The new Apple keyboard

Incredibly thin and in brushed metal. There’s a smaller bluetooth model too.
£29 from The Apple Store

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