Daniel Mall

Speaking of Speaking…

I’ve been really privileged to be invited to speak at a few upcoming events. If you haven’t gotten enough of me yet, here’s where you can find me for the last half of this year…

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Of Interest

data-mapping: Software-generated data mapping.
A History of World Records: Interactive infographics of Summer Olympic world records.
Passing the Torch: A visual timeline through the various forms of Olympic torches.
Supersonics: Now that’s how you design a sports site!
The Tales of Beedle the Bard: For all of you Harry Potter fans, J.K. Rowling’s new book is available for pre-order. Releases December 4, so it’s a perfect Christmas gift. Also available in a collector’s edition.
You Say Bodoni, I Say Bodoni: Interesting background on my staple typeface. Also found ITC Classics: ITC Bodoni in preparation for comment on Stan’s If You Were a Typeface.
10 Ways Newspapers can Improve Comments: A fantastic set of guidelines by Derek Powazek for fostering a community.
The Survey 2008: It’s back again! Contribute to the best survey around for people who make websites.
Piano Theory: Music theory. Built-in JavaScript. Music/nerd/music-nerd utopia.
What is a Searcher Searching For?: Jared Spool analyzes the theory that a search is looking for one results as opposed to a listing of them.
Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex: Physiological proof why Superman and Lois Lane are incompatible for mating.
Type is Art: “All letterforms are composed of 21 distinct parts. Most commonly these parts combine to form the characters of our alphabet. Type is Art allows for experimentation of forms beyond this typical character set.”
tap tap tap: One-purpose iPhone apps.
Copenhagen Institute of Interation Design: What an annoyingly addicting effect.
First Timer: “Redirect members to a special landing page the first time they log in to an ExpressionEngine site.” From the Airbag team. Saved for later.

Friends

Jason Santa Maria: I want to be Jason when I grow up. That is, assuming that I actually will grow up...
Bearskinrug: Don't be fooled by the domain; Kevin Cornell's skills are homegrown right here in the U.S. Man, this guy can draw.
Rob Weychert: I would love to be this good. How depressing. All hail the Supreme Overlord.
Afterglow Studio: Afterglow Studio is the home of Andy Schulman, lamp-maker and animator extraordinaire.
Mark Huot: Can you believe this guy is still in school? Mark's got some skills.
Jervis Thompson: Despite the face that he still uses Macromedia Director, I still learn something every time I talk to Jervis.
Polymer: The web presence of a local Philly rock band, starring school and work chum Jon Aldinger.
Chris Cashdollar: A fellow Drexeler and another designer whose work kills my self-esteem. Go Dragons!
New In Philly: A blog about moving to Philly by Pixelworthy partner-in-crime Joshua Lane.
Four24: A contemporary Christian band that I play keyboards (and design!) for.
JD-Works: The webspace of James Dunn, a true UK friend, accent and all.
Mashed Potato: The work of Adam Little, but there's nothing little about this portfolio or the quality of the examples inside.
John Langdon: The only man ever on the face of the planet to use Avant Garde better than Herb Lubalin himself.
Jeff Louella: A web developer who's a true advocate of web standards.
Pixelworthy: Here's where you'll find me if I'm not at home sitting in front of my computer.