Raquel

A small collection of things too short for a blog post but too beautiful not to share.

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"Mark Thomas nailed it. These are exactly like concept motorshows. Our PSDs are Wonderland. Mockups don't contain real data. The professional headshots in that Gmail profile are lovely, but they don't account for the more likely smartphone selfie or the anonymous avatar. That Facebook redesign would look utterly weird as a backdrop to my friends and relatives' meme obsession. The real Facebook is more like the world of Mad Max." via http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2013/09/15-unofficial-redesigns-that-are-better-than-the-originals/#prclt-fKFV2xcu

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I've known about Google Developer tools, but Closure? How many frameworks and compilers can one person keep up with?

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Ads that mimic Facebook are clever - evil, but clever

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What an amazing writer.  He will be missed.

Also interesting to see that Salon integrates with Reddit.

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Nice engagement call to actions right from the first glance

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Lovely clean grid based design, with nice use of grey, too.

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Hey, I just gave your number to a friend of mine. He needs a website for his business, but he asked a web agency and they threw a huge price at him. Obviously, I thought of you. I told him since you’re a freelancer, you’ll do the website for next-to-free. When I told him that, he seemed very interested in working with you. No thanks necessary. 

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“...the people who move through the streets are all strangers. At each encounter, they imagine a thousand things about one another; meetings which could take place between them, conversations, surprises, caresses, bites. But no one greets anyone; eyes lock for a second, then dart away, seeking other eyes, never stopping...something runs among them, an exchange of glances like lines that connect one figure with another and draw arrows, stars, triangles, until all combinations are used up in a moment, and other characters come on to the scene... ” ― Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities

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Neat profile photo!

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Nice quotes in the background of this Twitter account.

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Like how they've got the social media as a tabbed interface - pretty impressive site in general

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Awesome header image on this page.

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(via The digital ecosystem has created a set of opportunities)

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(via The first steps in making your business social online - Insight Blog - DTDigital - Digital communications, technology, Melbourne, Australia)