Google’s new logo leaked

Infinite Monkey Exclusive: Google’s new logo was leaked. Might cause some confusion with another new logo recently released.

Design: I'm back in the GDR, don't know how lucky you are, boy

Over on this page you can see a fascinating collection of photos from the former East Germany or GDR. It really shows how the GDR was almost obsessed with "modern" design – and only supports my suspicions that Ikea designers just go raiding old GDR material for ideas.

Be sure to post in the comments about your favorite photos.

Microsoft hoists self on retarded logo

Microsoft has revealed their new logo, which you can see in the video above. I'm genuinely surprised by this - it's a very risky move, given how established the old logo is. The new one, though, is so generic that it's hard to see why they decided to go with it, other than to try to force everything to look like Windows Mobile and Windows 8 - an odd case of the company chasing its tail design-wise. Be sure to tell me what you think in the comments below.

More Xanity Design websites featured by Extensis WebINK

I am pleased to announce that Extensis has chosen another two websites I designed for their WebINK Showcase. The Xanity Design site itself was already featured (see previous blog entry); now the sites for the International Children's Fund and the Old Catholic parish of Hannover, Germany, both designed and programmed by Xanity Design, have also been added to their showcase.

Additionally, the website for Fuchs und Hase, which Xanity Design programmed and built, is also featured there.

Thus no less than four Xanity sites are now in the showcase – huzzah!

New site from Xanity Design goes live: International Children's Fund Germany

I am pleased to announce the launch of a new site for the International Children's Fund Germany gGmbH, which is a Christian charity based in Berlin focusing on supporting children in Africa with various development programs. You can see the site at www.childrens-fund.de – enjoy!

Xanity Design site prominently listed on Extensis WebINK Showcase

I am pleased to announce that Extensis has listed my Xanity Design website on their WebINK Showcase, currently third on their page, which you can see at www.extensis.com/en/WebINK/showcase/.

Live map of fonts being bought

There is a really nice tool for seeing what fonts are popular these days – a live world map showing what fonts are being bought where, in real time. Pretty slick idea, nice execution, and fun to watch.

As my typography professor and I once joked with each other, "he who dies with the most fonts wins".

Click here to see the map.

John Cleese on creativity