…you won’t find very much on the internet about the elusive “out-of-control doughnut trailer”, never mind how much danger it portends. (Above: helpful illustration)
No matter how hard you look
Posted by Ben on October 24, 2006
https://www.swordbilled.com/no-matter-how-hard-you-look/
Diagramming!
Online! Flow-charts! Boxes! Arrows! Lines! Make diagrams online with Giffy, then share ’em online or whatever. Floor plans, generic diagrams, flow-charts, whatever you want, Giffy can help you make it. Handy, if you’re into that sort of thing.
Posted by Ben on September 9, 2006
https://www.swordbilled.com/diagramming/
Number what?
Washington Monthly digs into the omnipresent US News & World Report College Rankings, turning them inside-out and upside-down and everything. WM re-orders the list based on things like national service, research grants & student aid, and so forth. Unsurprisingly, US News & WR’s list is flip-flopped a bit, with some top-ranked schools sinking to the […]
Posted by Ben on August 20, 2006
https://www.swordbilled.com/number-what/
Panoramas tend to impress me
It’s true, real life affords much more maneuverability, and sensory input and everything. But, still. (Panoramas from Z360)
Posted by Ben on August 6, 2006
https://www.swordbilled.com/panoramas-tend-to-impress-me/
Like GoogleMaps for Time
…but requiring just a little more mucking about. Still, SIMILE’s Timeline is a potentially awesome tool. Particularly if it’s user-friendlified a bit. Right now it’s a bit like GoogleMaps, if GoogleMaps required you to draw all your own maps, plot distances, pinpoint natural landmarks, etc.
Posted by Ben on July 25, 2006
https://www.swordbilled.com/like-googlemaps-for-time/
Knots
Because, truly, what do you need more than additional ways to tie your shoes (and other stringy things)? (via BoingBoing)
Posted by Ben on June 7, 2006
https://www.swordbilled.com/knots/
eMolecules
A way to search for chemicals by drawing pictures. (Formerly Chmoogle, until Google complained.)
Posted by Ben on June 1, 2006
https://www.swordbilled.com/emolecules/
Information Agglomeration
The Internet being what it is, it’s useful to have ways of sorting all that information. To be able to get at it later, easily. First there was Furl, which I’ve used in the past and loved, then there was Yahoo!’s My Web (which is my current default choice), and now there’s Google Notebook, which […]
Posted by Ben on May 31, 2006
https://www.swordbilled.com/information-agglomeration/
It’s like Babelfish… for animals!
Or maybe it’s just a table of animal noises in different languages… But just think, what if it weren’t…? (link [though not the graphic] via, probably, some other blog I’ve forgotten all about; just imagine the actual citation is right here)
Posted by Ben on May 30, 2006
https://www.swordbilled.com/its-like-babelfish-for-animals/
If Only
As part of Slate’s Pulp Fiction week, some designers/artists were asked to envision classic works of literature as pulp fiction covers. The results are excellent. The Moby Dick cover won me over for its alliteration, but all the covers have their own special charms.
Posted by Ben on May 29, 2006
https://www.swordbilled.com/if-only/