Pick of the week

Hue [Toaster]

This is really neat idea, but I'm not sure how popular it would be if it was going to be mass-produced. Still, it's great to see new ideas like this and the processes that the maker took to bring them to life. Take a look at his other work, especially Chroma a kitchen timer.

Via Site Inspire

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Laws of physics can't trump the bonds of love [Short read]

An inspirational teacher. Be sure to watch the short documentary, Wright's Law, which 'won a gold medal in multimedia in the national College Photographer of the Year competition, run by the University of Missouri.'

Via Kippt

Voice and Tone [Website]

The team at MailChimp have produced this insightful guide to writing content for their customers. It's beautiful, simple, responsive and a great way to engage people in what can be a difficult area to master.

Via Styleboost

Code Academy [Web service]

Need a developer? Why not become one yourself and start building the next great web app or service... it can't be that hard, can it?

Via XYZ

ITV [Website]

ITV has refreshed its visual identity in case you haven't been watching recently. Their new home page looks clean and simple and if you want to know a bit more, the folks over at Design Week have written an article about the roll-out.

"Don't follow in my footsteps. I think I stepped in something."

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Official back issues can be found on Labs. (u: labrat p: makeitso)

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