Where do you use Merriweather?

Originally posted on Merriweather Font:
I have found some really pleasing uses of Merriweather over the last few years. I would love to show you a few I particularly like. I also wonder where you use Merriweather or what uses you think are good ones. Please post some URLs! Links: Google ventures – http://www.googleventures.com/ WordPress – http://wordpress.com/…

“Monks in Spencer launch brewery”

“Monks in Spencer launch brewery” But in recent years, the simple monks of Saint Joseph’s Abbey have quietly set about building one of the biggest breweries in the state and the first Trappist brewery on American soil. Their sleek 36,000-square-foot brewery — modeled after multimillion-dollar facilities in Europe— has already made its first commercial batches […]

The Design of WordPress 3.8

A beautiful post from my awesome MP6 teammate, Matt Thomas. Matt Miklic Today the WordPress core team announced WordPress 3.8 “Parker”, a major milestone for the web’s most popular blogging software. In its 10 years WordPress has seen many changes, one of the most significant being the “Crazyhorse” redesign that came with version 2.7 in […]

Apple font “beautiful as typeface, totally sucks as an interface” — insights from a famous designer

Originally posted on Gigaom:
Erik Spiekermann, who has crafted dozens of version of the alphabet for companies and cities, believes typeface designers have an obligation to craft letters that are not just pretty but practical, too. “User interface designers must forget their vanity…don’t forget you’re running a service. You are supposed to design something for…

Cheesecake For a Sweet New Year

This looks delicious. BitterSweet Even to the seasoned eater approaching new cuisines with an open mind, it can still be difficult to fully embrace something that falls well outside of established norms. Far beyond unexpected flavor combinations or uncommon ingredients, raw “uncooking” essentially turns the entire concept of hot food preparation on its head. Largely […]