World Geo-Graphical Atlas by Herbert Bayer

In 1953, the Container Corporation of America commissioned Bauhaus designer Herbert Bayer to create an atlas to commemorate the company’s 25th year of business. Alongside three other accomplished designers, Bayer worked for five years on an oversize (11.5″ x 15.5″) book of 368 pages, featuring over 2,200 diagrams. The results are stunning and, to my …

CSS conic-gradient() Polyfill

<script src=”https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/prefixfree/1.0.7/prefixfree.min.js”></script> <script src=”conic-gradient.js”></script> Conic gradients are awesome, but browsers haven’t realized yet. This polyfill lets you experiment with them now. By Lea Verou. Automatically creates an SVG which is set as the background. Uses -prefix-free. Alternatively you can also use the JavaScript API behind it directly: var gradient = new ConicGradient({ stops: “gold 40%, …

GitUp

Work quickly, safely, and without headaches. The Git interface you’ve been missing all your life has finally arrived. Really interesting Git client: the timeline is the interface. Just right click any commit an select what you want to do with it: edit the message, remove it, squash it, split it, etc. GitUp →

Deployment at Github

All deployments happen in chat via Hubot commands, which ensures that everyone in the company (from development to operations to support) has visibility into changes that are being pushed into production. Deploying branches to GitHub.com → Reminds me of how deployments at Etsy happen. They’ve got Deployinator integrated into IRC and deploy using deployment trains. …

The Fallen of World War II

The Fallen of World War II is an interactive documentary that examines the human cost of the second World War and the decline in battle deaths in the years since the war. The 15-minute data visualization uses cinematic storytelling techniques to provide viewers with a fresh and dramatic perspective of a pivotal moment in history. …