Levi McCallum

EMILKOZAK — My, my, am I finding awesome talent or what? Emilkozak is just plain beautiful, and has even designed surfboards for Kelly Slater.   ∞

Letters & Numbers — Brilliant design studio from NY. I think I may have something in my eyes. Wait, no, I'm just crying.   ∞

Get Your Foot in the Door — September 01, 2008

Today I learnt a valuable lesson. For the past few months FutonMedia, my company, has been developing its flagship product. We've been excited about it, thinking through new issues some people have no idea they face and inventing a solution to a quickly developing problem. But recently, I've been...

Super Sexy Website of the Day: The Dollar Dreadful Family Library — Goodness this is gorgeous. Let me stop talking, and you start looking.   ∞

How to Place Your Country in a Time Capsule Labeled “2001” — August 31, 2008

Cap their internet. Australia does this quite well by selling internet plans with caps of 1GB of bandwidth and no safety slow downs. This may not sound that bad, but think about it quite carefully.

Mute Math 2009 *SIGH* — August 22, 2008

Hunters Claim to Have Bigfoot's Body — I knew this day would come. I knew it.   ∞

Do What You Love & Love What You Do — August 13, 2008

I'm one person who likes doing great things. I've realized I've been doing un-great things for a while now, and I need to adjust my work contracts. I can't stress enough about the importance of doing something you love. For the past few days, every cell in my body has disagreed with my current si...

Esquire to Animate Their Magazine Cover — All I can say is wow. Though it is only black and white and the extent of the animation is the order of words and the flashing of image, this is the future. I cannot tell you how excited this makes...   ∞

GiantBomb.com Launched Today — I used to be pretty heavy into games. But now I'm quite a closet gamer. Ever since Gamespot went bust, reading about great games has never been the same. No to fear, some of the previous Gamespot e...   ∞

Sans-Serif Tee — I'm really into type tees right now. I love they way the express my joy and excitement about type. This tee uses every great Sans-Serif type across one great AA shirt. Also comes in black.   ∞

Côme de Bouchony — A design studio with attitude. Their use of Type and Motion exceeds my imagination. Great inspiration for a Monday.   ∞

iPhone 3G Imprinting — This is insanely amazingly awesome. Giving the customer the device before anything is done to it allows them to instantly fall in love and care for the iPhone. (via ∞

BoingBoing Talks to Syd Mead — Syd Mead is a former designer for Ford Motor Company and US Steel. He has also been crowned as a futurist, designing vehicles for Tron, Aliens, and Blade Runner. This is a great watch that will ins...   ∞

Handwritten Typographers — Even though my handwriting looks like a kindergardener's, I'm a sucker for calligraphy and the shape of freeform letters. I believe Dino dos Santos has the most beautiful handwriting I have ever se...   ∞

Facebook to Launch New Profile Design Next Week — I cannot tell you how excited I am for this. This is going to be revolutionary.   ∞

The State of the Web - Summer 2008 — Matthew Inman gives us a great and beautiful walkthrough of the state of the internet, Summer 2008.   ∞

A Use For Twitter: Zombie Outbreak — This is a hilarious and frightening scenario of the use of Twitter during a zombie outbreak. Priceless.   ∞

TO-DO TATTOO — My hand is the greatest to-do list ever invented, but I have always wanted something a little more practical and manageable. To-do tattoos really sum up it all with a skin-safe, washable-ink, 12 pa...   ∞

House Industries Ampersand Tees — I never thought the combination of an ampersand, the greatest typographical punctuation mark, and a tee shirt could ever exist. Apparently it does.   ∞

Beck - Modern Guilt — Beck is back in action with his David Bowie/Beach Boys-esque talent. I highly recommend this release. I'll be playing it all day.   ∞

No One on Reality TV is Here to Make Friends — Yeah, and they say it's unscripted.   ∞

How to Say Nothing in 500 Words — This article is a classic. I've been guilty far too many times of padding my writing and trying to make things fill out to a certain length. Learning to make writing interesting and engaging is a l...   ∞

Mamebook Cocktail — Since I was 12 or so, I wanted an arcade cabinet in my house. But they have always been too expensive, and way too awkward to put in any room of my house. Who'da thought that you could take an old ...   ∞

T-Shirts by someecards.com — Someecards.com has teamed up with BustedTees to give us the same great quality ecards on some quality American Apparel tees. The catalog is still countable on two hands, but I'm patient enough for ...   ∞

Froot Loopt — I feel bad for Sam Altman, CEO of Loopt. Loopt's new iPhone software is pretty amazing, but Sam's choice of clothing for his WWDC presentation calls for a little mockery. Nothing like young, fit, a...   ∞

Showbiz Pizza Band Does Usher — What an amazing video to start off my week. Awesome, hilarious, and just plain amazing.   ∞

Vanity Fair Writer Waterboards Himself — This amazing video covers the story of Christopher Hitchens, a writer for Vanity Fair, who finds himself closer to the reality of Waterboarding tactics used in Guantánamo Bay.   ∞

Beautiful Dark Knight Poster — This makes waiting for this movie all the more exasperating.   ∞

Neo FreeRunner Good to Go for Launch Next Week — I'm pretty excited about the OpenMoko project. Ever since the release of the SDK kit last year, I've been waiting and hoping that this thing will be an equal qualifier to the iPhone, or at the leas...   ∞

Bamboo Laptop Stand — Found this one yesterday. I've been in the market for a docking station for my Macbook Pro recently, but have been unable to find something that knocks the socks of my feed and is ergonomic with my...   ∞

100 Vim Commands Everyone Should Know — As I use SSH more and more, it is becoming apparent to me that I need to be down with Vim. I am now up to speed and ready to tackle the world!   ∞

SproutCore is Running a Competition — SproutCore is a pretty amazing framework. I've been needing an excuse to use it since day one, and I guess this is my chance. July 21st is the due date if anyone is interested.   ∞

Productive Procrastination — NPR's Talk of the Nation talks about procrastination and how to be a "productive procrastinator". I never realized I could take something as dangerous as procrastination and use it to work for me. ...   ∞

Today ICANN Ruined the Internet — Looks like anyone is going to be able to register a TLD domain. My my, so many problems this is going to cause.   ∞

Pantone Espresso Cups — Yes, I admit, I am an espresso junkie. The blend of flavors and the pure sharpness to a single shot can make me smile for hours. But not only does the coffee get me excited, it is also the cups. A ...   ∞

Print Magazine — Recently, I have been looking at a lot of magazine designs for the launch of a new magazine a friend of mine and I are working on. By far, Rumors' design of Print Magazine is one of the most beauti...   ∞

Chinese Farmer Flies His Self Built Airplane — This is insane! Apparently the Chinese call this, "shanzhai huaxiangji". Shanzhai literally means "little mountain village". Go Gadget Go!   ∞

Fabrix Makes Hawt iPhone Cases — These cushioned babies make your iPhone look cute as a button. They also make a 3G version.   ∞

Arrested Development Movie Pretty Much Confirmed — Oh my. I thought this day would never come. Thank you so much, Mr. Bateman. This movie will change my life.   ∞

Vimeo Animates Their Subversion History — Almost a year and a half worth of commits with some cool music. Very nice touch, boys.   ∞

Apparently Christopher Nolan Doesn't Use CGI — No wonder he's my favorite director. Momento FTW!   ∞

NASA is Looking for Astronauts — Pretty cool. No longer do you need to be a fighter pilot to go into space and land on the Moon. I think they should've made this into a reality TV show instead of a job posting.   ∞