Flat is back

I say that flat is the new black; that 2D is the new avant-garde; that a surface doesn't have to be ashamed of being a surface. Technology users of the world, unite: you have nothing to lose but your bas-relief buttons. Let us march forwards together, spurning chrome, into a cleaner, lighter future.
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Type on the Moon

There’s been a bunch of chatter about the ‘other’ poster for the brilliant film Moon. Which, if I am being honest is the main reason I went to see the film, and boy is a visual feast, specifically the typography and the interfaces. I hunted about and found that FontFeed has beaten me to it pointing out that it is Micro­gramma/Eurostile Extended that make the experience so original and, well, just right. Go see the film. seriously.

Swype me!

Interface design is definantly a subject that I readily admit is not my specialism. However, I do recognise a great idea when I see one, and I am pretty sure that Swype is it. Have a look at this demonstration and make your own mind up.