More Rock, Conspicuous Consumption, the New Beeb, and a Free Book

By Joshua on April 07 2010

Here's the latest and greatest from the world of design and the web...

• Less Talk, More Rock
  In this beautifully illustrated post, game dev superbrothers argues that more often than not, talk gets in the way of doing something awesome.
• Revisiting Conspicuous Consumption
  Seth Godin points out that the current handcrafted craze is a new twist on conspicuous consumption. But perhaps it is a positive twist?
• A new global visual language for the BBC's digital services
  It's a long post, but well worth any designer's attention. The BBC's new "visual language" is the best attempt at a cohesive design systme for the web that I've seen.
• Designing for the Web by Mark Boulton
  I bought the PDF of Mark's book last year, but I'm happy to see that it's now available for free online.