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1. An Ephemeral Site: Denna Jones | Jon Tan 陳

   http://jontangerine.com/log/2008/04/an-ephemeral-site-denna-jones

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   From Zeldman's comments, discussing the thinking behind a well-designed personal deeply aggregated site, pulling content from the usual suspects as well. Another example of verb-based URL design on a content site, too.

   • Tags: personal-site, api, delicious, flickr, design, usability, url
   • Saved by blech on April 28, 2008.

2. The vanishing personal site | Jeffrey Zeldman

   http://www.zeldman.com/2008/04/27/content-outsourcing-and-the-disappearing-personal-site/

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   Of course I've been tangentially wittering about this as I talk about personal aggregation (itself threatened by the likes of Friendfeed), but this is a good post about the death of the home page. To some extent it's stating the obvious, but then … More

   • Tags: web, aggregation, personal-site, media, design, social, via:megp
   • Saved by blech on April 28, 2008.

3. From Atoms to Patterns | Wellcome Collection

   http://www.wellcomecollection.org/exhibitionsandevents/exhibitions/fromatomstopatterns/index.htm

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   "At the instigation of Dr Helen Megaw, a leading Cambridge scientist, diagrams of atomic structures inspired an eclectic array of patterns" "reunited en masse for the first time since the Festival" Also free.

   • Tags: london, museum, science, culture, design, art, exhibition, history, todo
   • Saved by blech on April 27, 2008.

4. Dan Dare & the Birth of High Tech Britain | Science Museum

   http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/visitmuseum/galleries/dan_dare_and_the_birth_of_high-tech_britain.aspx

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   "Together they reveal a fascinating ‘lost world’ of British design and invention – a glimpse of a time when the TV in the corner was a Murphy, not a Sony" Sounds like it's worth a visit. Helpfully free.

   • Tags: london, museum, science, culture, design, exhibition, history, todo
   • Saved by blech on April 27, 2008.