70 Fresh & Inspirational Blog Designs

Sometimes, we all need a little inspiration. As I’ve been designing (and re-designing) my blogs, I’ve found a few sources from other creative bloggers. InstantShift is one of them.

Census 2010 : Why Your Participation Matters

Accurate Census data reflects changes in your community and is crucial in apportioning federal spending and seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. These widgets track the Census 2010 Mail Participation Rate for the nation, Texas and Houston.

“PIXELS” by Patrick Jean : New York City Gets 8-Bitten

“PIXELS” is Patrick Jean’s latest short film, brilliantly merging pixel animation and live-action sequences. Shot on location in New York, it features Manhattan under siege by 8-bit video game characters. Fans of old school games like PacMan, Tetris and Donkey Kong will LOVE this.

The New (Augmented) Reality of Online + Real-Time Information

QR Codes are SO aughts. Augmented reality is where it’s at now, from Blaise Agüera y Arcas’ Bing Maps for Microsoft…

Twestival Houston 2010 Benefiting Concern Worldwide

Thanks to the Houston Twitter community for contributing over $2166 to help Concern Worldwide … with the final amount of donations to Concern totaling over $454,788!

A Few Wonderful Things to Learn

This cute animated video from Paul Postma reminds us of some wonderful things we should learn, remember, and integrate into our daily thinking.

TED Talks: Sir Ken Robinson vs. Adora Svitak

Sir Ken Robinson and Adora Svitak speak at TED with opposing recommendations on what’s best for children: the adult argues for making it okay for children to make mistakes, the child argues for expecting more from children.