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What Facebook Would Have Looked Like in 1984

by Noemi Twigg
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What Facebook Would Have Looked Like in 1984

1984. I was but a toddler then, and I know for sure that we didn’t have a computer at that time. Maybe some of you were not even born yet! Let’s just pretend for a minute that we were all adults (at least age-wise) back in 1984. Let’s pretend that Facebook already existed. What would have it looked like given the available technology back then? That’s what graphic designer Robert Penney did, and he came up with the 1984 version of THE social network of today. Check out the image below. Read more »

How strong do you like your coffee? Pantone 1545 C please

by andy
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How strong do you like your coffee? Pantone 1545 C please

Here’s one for the graphic designers among you — those of you who both know and use Pantone colors. This mug set is available in Pantone colors 464 C, 1395 C, 175 C AND 1545 C. Of course, your local coffee bar is going to be more than happy to service your request for coffee in a particular shade rather than dumping it in one a paper cup as per usual. Apparently, 1545 C is the perfect “Espresso” color, followed by a 175 C “Americano”, 464 C “Latte” and 1395 C “Cappuccino”. Of course, I can’t tell if those are accurate colors because my monitor isn’t correctly calibrated. Then again, Read more »