Best of the Week #102

It's time for our best news of this week. We have a lot of graphic and web design, a bit of architecture, ads, tech news, awesome reads and other crazy stuff! So take a look at the links we've selected for your inspiration and to keep you updated about what's going on out there!

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Friday 01/15

150 + Creative Advertising Photos by Linus Schneider

Tweetdeck to allow users to communicate even when Twitter is down?

Entrepreneurs: It's Not What You Do, It's Why You Do It

Nike True City

PasteFire: This might just become your most used iPhone app.

Time to go in the Sea

Fantastic Information Architecture and Data Visualization Resources

Ajude o Haiti jogando FarmVille e Mafia Wars no Facebook

Progress Trackers in Web Design: Examples and Best Practices

Retro Vintage

Top Seven Fonts of 2009

NewsCred Relaunches, Looks To Become “Ning For Newspapers”

Logo Inspiration

Thursday 01/14

Does economic hardship increase innovation?

Sanjay Kothari Photography

Common Practices To Increase Returning Visitors

Stunning Abstract Black and White Photography

WooThemes Expands To ExpressionEngine; More Themes Coming

Megan Fox Ads for Emporio Armani

OfficePOD: The Prefab Home Office

The Evolving Online Finance Ecosystem

How and Where to Donate to Haiti (and Avoid Scams) [Relief]

Google Offers Satellite Images of Haiti, Post-Earthquake

A Gold Medal Win: the Vancouver 2010 Campaign

40 Excellent Websites Showcasing Expression Engine

Ateliers Ciudad de las Artes by Lucio Morini and GGMPU Architects

Wednesday01/13

See The Chinese Firewall In Action – Put On Chinese-Internet Tinted Glasses

The PS3 Hub

Wall + Roof Studio / Hutchison & Maul Architecture

Process of Redesigning N.Design

Juan Carlos Solon – Website & Blog Updates!

daniel libeskind: arduino tower

James Surowiecki, Author of Wisdom of Crowds, on Powering Crowdsourcing

Creative Advertising Photography by Fred Perrot

4 Fabric Inspired Vector Pattern Swatches for Illustrator

The Case Against Vertical Navigation

Tuesday 01/12

The Complete Guide to Getting the Most Out of Twitter

Microsoft calls Android 'free like a puppy,' we can't decide if that's a bad thing or not

GDrive Is Here-ish: Google Docs to Allow Users to Upload Any File-Type [Gdrive]

The Wright, Guggenheim Museum, New York

Doctype: Design Workflow and Amazon S3

Mobile Web Meets Internet of Things: Barcode Scanning

Não parece, mas é uma Starbucks

Flash Is Never Coming To the iPhone

Skip To Make Some Light

An iPhone Lover’s Take On The Nexus One

rafael vinoly architects: the new domino

ASettingSun+Johann+Bissonnette+Hecker

Google Brings Friend Connect, Social Features to Drupal & Joomla

Nakatomi Space

Monday 01/11

Study Claims That Newspapers, NOT Blogs, Still Dominate The News

8 Unconventional Ways to De-stress and Release Tension

eVolo Magazine #1

Peugeot RC1 concept car

iPhone Touchscreen Bests Nexus One, Droid in Accuracy Tests [Comparison Shopping]

15 Clever & Creative Billboard Advertising Campaigns

photorealist painter glennray tutor

The Starbucks Formula for Social Media Success

In Defense of Vertical Navigation

Stunning Under Water Photography

When lightning strikes the tallest building in the world

Passarella Death Squad T-Shirt Designs

A Basic Guide to Photoshop’s 3D Tools

This Will Be The Year Adobe’s 2 Million Flash Developers Come To The iPhone