Best of the Week #190

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 09/23

Being the Better Person Will Teach People To Treat You Like Crap [Mind Hacks]

Facebook, the New AOL

Doggerij / LEVS Architecten

How Do I Ask for a Raise When I Feel Underpaid and Overworked?

Se seu slogan não serve para vender camisinha ele não é bom

This amazing printer is literally too good to be true

Firstsite by Rafael Viñoly Architects

Mischievous Everyday Objects

30 Top GIMP Tutorials of All Times

Art of Paul Davey

The brand logo in 20 years

Black and White Photography by Ruth Orkin

Thurday 09/22

Surfing in Mundaka with LED-Boards by Puka

Inspiration: Minimalist Posters

Announcing Jason Calacanis at the Power of One

Proper Instragram App Update

You realize Timelines are COMPLETELY replacing Facebook profiles?

Check out this designer’s slick mockup of the New York Times iPhone app

Facebook, You're Not a Newspaper

Here’s What Facebook Timeline Looks Like

Share Buttons? Ha. Facebook Just Schooled The Internet. Again.

TwitDo is a minimalist new web app that uses Twitter to create your to do list

Facebook F8 – Here’s everything you need to know

HTC reportedly partners with Dropbox to offer iCloud and SkyDrive alternative on Android

Wednesday 09/21

Gowalla flips its check-in service to be a social atlas for the world

With 4B SMS Tweets Processed Monthly, Twitter Now Lets Users Share Photos Via Text

Pandora rolls out HTML5 redesign to everyone, drops 40 hour listening cap

Roku announces Disney partnership, YouTube channel in the works

"Success Comes Through Rapidly Fixing our Mistakes Rather than Getting Things Right the First Time"

Photography by Ariil Davidoff

Creatively Rewriting History

Hyper realistic food paintings by Tjalf Sparnaay

College of DuPage Technology Education Center / DeStefano Partners

GUESS Offices – Los Angeles

Basic Etiquette for Working in a Coffee Shop

How Metrics Can Make You A Better Designer

Tuesday 09/20

Kevin Rose says Facebook subscribers outclick Google+ and Twitter followers

SocialGuide takes box office ranking to a new level with socially scored movies

Google+ moves from field trial to beta, adds Hangouts on phones, search and more

Boulder Regional Fire Training Facility / Roth Sheppard Architects

Tesco Vintage

Vintage Dust Bowl-Inspired Photography

The Most Expensive and Beautiful Interior Car Designs

The Artwork of Miriam Moshinsky

The Shorter Residence by Pb Elemental Architecture

10 jQuery Plugins to Enhance your User Interfaces

If You Want to Be Happier, Set Ambitious Goals

Monday 09/19

7 Ways to Get Started With Cloud Computing

One Little Foursquare Privacy Change Now Makes a Big Difference

So you think your startup will change the world? [Video]

Tinyproj: a minimalist approach to finding a quality designer or developer for your project

Cardcloud’s slick digital business card app now available on Android

These tips will help define your blog’s target audience

Rishikesh House by Rajiv Saini + Associates

How Drupal CMS stands above the rest

GDC Atlantic presents Signalnoise

Tom Wujec: Build a tower, build a team