The geonames.org geographical database is available for download free of charge under a creative commons attribution license.

up-to-date and full of neat howto's

This document outlines the interfaces to GIMP-Python, which is a set of Python modules that act as a wrapper to libgimp allowing the writing of plug-ins for GIMP.

writing GIMP plugins + api reference

Quartz Composer is a development tool provided with Mac OS X v10.4 for processing and rendering graphical data.

How to keep your code from destroying you

A user interface is well-designed when the program behaves exactly how the user thought it would.

Programmers are, in their hearts, architects, and the first thing they want to do when they get to a site is to bulldoze the place flat and build something grand. We're not excited by tinkering, improving, planting flower beds.

Mesmo com um orçamento que representa um terço de São Paulo, a ainda pobre Bogotá, 8 milhões de habitantes, apresenta inovações em transporte público, educação no trânsito, habitação e cultura.

First, of all let me say that “Pathfinder” is a horrible name for this palette. It doesn’t actually “find” paths. It makes it easy to combine paths, divide objects, subtract shapes, etc.

Underware: Sketches have been made to explain some basic issues in type design during the workshops. They get used to point out some problems which raise while creating a new typeface.

We're Big John and Holly Bergevin, and together we built this site to explain some obtuse CSS bugs in modern browsers, provide demo examples of interesting CSS behaviors, and show how to "make it work" without using tables for layout purposes.

jazz and strange flash type experiments

guidelines on charging for creative work

WordNet.Portugal

Good/provoking food for thought for us print+web designers: 'If you are a print designer, and “do websites on the side”, STOP DOING websites and providing “advice” to your print clients about web design.'

Locoroco the game uses a signal system based system for the majority of its setups. What that means is using very simple objects that send and or receive signals the designers then connect them in creative ways to make the game.