Topic: Graphic Design

Brooklyn Nets launch new logo. Reactions mixed (+video)

The Brooklyn Nets have released a new logo, designed by rapper and co-owner Jay-Z. Love it or hate it, it won't really catch on until the Brooklyn Nets start winning more basketball games.

20 essential Android tips and tricks

Several weeks ago, we highlighted 20 useful iPhone tricks everyone should know. We got such good feedback from that feature that we wanted to share the love with Android users – who, after all, make up the largest proportion of the smart phone community.

Switching from a Mac to a PC: Five lessons from an Apple fanboy

The Internet is filled with testimonials of people ditching their PC for a hip new Mac. Where once they trudged through stodgy spreadsheets, they now write screenplays and edit flashy videos (if the ads are to be believed). But there's almost no material documenting the opposite experience. Most of the personal switching-to-Windows stories are many years out of date and center around now-obsolete "But you can't play games and none of your software will work!" arguments.

So, here are the top five things an Apple fanboy learned from two months using Windows.

Windows 8 logo: Goodbye flag. Hello... window.

The Windows 8 logo, unveiled today, replaces the multicolored flag with a blocky, blue window. 

Tributes to Steve Jobs: five top tweets

Apple's announcement Wednesday that founder Steve Jobs had died sparked waves of comment across the Internet, as techies and others chose their own ways to note his achievements or mourn his passing. Here are five noteworthy tweets ...

Steve Jobs's 2005 Stanford commencement address

In 2005, Apple and Pixar CEO Steve Jobs delivered the commencement address to graduating students at Stanford University. Here is the full text and video of his speech.

Bestselling books the week of 9/9/11, according to IndieBound

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America

Mac OS X Lion: The pros and cons

Released on July 20, Mac OS X Lion makes it easy to migrate your Windows computer onto a Mac. Should you make the switch?

Alexander Calder: Why today's Google logo is just the beginning

The search engine honors Alexander Calder with a twirling Google logo. But just wait for what comes next.

Record store day: 10 of the best album covers ever

In honor of Record Store Day (which I imagine the GOP wants to get rid of), I've compiled my own fairly random list of top ten album covers. The criteria was simple: I'd hang it on my wall. . . if I hung record jackets on my wall. Enjoy!

The best online April Fools' pranks of 2011

April Fools' Day tends to be a bonanza for tech pranksters – from Twitter-only newspapers to upside-down YouTube pages and browsers that read your facial expressions. This year was no different. Click through for a look at the funniest Web gags of 2011.

iPad, beware: Cool 3D games appearing on Android tablets, too (VIDEO)

iPad and iPhone have had resounding success in the app market, but Google could catch up and cash in on the huge mobile game economy.

O: A Presidential Novel

An anonymous writer presents Obama in high-def but America in black and white.

Starbucks logo change: No name. More mermaid. Will it sell more coffee?

Starbucks logo undergoes a redesign that drops its name. Is the coffee giant's mermaid (actually, a siren) strong enough to stand on her own?

Jon Stewart rally attendance: Really bigger than Glenn Beck's?

Some estimate the crowd that showed up for Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear topped 200,000, but accurate crowd counting is tough to pin down.

New Gap logo withdrawn: The 'blue box' lives on

Gap executives have withdrawn the unpopular new Gap logo and promised to keep the iconic 'blue box' logo.

Gap logo changes: renaissance or mistake?

Gap logo redesign announced this week. Customers aren't happy.

6 best food books coming this fall

There’s never a bad time to read about food, but fall is definitely the best. And this year the season is chock-full of glorious offerings. Dig in.