Daily GrabBag: Web Typography Article, Adobe CS4 Pillows & Free Tacos

SmartyPig/Jason Santa Maria/Article On Web Typography

Most of the time I am intrigued by a retweet on Twitter or a email forward from a friend. But this article was found in a sort of roundabout way. While researching financial planning blogs I came across the website SmartyPig which lets you create free high-interest savings accounts that automatically withdraw a set amount of funds from your checking on a schedule that you predetermine. I love the idea of this site and immediately signed up to save money for an upcoming trip to Portland and an event that comes every year and every year I fail to plan ahead for the spike in my credit card usage – Christmas! While the service the site provides is appealing to me in the sense that it helps me achieve goals that I’ve set for myself. But I instantly fell in love with the design and the overall feel of the site. After a bit of snooping around google, I discovered the site was designed by Jason Santa Maria. After a bit more snooping, I found an article about Typography which I’ve decided to share in this multi-pronged “Things I Found Today” post.

Adobe CS4 Pillows

This is really going to out me as a computer geek, but these pillows made to look like Creative Suite icons (yes, pillows) are amazingly adorable! And they’re giving some away!

Free Tacos!
Free. Tacos. ’nuff said: http://www.dailynews.com/ci_14225743

Tags: adobe cs4 pillows, El Pollo Loco, Jason Santa Maria, SmartyPig, web typography