Adobe Cards (brilliant animation)

“Best of New York” (10 amazing covers)

“The Other Art of Courtroom Sketch Artists“

“Poor Choice Of Spokeswomen” (Don’t drink and drive)

Wannabegirl.org (I haven’t read her blog for a while. Very nice design)

Winnie Lim, an “integrated visual designer” who “live[s], breathe[s], and love[s] all things design” in Singapore

ReBrand (simple, clean and beautiful)

Lupe Fiasco with Young Jeezy and T.I. (still can’t stand the hook)

If a book on design motivates you to design, then the book has done its job. While reading Yolanda Zappaterra’s Art Direction + Editorial Design, I keep wanting to apply the concepts presented in text to either my work or personal projects. With inspiring case studies, profiling of major publications and interviewing with influential designers, Art Direction + Editorial Design is an inspirational source for designers. Even if you get design block, flipping through this book will help open up your creativity.

Hee Been has been our favorite spot for Korean BBQ buffet. Dinner is a bit pricey ($27.95), so lunch should do it. You just pick up whatever meat you want and the server will cook for you. The meat buffet featured marinated and non-marinated beef, pork, chicken and calamari. While at Hee Been you have to have some Korean wine. Soju is highly recommended, but if you like some sweet wine, Bokbunjajoo is the perfect choice.

Eden is without a doubt a fantastic place for Vietnamese food, but you have to find the right dish at the right place. So here are some of my recommendations for Eden.

If you want some savory Bun Mam, Hai Duong is the place you want to be. My man HML introduced Bun Mam there and the quality has not failed me yet. Not sure how many bowls I had already, but it has been consistently good. Beside Bun Mam, Hai Duong’s Canh Chua Ca Kho To and Hu Tieu are great.

If you’re in the mood for Bun Bo Hue, Thanh Truc is where you want to try. I have tried his bowl at many places, but nothing has come close to Thanh Truc. The broth is fantastic. The beef is just right. The spiciness is at the right level for folks you can’t eat hot food.

If you would like some Chao Goi Vit, Thanh Tong is the perfect spot. If you like to drink, you might to eat less chao and just enjoy the delicious goi vit with a bottle of Michelob.

I obviously haven’t been to every place in Eden, but I would definitely avoid the ones that get so much praising from American media like Huong Viet and Viet Royal. These two are adjacent to one another and I would never again order Bo Bay Mon from them. How could you fuck up one of the easiest Vietnamese dishes? For Chris sake, some of the courses, they don’t even have to cook.

We were to try out Ray’s the Steak, but couldn’t get the table until 11 at night, so we went next door to Gujillo Grill (Mexican Cuisine) instead. If you want a nice and quiet place to dine and wine, Guajillo is not the right place. It was packed and quite loud. We started off with Ceviche and mussels for appetizers. They both tasted fine, but the main courses were disappointing. From the ordinary enchiladas to the chewy steak to the dried chicken, the dishes weren’t impressive enough for a second visit.

The clean, minimal and beautiful digital home of Kyle Meyer. The site uses only Palatino. One thing I would change is to make the site zoomable by using ems.

Joseph forwarded to me The Sign, a Vietnamese-American dating game show. One girl gets to select one of the three guys she interviewed. Nothing new really, but one of the questions sort of interested me: “Between your wife and your mom, who would you choose?” That’s the type of question that meant to fuck you up no matter what your answer is. Making you choose one over the other is like asking you to either chop off your right or left arm. But if she has the audacity to ask you to choose between her and your mom, you know she ain’t worth shit. That simply means she doesn’t love you enough to respect your mother. When you love someone, you love everything about that person. You have to love him from the crust to the crumb, and not just the crunchy, tasty part. If she shows that much love to you, there’s no reason for her to not get along with your mother. So the next time a girl asks you to choose between her and your mom, you don’t have to response. Just give her the middle finger and raise it up. Don’t be like that fool on the show. He picked her instead of his mom and what happened? He was a liar.

A weekly showcase of typographic web sites. (via Tim)