Rants and Ramblings: random commentary about culture, media, politics, technology and whatnot.

links for 2007-06-04

• The Other Machu Picchu | New York Times
  A Machu Picchu without the crowds, without the vendors, without the long lines of buses snaking through the Peruvian countryside exists — and it’s called Choquequirao.
  (tags: travel peru)
• Jane Siberry’s “you decide what feels right” pricing | 37signals
  The result: People wind up paying more than they would at iTunes.
  (tags: business music)
• Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Typeface | Design Observer
  Those thousands of typefaces are still out there, but my recovery has required that I become more discriminating and come up with some answers to this seemingly simple question: why choose a particular typeface? Here are thirteen reasons.
  (tags: design typography)
• Who Needs Headlines? | A List Apart
  A good headline will seduce site visitors. It should grab their attention and convince them the information on the page is worth investigating.
  (tags: writing marketing webdesign)
• Animated infographics and online storytelling: Words from the wise | Online Journalism Review
  Alberto Cairo, elmundo.es’s former infographics expert, shares a sneak peek at his upcoming book on visual journalism.
  (tags: journalism onlinenews interactive flash illustration)