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transitmaps: University of Virginia University Transit Service...

Fri, 03 May 2013 11:56:57 -0700

University of Virginia University Transit Service (UTS) Map

Submitted by Justin Tran, who says:

This is a redesign I did of the University of Virginia’s University Transit Service (UTS) map. You can see the original here. It won’t be live until permanent repairs are done to a certain bridge on Grounds that has vastly detoured more than half of these routes.

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Transit Maps says:

This is pretty nice work here from Justin. It’s definitely been hugely influenced by the London Underground map, but works nicely in this context. I do think that the single-direction bus stop “ticks” are a little clever for their own good and rely on referring to the map’s legend a little too much to understand them fully. Something as integral to a transit map as a bus stop shouldn’t really need any further explanation to be able to understand it. A small arrow indicating which direction of travel the bus stop serves is the usual approach to this problem.

For the most part, the map looks great, although some of the curves could flow a bit better, especially around the hospital on the middle right of the map and on the orange University Loop line around the stadium.

Our rating: A solid effort that wears its influences on its sleeve. Overthinks the problem a bit, affecting usability slightly. Three stars.

P.S. As an aside, the geographically accurate map that Justin links to (PDF) is also pretty darn good.

Cool map.

thetarrpit: danielkrall: Hey! Remember these guys? Duh dut duh...

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 22:50:11 -0700

thetarrpit:

danielkrall:

Hey! Remember these guys? Duh dut duh dut dah dut duh duh dut dahhhh!

#dying everything about this is perfect.

thisblogisaboutmaps: Map of the Unova Region in Pokemon Black...

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:56:57 -0700

thisblogisaboutmaps:

Map of the Unova Region in Pokemon Black & White

He began to draw cats /Love this book.

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 19:00:03 -0700

He began to draw cats

/Love this book.

Pixar's 22 rules of storytelling

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 18:54:14 -0800

Pixar's 22 rules of storytelling

oldblueeyes: Timothy Leary: You aren’t like them. (x)

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:31:40 -0800

oldblueeyes:

Timothy Leary: You aren’t like them. (x)

The best out of context Wil Wheaton gif

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:40:23 -0800

laughterkey:

robotindisguise:

10 points to gryffindor.

Rad!

vanitygames: ryosei-hime: It’s like. Dice porn. Auggugughh...

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:29:15 -0800

vanitygames:

ryosei-hime:

It’s like. Dice porn.

Auggugughh DICE PORN #dnd #lust

Rad!

chotpot: ugly-wan: My faith in humanity is...

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 09:56:35 -0800

chotpot:

ugly-wan:

My faith in humanity is restored.

oklahoma’s great sometimes

Too awesome!

gothiccharmschool: jakface: I’ve seen my share of “fake geek...

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 09:50:30 -0800

gothiccharmschool:

jakface:

I’ve seen my share of “fake geek girl” shaming, and just thought having a Fairy Gamer Momma to come to the rescue would be nice. I know they exist, I’ve met plenty who are amazing and could beat my ass at any version of Mario Kart. Give the Gamer Momma in your life a big hug! :D

I love this. LOVE. Plus, I know some ladies who would be excellent Gamer Mommas. (I wouldn’t, I’ve never played video games.)

I Dig this.

nevver: Cracking the Hobo Code

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 11:45:52 -0700

nevver:

Cracking the Hobo Code

Video

Sun, 02 Sep 2012 16:14:06 -0700

If You Can't Create, Someday Soon, You Might Not Have a Job

Sun, 05 Aug 2012 10:02:15 -0700

detwillerdesign:

When I was a kid, in a world before the internet, life was about finding a slot in the big machine, fitting in it, and clanking along for twenty five years until you were done, dropped into a bucket for retirement. People entered schools predicated not on what they would do, but what the outcome of what that study might be. Not, “I want to be a doctor” but, “doctors make the most money”. At the time, this all made some sort of twisted sense.

Somewhere around the late 1990’s, the machine started to fall apart. It was slow at first. Companies plundered retirement funds, then fired everyone for good measure. Spending went overseas. Prosperity gathered into deep pools around a few industries, leaving great dry gaps without money or opportunity. It seemed whole new industries opened up, but that wasn’t really what was going on, it was that some industries died a hard death and everyone looked around to fill their slots in the machine. Focus was shifted to cover the gaps: the dot coms, the personal computer. Still, the machine spewed parts.

Read More

No need to add anything…

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:56:55 -0700

No need to add anything…

awibblywobblyone: All of Stan Lee’s Marvel film cameos

Sun, 08 Jul 2012 21:41:56 -0700

awibblywobblyone:

All of Stan Lee’s Marvel film cameos

dixiechicken: spidermansflybooty: (x) literally sobs at the...

Sun, 08 Jul 2012 21:36:32 -0700

dixiechicken:

spidermansflybooty:

(x)

literally sobs at the perfection

I offhandedly considered the lulz of putting together a costume like this just to put “What the — where did THESE come from?!” in the box

vintagegal: Julie Newmar on the set of the Batman TV series,...

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:17:11 -0700

vintagegal:

Julie Newmar on the set of the Batman TV series, 1960’s

suicideblonde: Singin’ in the Rain

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:49:52 -0700

suicideblonde:

Singin’ in the Rain

This guy is awesome! We need more people like him in the world.

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:10:53 -0700

This guy is awesome!

We need more people like him in the world.

itsbleach: Bleach Episode 366 (THE...

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:58:08 -0700

itsbleach:

Bleach Episode 366 (THE END) - ★★★★★★★★★★ (10/10)

Thoughts:

The whole episode was melancholic, mainly because I knew that every passing minute meant it was coming closer to the end. The episode as a whole was brilliant, the animation was superb and all the scenes they included or added just worked perfectly to settle the tone of the ending.

I don’t know what else I can say about the episode itself, other than it was the perfect ending (and it really did feel like this was the end). The final scenes with Ichigo leaving SS and then him seeing his friends below him as he looks on over Karakura Town was just so brilliant. I also enjoyed the final scenes of all the captains and vice captains in the credits, as we saw things like Hisagi and Komamura looking over Tousen’s grave, and then Kensei joins them - that moment had me feeling so pleased to see them all together.

The Fullbring Arc was not that terrible as people may make out, sure, it had it’s bad moments but it also had a plethora of fantastically epic scenes and revelations, which together worked very well in the manga. I enjoyed Riruka specifically, and was happy how they dealt with her final scene and was really conflicted with happiness and sadness throughout her speech.

So after 366 episodes, the anime is over for the foreseeable future. It will likely be a long time until things return (if they ever do), so we should savour this. Any Anime-only viewers should read and support the release of the manga from this point on if you have not already. The final manga arc of the series (The Thousand War Blood Arc) starts on chapter 480, so you can read from there now and every week as well!

It was a brilliant journey, with ups and downs, but mainly a whole load of ups. The series personally means so much to me, and it’s what truly introduced me to anime and manga. Seeing it end is sad, but I’m happy as well, because they really did it justice and left it on a note that had me smiling. It was emotional, but we should all remember what made us love the Bleach anime and attracted it to us, we all have a story linked to our introduction of it no doubt, but sadly the story of the anime itself has come to an end.

Really dug this anime. I’ll be reading the manga until it ends. Then I wonder what will come next.