This Is Collate does exactly what it says on the tin: it’s a stylistic collation of some of the best examples of design showcased using a simple yet dynamic navigation tool called Dynamix.

Click < & > to view the work, click ∧ for info on the work, click ∨ for info on the site itself. Simples.

Type: It’s all around you. It’s in the air that you breathe.

Ok I go too far, but it is all around you. That we can agree on.

From hand drawn and charismatic to the clean and clinical, The Daily Type series showcases how type is used in so many innovative ways in so many places, all around the world.

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via Grafik Magazine

I had this idea years ago, and the Missin Letters Blogspot is a fine example of what what happens when you sit around twiddling your thumbs.

Let me put down the sour grapes for long enough to say that the blog is a wonderful collection of mispelling’s and typo’s found on shop fronts, cinema fronts and anywhere a missing letter is, well, missing.

The results are often humorous and always interesting. Goes to show what fun can be found in a typo. Typo – that was to be the name of my blog. There I go again with those sour grapes…

Apparently it took the J-man 3 days to resurrect himself, but fair play and an almighty ‘hallelujah!’ to Dave Smith, who’s managed to do it in 5.

Not a bad effort, considering it was only the end of last week we were mourning the demise of one of the design worlds most creative blogs.

But we shouldn’t have even batted an eyelid, as Dave has popped up on the Grafik magazine blog where he’ll be contributing every Friday with a round up of new work from that week. The new blog is called The Cache – genius.

Can he turn water into wine? Who knows, but if he can continue to seek out all that is gold, then that’s more than enough for us.

It was with much sadness that one the best blogs you’ve never heard of – Grafikcache, came to a close on the weekend.

Why the long face? Well this blogging game is no easy business, and Dave Smith‘s blog was one of the best resources for all things visual – from design to architecture, from books to exhibitions and all things in between.

On the upside though, you can still check the archived images on his Flickr account, not to mention The Directory, where all the agencies / artists featured on the blog can still be found.

When I put it like that it’s not so bad, so no more tears, just promise me you’ll make good use of Dan’s invaluable resource.