'background manager'
Desktoptopia – "automatically loads and displays designer desktops on your monitor"Note: This is not an endorsement.
'minimalist data visualization'
The Falling Times[via Ample Sanity]
Beware of links to external news sites with heavy and/or intrusive advertising.
transparent .png icons in 4 sizes
UserInterfaceIcons.com – "Free Icons for Software & Web Application Interfaces" [Ample Sanity].png + original .psd files
Sweetie - Free icon set150+ clean and clear icons to use in your nifty web application. They are licenced under a Creative Commons licence, so commercial use is fine. Also feel free to make derivatives with the included Photoshop document.[unalog]
graphic design...
Word It > Prank – "Word it is your opportunity to express in as many words, and as many other graphic elements as you need, what best describes each monthly topic." [Avlack]downloads (personal use)
Pixelhuset – "Quality desktops, icons, fonts and sounds, made for your Macintosh"[del.icio.us]
