notorious manipulations

'an animated documentary'

old type and lettering

A community-based image database, dedicated to collecting, documenting, and preserving images of type and lettering on old signs and buildings in the United States.

explore history

'Back to the Past'

Over the past 30 years, designer, writer, and researcher Bill Buxton has been collecting input and interactive devices whose design struck him as interesting, useful, or important. In the process, he has assembled a good collection of the history of pen computing, pointing devices, touch technologies, as well as an illustration of the nature of how new technologies emerge.

space shuttle infographic

In the three decades of NASA's space shuttle program, hundreds of astronauts flew aboard the five spaceships. Find out about the missions, astronauts and vehicles and life in space.

'We bring history to life.'

'interactive weather charts'

a super user's super question

a '2 minute journey'

(See author's site)

'primer and reference tool'

resource for Jazz lovers

an homage to letters

Much like its sibling, Letterheady is an online homage to offline correspondence; specifically letters. However, here at Letterheady we don't care about the letter's content. Just its design.

timely narrative

record label collection

'retrocomputing' and other fun

'think culture'

detailed historical documents

explore the vaults

'fascinating correspondence'

Labor symbols

'A History in Postcards'

a new day

'digital reconstruction'

started in 1996

online since 1996

a look at 'ancient history'

from 1600 to 1930

internet facts (?)

Ironically, in our research we have found that one of the topics about which information on the Internet is often found to be misleading or inaccurate is the history of the Internet itself. Students and researchers are therefore advised to be vigilant and always check purported facts with multiple, reputable sources.

University of Michican

independent films

Murals from 1934

"a piece of history"