This looks promising – it can be tough to share BIG files without a paid service. WeTransfer.com seems about as simple as it gets!

Day-O is a practical time and fly-out calendar for your Macintosh menu bar by Shaun Inman.

Instant bookmark! CopyPasteCharacter lets you… um, do that.

For any designer looking to train their eyeballs, this is a fun/useful tool!

Here’s a handy website with tons of (free) repeatable background images

“House Industries just announced photolettering.com which allows users to purchase single settings for $7 each or for about $2 each through several subscription programs starting at $15 per month. The final product is a downloadable vector-based .pdf file that can be placed as art and edited in any drawing program. At the time of launch, photolettering.com will include 40 alphabet styles that have been optimized specifically for the online interface but the collection will be continuously refreshed with a constant flow of innovative new offerings.” Via

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Another nice collab tool! These seem to be springing up everywhere, but Dropmark looks like a real contender for best in show.

“Drop files right from your computer, or the web, to create organized collections—bringing together information like never before.”

CloudApp allows you to share images, links, music, videos and files. Here is how it works: choose a file, drag it to the menubar and let them take care of the rest. CloudApp provides you with a short link automatically copied to your clipboard that you can use to share your upload with co-workers and friends. Additionally you can view, track and delete files right from your menubar. it doesn’t get much easier. Impressive. VIA

A great resource for free, high quality downloadable symbols. The Noun Project

Looking for a space to work in Chicago? Our friend Sam at One Design Company just launched an awesome new app – Desktime. With it, you can find a variety of work spaces that will fit your budget and lifestyle. Nice work Sam!