GDBar will return in June

Every year around this time I vanish for a couple weeks (in case you hadn't realized yet, I'm knee deep in the middle of that annual disappearance). Have a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend, all—GDBar will be back soon!

Fontstruct

More fun for Friday: More than just another font sharing and resource site, Fontshop's new Fonstruct site let's you build your own letterforms. I can't wait to try this! [via Poppy]

Packaging: Flight of the Conchords

Fun for Friday: The SCOOP blog showcases the wonderful packaging of the new Flight of the Conchords CD. The album artwork features illustration work by Tyler Stout and features an intricate die-cut of Bret and Jemaine—I'm sold! "Don't make the mistake of buying this album off of iTunes or pirating it off the internet. That would be a complete waste of some brilliant design & print production," gushes the Scoop post. [Thanks, Kevin!]

Classic Illustration by Subject

Check out Leif Ping's Classic Illustration By Subject collection on Flickr! What a treasure trove of images! [via Coudal Partners]

StatAttak: Wearable Info Graphics

StatAttack is making a difference with design. In an effort to spread the word and improve living conditions in parts of Africa, they've created wearable info graphic tees that use a pseudo-80s punk style to showcase statistical info from individual countries. 20% of sales go towards building an orphanage in Mozambique—statistics reveal that life expectancy there is a shockingly brief 31.1 years.
[via How About Orange]

NYTimes Crossword Drawings

What an interesting idea—using words taken from two or more of the puzzle's answers, iIllustrator Emily Jo Cureton creates a daily drawing from the New York Times crossword. [via Drawn!]

HOW Design Question of the Week

HOW magazine has started asking a design question of the week in their online forums. The first question was: "What was the best and/or worst part of your first design job? What made it memorable?"

Monochrom

Fun for Friday: check out the fun icons and wallpapers over at Monochrom, including the fruit label iconset, shown above.
[via ILT on Twitter]

Charley Harper: The World of Birds

The Dinosaurs and Robots blog showcases Charley Harper's We Think the World of Birds, a commissioned illustration for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. There is an interview with Harper and a link to purchase the poster online. [via Coudal Partners]