Due to work and other commitments it’s been a while since I last posted here. In the meantime my RSS client periodically trawled the great ocean of the Internet and landed a rather decent catch of prime linkage. So, without further ado, I present a link anthology - the very best that’s passed before my radar over the last week or so.

Apple

• In “Steve Jobs and the Portal to the Invisible” Tom Junod becomes the latest in a long line of journalists to explore the enigma that is Steve Jobs — with a slightly macabre slant.
• Apple Publications Style Guide 2008 (2 MB PDF) and don’t be fooled into thinking that this is only relevant to the Apple audience!
• Leopard’s “Stacks” are a great addition to OS X but the dock icon handling is, ahem, shitty (sorry Apple). Stu Greenham provides a little cosmetic overhaul.

Art & Design

• 35 Beautiful Grunge Website Designs You May Not Have Seen Before.
• Is your website’s underwear showing? Remember to specify a background colour.
• ILoveSketch: A 3D curve sketching system that captures some of the affordances of pen and paper for professional designers.
• Behind the Design: 5 Stories of Great Inspiration.

Current Affairs

• The End: The era that defined Wall Street is finally, officially over. Michael Lewis, who chronicled its excess in Liar’s Poker, returns to his old haunt to figure out what went wrong.

Music & Video

• 60 Beautiful Music Videos: The music video is a unique art-form and Smashing Magazine has collected together 60 of the most original in one place. Use Jason Kottke’s “High Quality YouTube Video Hack” to enjoy them more fully.
• King Lines Trailer: Extreme climbing.
• 50 Beautiful Movie Posters: I’ve always loved movie posters and some of these are breathtaking.

Technology

• Gesture Based Control: Mgestyk is a new touch-free way to interact with your computer. It lets you control games and other applications just by moving your hands, allowing for more natural and immersive interaction. Gestures are processed in 3D, meaning that even depth-based gestures (like controlling the throttle of a plane) are natural and responsive to use. Mgestyk works even in total darkness! We eagerly await an OS X version.
• uplog: Freeform R&D.