Seeing as how the Obama campaign embraced technology so much on the trail, it only makes sense the the team would do the same for his Presidency. Enter the White House blog, along with a fresh redesign of the White House website. The redesign launched almost at the exact time as the President’s swearing in - and the blog posts are already rolling in. Check out the blog here.

Whether you like techno music or not, you have to admit that French duo Justice has about the coolest and move innovative music videos out there, incorporating logo and typeface design, animation, and live action. Perhaps the music video is a bit of a dying art form, but at least it’s good to know that some artists are keeping it alive with videos as awesome as these:

Ok - these photos totally blew my mind when I first saw them. Smashing Magazine has put together a phenomenal gallery of examples of tilt shift photography (a photography technique where real objects look like miniatures). A few of my favorites are below (especially the Grand Central one - my favorite building in NYC!).