DonorsChoose Gift Card

In a genius way of connecting teachers in need of funding for classroom projects and altruistic individuals looking to give rather than receive for the holidays, DonorsChoose lets you give the chance to give. Recipients can redeem the value of their gift card toward projects specifically chosen by teachers, from supplying books for a Spanish reading library to a computer to edit video footage for …

What They Didn’t Teach You In Design School

For the recent graduate, Phil Cleaver shares invaluable practical advice on embarking on a successful career with his economical appendix, “What They Didn’t Teach You in Design School.” Topics range from how to build a strong portfolio to invoicing, with an entire section explaining specific web skills.

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

NASA launches Orion, Peter Marino gets real about retail, touchable holograms and more in our weekly look at the web

1. Eco-Friendly Air Conditioning A new material developed by Stanford University’s Dr Aaswath Raman is potentially going to revolutionize the way we keep cool. Made from ultra-thin layers of silicon dioxide, hafnium dioxide and silver (for reflectivity), the new material is able to radiate as much as 97% of sunlight back into the frigid vastness of outer-space while still remaining cool itself. When tested, a …