“A UV ray flashlight you submerge into your glass. The water stays cool and it doesn’t change the water, except to kill all the living things in it, viruses included.” Expensive at US$125, but cheap when you try to place a value on the time you’d otherwise be spending on the toilet. Via Swiss Miss.

Truly excellent essay on how designers yearn for respect.

Very handsome new face for Hoefler & Frere-Jones’ type foundry. It’s a joy just to browse the beautiful work they’ve done. Also includes the start of a blog.

“[The] definitive set of tips, tricks, and lifehacks for design students… Divided into 5 groups — Classroom, Dorm Room, Represent, Crash Course, and Cheat Sheet — everything you need to survive a design education has been hunted down, written up, and offered to you on a blue foam platter.”

Heart-breaking.

Round-up of recent activity in the movement to give you control over your buddy lists.

New took from Ambrosia Software allows you to “quickly transfer custom ringtones for your iPhone — without modifying, hacking or having to reset your iPhone.”