A "Favicon" is the little icon associated with a website, that most noticeably appears in the address bar of the browser next to the website URL and in the favorites (or bookmarks) list... you'll see About's "orange ball" favicon above. These little icons are one of the smallest examples of graphic design out there, and while not completely necessary, have become another part of many online brands.

Google recently updated theirs to a lowercase blue "g," so if there was ever a time to analyze the favicon, this may be it. Designing one can be a challenge, because of the tiny dimensions. Check out Google to see their new icon, and feel free to submit your favorite favicons here.

I was happy to see the new Indiana Jones movie brought back the classic "plane flying over a map" sequence seen in previous Indy flicks. Mark Simonson took font research to a whole new level when he studied the typefaces on the maps from each film, and discovered that not one of the 4 movies actually used fonts on the map that existed when the films take place. Some use fonts with characteristics of the era, others are way off. Fun to read and impressive findings, but even as a graphic designer this can't take away my love for the "Jones" series.