Well, folks. Here's the last installment of my monthly desktop wallpaper for the Newfangled blog. Friday is my last day here at Newfangled before I head back out into the freelance world. I'm sorry last month's was so bad! I really didn't even enjoy looking at it after the first few days. Just sayin.

May 2009 be a great year for you! Cheers!

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The typeface used is Cloud, by Subtype. You can download it for free on their website!

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February is here. That's right, we are in our second month of 2009, and getting close to 1 full year of desktop wallpapers from Newfangled. We hope you have enjoyed them!

This month's desktop is set in a dreamy Helvetica Neue. With all of the craziness going on these days I've tried to keep them simple and quiet. We hope you have a good month, and don't forget Valentine's Day!

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I laughed out loud when I saw this slideshow on The New York Times of the Super Bowl logo redesigned. Their reasoning for the logos are great, too. Especially the designers who admittedly know nothing about football. Also interesting that the folks at Pentagram and Armin Vit of UnderConsideration had similar concepts...

Here are a couple of my favorite concepts, but you've got to see them all.

I will be rooting for the Steeler's although I have not watched a game all season, and just realized the other day that the "big game" is approaching this weekend. I just know enough that next week will be much better around the office if the Steelers win, because someone really likes them...

Here we are in a new year, and I feel quite optimistic! On behalf of Newfangled Web Factory, I wish you the best, and hope that you can keep all of your resolutions and reach all your goals.

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Better late than never? I hope so! Other things took priority the last few weeks, and the December desktop calendar was put to the side. Thanks for your understanding, and I hope you enjoy this one, even if it is for a short time.

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Above is a video I made while working at home today. I touch on a few points that I'd like to stress here. One, video is easy. Two, video can be super cheap. You might even already have the tools needed to publish a similar video on your site! Three, it's not as scary as you might think. Just talk as if you were talking to one of your clients. If that means you need to have more of an "Oval Office" type of presentation than I do that's fine. I am sure it would be easy to arrange your backdrop to be a bit fancier than my breakfast nook.

Links:

• I mentioned Last.fm in the video. It's a great way to hear music. Add me as a friend if you use it!
• This month's newsletter, Video Just Got Easier
• Chris Butler's blog 
• The coffee I mentioned is Kuta, but Dolok Sanngul is my favorite
• The camera I use is a Nikon Coolpix P5100
• I use Vimeo to publish my videos, but if you are publishing videos for a commercial business, you will want to check out others. Vimeo is for personal use only. I also mentioned Viddler, which is great!

This month's calendar is a tribute to our great country, and a reminder that it's time to vote! The next four years will be interesting, no matter who is in office. How interesting? Well, I hear that time travel will be legal in 2009, as well as life on Mars so that's good news! Anyways, enjoy, and thanks for all of the support! Have a good month.

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As you may have heard me say before, Vimeo is a great video service. At the time of writing this they are now offering an upgrade for just under $60 that would allow for more "awesomeness." Here's what you get:

• 2GB upload per week
• No banner ads
• Unlimited HD uploading
• Embed your HD videos
• Higher quality video
• Priority uploading
• Player customization
• Advanced privacy options
• Unlimited Groups, Channels & Albums