New version of the popular Processing software, developed by John Maeda’s ex-students Ben Fry and Casey Reas, has been released. It’s a step away from the previous naming convention as this one is not Beta – yes indeed – here’s v1.0. It brings us some new features, bug fixes and a slight interface touch-up.

I would post a link to their press release, but I can’t reach the site at the moment.

I wish you the very best with the future of development to come. Restecp.

Squid Suckers, winner of Honorable Mention in the 2008 International Science and Engineering Visualization Awards. Loligo pealei squids have eight arms and two tentacles, all of which are coated with suction-cups, lined with fangs composed of chitin. These tiny suckers, whose diameters are around 400 microns, ultimately allow the half-meter-long squid to get a solid grip on its environment. (Courtesy of Jessica D. Schiffman and Caroline L. Schauer; Drexel University)

Link for more fascinating imagery.

Honda, who else:

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The Duch Artist Stani explains how he used free software to design his award winning 5 Euro coin.