From the “Why Didn’t I Think of That?” file, a brilliantly simple site: What color is the Empire State Building?

The site tells you what light color scheme is in use on the famous New York skyscraper on that day. Currently, it has about a month’s worth of color palettes for various holidays and local events. There’s even a Dashboard widget and an RSS feed available.

Today’s color combo: red-pink-white, for Single’s Awareness Day, natch! (via kottke)

These are my links for 11 Jun:

• Vitamin Features » Web Design-isms: 7 Surefire Styles that Work - Glossy buttons, ornamental backgrounds, futuristic interfaces. We?ve all been guilty at one time or another of committing the 7 design-isms in this article from Larissa Meek. But that?s okay, she tells us, they?re classics for a reason.
• Ricky Martin to reign at NYC’s Puerto Rican parade | News | Advocate.com - Grammy-winning pop star Ricky Martin, chosen as the king of this weekend’s 50th annual Puerto Rican Day parade in New York City, said he’s excited for the sea of revelers but hopes no one will get out of hand.
• The innocence of the BBC on Flickr - Photo Sharing! - The BBC in part of its “Have your Say” campaign, accidentally published this image along with other members of the publics attempts at an alternative Olympics logo.