August 2011
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“I asked him if he would come up with a few options. And he said, ‘No, I...”
– Steve Jobs on working with Paul Rand to design the logo for Next
April 2010
1 post
Stop Pasting Print Publications onto the iPad! →
couch:
Mark Potts decries the efforts of print media organizations for their initial attempts at bringing their content to the iPad:
And now comes a new digital medium, the iPad, and…yep, they’re doing it again.
Some of the biggest names in publishing have made a big splash with the introduction of Apple’s new tablet by releasing iPad apps for their publications. Alas, too many of them have...
March 2010
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February 2010
8 posts
gifparty:
“No matter how beautiful your interface, it would be more beautiful if there were...”
– Edward Tufte (via Joshua Blankenship) (via kniblog)
“There is a period of learning where the interface is allowed to be a little...”
– Sarah Harrison, iPad Apps: Physicality and Heightened Realism
“We need to get past this idea of saving, because the status quo is leaving the...”
– Seth Godin on who will “save” the publishing and newspaper industries. (via pws)
WatchThis David Rawlings and Gillian Welch performance at NPR is absolutely stunning. If you haven’t heard their cover of Bright Eye’s Method Acting transitioning into Neil Young’s Cortez the Killer, this is the time to rectify that oversight. If you want to move directly to that performance, jump to the 7:42 mark.
January 2010
34 posts
Dear Internets: It's NewsDAY that has the failed... →
Love their tag “Sometimes we get confused too”.
“It’s like designing saddles for unicorns. Only worse.”
– Brent Simmons on people planning how they are going to use and write applications for Apple’s as of yet unannounced tablet. (via Jesper / Waffle Software)
“Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you...”
– Conan O’Brien on the final episode of The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien
“I want everything we do, that I do personally or that our office does to be...”
– Saul Bass on Making Money vs Quality Work. (via Draplin Design Co.) (via haydenhunter)
Crafting Subtle & Realistic User Interfaces →
mrgan:
Mike Rundle has some great advice on UI design:
The underlying secret to beautiful user interface design is realism: making 2D objects on your screen appear to sit in 3D space with volume, surface properties and undulations that might appear in real life. These faux 3D objects have highlights and shadows just like objects on your desk might have, and they have textures that emulate real...
WatchConan Rally — Late Night Street Fight (January 18, 2010)
The Asian Conan verses Asian Leno fight is great.
“The first 90% of the code accounts for the first 90% of the development time....”
– The Ninety-Ninety Rule Originally seen in Kyle Wilson’s excellent article Software Is Hard from gamearchitect.net. (August 19, 2007)
WatchAndy Richter speaks to the television industry. (January 14, 2010)
WatchJimmy Kimmel relentlessly mocks Leno over the late night fiasco on The Jay Leno Show. (January 14, 2010)
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