Blue apps
Like most mornings, I opened iTunes today and noticed I had a few apps that needed updating – 8 to be exact. I immediately noticed that all 8 of the app icons were a shade of blue. All 8 of … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Design
Mobile publishing options today
Publishers these days have several options to deliver their content to people using mobile devices. Some are more elegant than others, but most all publishers fall into one or more of these categories: 1. Do nothing. 2. Build a separate … Continue reading
Posted in Browsers, Design, Development, Mobile, Usability, Web design
Tagged Design, Mobile, publishing
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Design intuition and serendipity
Douglas Bowman, the visual design lead at Google, recently left his post to pursue greener pastures. In a farewell blog post, he cited a profound reason for leaving (emphasis mine). You can read the entire post here. Yes, it’s true … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Google, Web design
Tagged Design, Google, intuition, serendipity, user experience, user testing, Web design
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Photoshop toolbar evolution
This is an eye-opening example of how software can become bloated over time. These images represent around 10 years of Adobe software development. It’s ironic to me that the earlier toolbars appear more user-friendly than the new ones. I suspect … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Software, Usability
Tagged Design, feature creep, photoshop, software bloat, UI, Usability, user experience, user interface, ux
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Maker Faire Austin 2008
We had a great time in Austin, TX over the weekend at the Maker Faire. I took the video above at the Robogames in the indoor arena of Maker Faire. I posted a few photos and videos on my Flickr … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Personal, Technology
Tagged art, austin, Design, maker faire, maker faire austin 2008, Technology, weird
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Firefox 3 “find” UI blunder?
I was searching for words within a page today using the new Firefox 3 on a Mac when I ran into what looks like a bizarre user interface blunder. The “Next” and “Previous” buttons to find your search term on … Continue reading
BMW concept car with cloth skin
Video link GINA Light Visionary Model BMW concept car makes me appreciate design even more. Imagine how light and fuel efficient a car could be made without the additional weight of a steel skin wrapped around it. The headlights make … Continue reading
Jackson Pollack spatters the web
Jackson Pollack’s website has is a nifty Flash-based paint spattering program. It looks very simple, but really captures the dripping lines of paint quite well. The site’s been around for a while, but I was just reminded of it by … Continue reading
Startup weekend 2008
What is Startup weekend you might ask? Well according to the website Startup weekend is: “an intense 54 hour event bringing together brilliant tech minds (developers, designers, marketers, ect.) together to create a company from concept to launch!” We Houstonians … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Development, Marketing, Software, Technology, Web design
Tagged Design, Software, start up weekend, startup weekend, technology conferences, Web design, web development
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Pagination tips
How do you handle multiple pages of search results on your site? Smashing Magazine has seven tips for presenting your users with easy-to-use page numbering (as well as a few bad examples). Provide large clickable areas Don’t use underlines Identify … Continue reading
