March 16, 2009
Forever's Not So Long »
This short film, starring Garrett Murray of Ego fame, isn’t breaking ground in subject matter, but there’s something very approachable and tangible about it that makes it quite touching. Well worth the 13 minutes.
February 25, 2009
Good Design in Ten Commandments »
Dieter Rams:
Good design is as little design as possible. Back to purity, back to simplicity.
Rams served as head of design for Braun A.G. for nearly 30 years and much of his design influence can be seen in many Apple products today. (via: Daring Fireball)
February 9, 2009
Elizabeth Gilbert: A Different Way to Think About Creative Genius »
If you haven’t seen this TED Talk yet, do yourself a favor and set aside 20 minutes to be inspired.
December 4, 2008
The Grid System »
A new site where graphic designers can learn about grid systems, the golden ratio and baseline grids. Looks like it’s off to a great start.
Advent Calendar for Web Geeks »
24 ways is back with another season of excellent web design and development articles featuring a killer lineup of authors. The new site design is a lesson in good design itself.
Tookmark : Daily Email Reminders for Your Delicious Bookmarks
Tookmark is a simple service that sends you email reminders for your Delicious bookmarks.
Tookmark is a little side project I’ve been working on which is a simple email reminder service for your Delicious bookmarks.
I’ve used Delicious for several years now and one of the main things I use it for is tagging articles that I want to read or blog about later. The problem was that I would always forget to go back to Delicious to review the bookmarks I tagged “toread” or “toblog” and by the time I did, they were either outdated or no longer relevant.
I created Tookmark as a simple way to get those bookmarks I wanted to be reminded about in the one place I’m always sure to check—my inbox.
A sample email.
Tookmark works by reading your public RSS feed for the tags you specify and sends you one email a day with the last 25 links added to those tags. Whether you want to be reminded about articles to read, links to post to your blog, a shopping list or YouTube videos to watch, you can have them in your inbox with Tookmark. It even caches your last email so that you don’t get the same email everyday. It will only send you an email if something has been added, removed or changed within your specified tags.
Judging by the hundreds of thousands of bookmarks tagged “toread” and “toblog” on Delcicious, I thought others might find this useful as well and decided to release it to the public.
It’s simple to use and simple to sign-up for. No username or password required. So if you want to be reminded of your Delicious bookmarks by email, you can read a little more about it or try out Tookmark for yourself and let me know what you think.
November 17, 2008
'Adventure' for iPhone »
Peter Hirschberg created the classic Atari 2600 game “Adventure” as a free iPhone game. This used to be my favorite Atari game. Downloaded and installed. (via: Daring Fireball)
If It's Too Social, You're Too Old »
Khoi Vin on participating in social networks:
I recently came to this conclusion: as an interaction designer, if I’m not actively using social networks, then I’m just not doing my job. It’s obvious to say, but social media is the evolving, messy, inexorable and probably bright future of this business.
EventBox: Pack Your Social Networks in One Box »
A promising solution for staying on top of all of your social networks, like Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Digg and Pownce, within one app.
October 24, 2008
LittleSnapper - Screen and Web Snapping »
A lot of buzz around this little screen capture app from Realmac Software right now. Looks very promising and the Flicker integration is a great feature.
October 22, 2008
FriendDA »
Rands proposes a new type of Non-Disclosure Agreement that has no real legal binding, yet probably has more real world application.
October 10, 2008
Typechart. Browse Web Type, Grab CSS. »
Typechart let’s you preview different web fonts with previews for Mac and PC.
Web Inspector Redesign »
The new Web Inspector looks great with some nice enhancements to the user interface.
October 9, 2008
Stevie Wonder, Superstition Live on Sesame Street »
One of my all time favorite songs.
(via: Kottke)
Espresso »
A new web development app from MacRabbit, the makers of CSSEdit, that promises to be “more productive than caffeine”.
Alex Payne's Rules for Computing Happiness »
A good set of rules to follow. Can’t really find fault with any of them. (via: Daring Fireball)
Looking for Delicious.com Users
Do you use Delicious.com? Do you tag items that you want to read later or blog about later? Wish you had a way to remind you about those items?
I use Delicious to tag items that I may not have time to read this second, but do want to go back and read later. Problem was, I would always forget about those items.
I have a little side project I’ve been working on that I created to remind me about those items. It’s almost to a point where I could use a few people to help me work out the kinks. If you’re a Delicious user, wish you could be reminded about items you tagged and are interested in trying out something new, drop me a line.
July 29, 2008
The Survey for People Who Make Websites, 2008 »
If you make websites and haven’t already completed the survey from A List Apart, do so. Last year’s survey was very well done and the information provided was thorough and valuable.
July 15, 2008
The 10 Commandments of Web Design »
A nice list of commandments form BusinessWeek with contributions from top class designers such as Khoi Vin, Dan Cederholm, Jeffery Zeldman and Dave Shea.
I might add one more though: Thou shalt not paginate web pages unnecessarily. I’m looking at you BusinessWeek.
WordPress for iPhone »
It’s hard to get a good feel for all the features from the brief demo video, but it does show promise. I’ve been thinking about switching this site to WordPress someday and having an app like this makes it all the more appealing.
July 9, 2008
The MobileMe Changeover: Everything You Need to Know »
Ars Technica’s David Chartier has a nice roundup of what to expect with Apple’s transition from .Mac to MobileMe, which is scheduled to start tonight at 6 PM PST. I for one am really looking forward to this upgrade.
June 17, 2008
Where is Firefox 3? »
After much fanfare about breaking the record for the number of downloads in a 24-hour period starting on June 17, Mozilla seems to be having some failure to launch. It’s now 2:00PM and still no Firefox 3. The site must be taking a beating from everyone looking for the download because access is intermittent at best.
June 12, 2008
Name That Code »
A quick quiz to test your recognition of different programming languages. I got an 83%, which I think is pretty good since I’m not a hard core programmer by any means. But as a web designer, I think it’s important to have a good familiarity with code.
June 11, 2008
Ars Technica's Preview of Mobile NetNewsWire »
NetNewsWire is a fantastic RSS reader and the mobile version looks just as good. (via: Daring Fireball)
OmniFocus for iPhone »
This is probably my most anticipated app for the iPhone right now. I haven’t fully used OmniFocus yet because it’s not portable. But this feature takes portable to a new level:
Using your location, OmniFocus can create a custom list of actions to complete nearby. Buying groceries? OmniFocus can show you the closest grocery store and create an instant shopping list.
Very cool.
Sweet Decay »
Rands review on notebooks:
The primary goal of a notebook is to get out of the way… to disappear. It does this by perfectly fitting into your writing situation. How accessible does it need to be? What notebook tangibles do you need? How will it withstand a beating?
If you haven’t already, be sure to read his review on gel pens.
The Web Developer's SEO Cheat Sheet »
A handy, printable PDF that covers a lot of the basics of search engine optimization.
May 15, 2008
Cubescape »
Warning: time vacuum ahead. Cubescape is an absorbing application created by Cameron Adams for creating isometric pixel illustrations. (via: SimpleBits)
May 14, 2008
Google Doctype »
Google Doctype is an open encyclopedia and reference library. Written by web developers, for web developers. It includes articles on web security, JavaScript DOM manipulation, CSS tips and tricks, and more.
May 13, 2008
iPhone Interface Photoshop File »
320480 has a layered Photoshop file that includes many standard iPhone elements. Should make a good starting point for designing your iPhone Apps.
May 8, 2008
A Bad Sign »
Andy Ihnatko:
Today, a FedEx guy who has other houses to deliver to took the time to talk to me for five minutes about how desperate the cost of fuel was becoming. Today was the day I officially started to worry.
May 7, 2008
I Love This Quote From Jeffery Zeldman »
Content precedes design. Design in the absence of content is not design, it’s decoration.
May 1, 2008
Do Websites Need to Look the Same in Every Browser? »
Couldn’t have put it better myself. (via: Daring Fireball)
The 25 Greatest Rock Songs According to Stephen King »
I’ve been a fan of Stephen King for a long time and love how he incorporates music into his stories.
April 16, 2008
Black Cab Sessions »
One song performed in one take in the back of a moving cab. There are some real gems here with The National, Spoon and The New Pornographers. Reminds me a lot of The Blogotheque. (via: VSL)
April 8, 2008
March 25, 2008
WordPress 2.5 Preview »
Sporting a new admin interface design by Happy Cog, WordPress 2.5 looks sharp and easy to use. I haven’t experimented with WordPress since the early days, but once 2.5 is fully releases I think it might be time for another look.
Fine-tune Your Volume Adjustments in OSX »
I wasn’t aware of this handy shortcut:
Every time you press the Volume key, a full block of volume is raised or lowered in the Volume bezel on your screen. If the amount it is raised or lowered is too much or not enough, you can adjust the amount by a quarter of a block at a time.
To fine-tune the Volume adjustment, hold the Shift and Option keys while hitting F4 or F5.
Muxtape »
Make mix tapes that play anywhere. A very cool, simple service that’s bound to be shut down eventually. (via: 37Signals)
March 19, 2008
Food Court Musical »
Improv Everywhere just keeps getting better.
March 13, 2008
The Wildlife of an Idea »
A gripping visualization of getting great ideas pushed through the often painful gauntlet of approvals.
(via: UX Mag)
March 12, 2008
Photoshop Disasters »
A fun catalog of all the things that can go wrong when retouching an image. I’m kind of partial to the severed hand myself.
(via: Kottke)
flickrvision »
Created by David Troy, who created twittervision, flickrvision displays images on a world map as they are uploaded to Flickr. Practically hypnotic.
March 11, 2008
iPhone Contact Search Coming? »
When watching the video of the March 6 press event for the iPhone SDK roadmap, Daniel Ahdout noticed a tiny icon at the top of the contacts list that looks similar to the OS X Spotlight icon.
Behance Magazine »
From Behance, the creators of ActionMethod and accompanying products (I have an Action Book, but haven’t put it into use yet), comes Behance Magazine — Insights & Tips from Creatives on Making Ideas Happen.
Six Suggestions that Can Make You a Better Designer »
Eric Karjaluoto:
Start: Until there’s something on the page, you’re nowhere. An enormous challenge for most creatives is the fear of the blank sheet of paper. Get over this as quickly as you can. Stop pondering and just get started.
As someone who always has ideas, but rarely gets around to implementing them, this was a good reminder. And it’s actually one of the reasons things have been a little slow around here lately. I’ve finally started working on an idea I’ve had on the burner for awhile now. More to come on that later…
March 6, 2008
iPhone SDK Road Map Event Live Coverage »
I’ll be live blogging the live blogs of Apple’s press conference. Well, not really, but MacRumors has the breakdown of the sites that will be live blogging the event.