April 2011
1 post
January 2011
6 posts
The 9 Ways Guys Pee
bradley23:
“I cannot remain silent about another attack on the religious freedom of families...”
– Sexual & civic education: the bane of the enlightened religious nuts of the world!
http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/26680.php?index=26680&lang=en#TRADUZIONE%20IN%20LINGUA%20INGLESE
“The Back/Forward buttons of the Mac App Store, placed like they are, might just...”
– Just so you know, I wrote a new blog post over at Face Value concerning non-standard window controls that have been pooping up as of late.
Face Value › Blog
December 2010
9 posts
Free iPhone 4 PSD
I made an iPhone 4 icon using only Photoshop’s Layer Shapes, so it should be fully scalable. I’m releasing the PSD to anyone who’s interested. It’s free for both personal & commercial use, though I would like to be mentioned. Also, should you use it in any of your projects, let me know!
You can find it here: http://d.pr/qEZ6
I’ll make a proper entry for this in...
“Mode errors are a ubiquitous bane: they cause us to lose our work and to kill...”
– Visual Feedback and How Modes Kill « Aza on Design
November 2010
10 posts
Grandma's Superhero Therapy (18 photos) - My... →
Users Illusions: Steve Krug’s ‘Don’t Make Me... →
usersillusions:
Steve Krug’s ‘Don’t Make Me Think’ was first published 10 years ago this month. Personally I would rank it as one of the most influential and inspiring books I’ve read on design and usability, second only to Zeldman’s ‘Designing with Web Standards’.
I have read comparably important design…
I’m ashamed to say I’ve never read this book, though I do recognize...
German sinkhole →
I know Germans make little holes for themselves at the beach to lie in, but this is getting ridiculous.
October 2010
6 posts
“To express my idea in one phrase - I’m always trying to compose tunes which can...”
– Koji Kondo, via Edge Magazine (via lkm)
The man’s tunes are what legends (of Zelda) are made of.
Facebook Mobile harvests entire address books,... →
Correct me if I’m wrong, but Facebook is getting creepier and creepier. Glad I deleted my account.
September 2010
41 posts
“I disagree with the assertion that avoiding crashes at all costs in shipping...”
– But..but..
Ever since the first computers, there have always been ghosts in the machine. Random segments of code that have grouped together to form unexpected protocols. Unanticipated, these free radicals engender questions of free will, creativity, and even the nature of what we might call the...
“We had this patient who suffered penile fracture after running across the room...”
– Seriously, how can you even begin to think that might be a good idea?
Ouch! Can You Really Break Your Penis?: Scientific American
The Incident
digitalflair:
This is the second post in the Limitation = Inspiration series: Here I’m taking a look at a particular iOS app that has embraced the limitations of the platform and been designed to use them to its advantage. See the first post for more information on the topic.
I’m sure many readers are already familiar with The Incident - one of the...
Face Value
About a week ago, I asked my readers about their opinions on my rock85 blog, the one you’re reading now. Consensus was that starting a second blog was a good way to go and I took your advice to heart.
So I just started a new blog on UI design and general usability called “Face Value”, which is where I’ll be posting all things I find or write on the subject of interfaces...
“Herring talk out of their bottoms. They communicate by emitting bubbles from...”
– I know some people who talk out of their asses, too. BTW: high-pitched raspberries? Sounds like something Douglas Adams could write.
QI: Quite Interesting facts about bubbles - Telegraph
TotalFinder →
cameronmoll:
For me, the Mac OS X Finder has been broken since 10.0 was released. It’s a hassle to move files from one location to another.
I’ve been using this TotalFinder plug-in for a couple weeks now to add much-needed tabs to the Finder. I’m discovering, however, that tabs aren’t the right UI pattern for what I need. Instead, Transmit-esque, side-by-side panes would probably be more...
WatchA wonderful presentation on the dark side of UI/UX design, which goes with the often horrific examples on darkpatterns.org, by Harry Brignull of 90percentofeverything
“It is difficult to remain unemotional at the vast and detailed catalogue of...”
– Robert Fisk: The crimewave that shames the world - Robert Fisk, Commentators - The Independent (via lkm)
Is it not a bit ironic that someone with the name of Fisk fights against crime?
“A high school in the town of Trophy Club, TX suspended a 16-year-old boy because...”
– You’ve got to be fucking kidding, right? Oh wait, it’s Texas. Now it makes sense.
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