July 2010
5 posts
grain edit · Laurent Nivalle Photography: Le Mans... →
Beautiful shots. Laurent Nivalle has done a great job capturing the spirit of these classic cars. His entire photo shoot is Big Picture worthy.
Automatic Syncing Using Dropbox →
I think syncing over the air via Dropbox will be the answer to all mobile devices that need to share data with a computer. I hope all the GTD apps will follow in Agile’s steps. Kudos Agile! (via Mr. Blanc)
There's no right answer →
“And most important, expect the best answer to change.”
This entire post strikes me as how Apple does things. John Gruber has written about what Apple does with their products once they are released; but I think this is what Apple does before their products are released. They make prototypes, physically, to see how they work under actual situations. Nothing theoretical or etherial,...
I hate you, you’re an idiot →
Seth is so good at explaining how to give good feed back. If more businesses would practice this kind of analysis and feedback with new ideas those businesses would be a lot more successful.
Crave simplicity →
Messers Porter and Brewer hit the nail on the head:
Our brains can handle complexity, but they crave simplicity.
And I think an unsourced quote from Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. takes it full circle:
I would give my right arm for the simplicity on the far side of complexity.
June 2010
1 post
Trimming the Fat →
Trent Walton is a great designer. I love the fact that the iPhone/iPad is changing the way a “normal” website is designed. Why design two websites when you can design one. Simplicity.
August 2009
1 post
Sweet Mac Setups Table of Contents →
Shawn’s Sweet Mac Setups series are my favorite posts. Though his in depth software reviews are more of a favorite.
May 2009
1 post
WatchThis is really good!
April 2009
3 posts
WatchWOW! Cameron Moll can do more than design, that’s for sure. (via Sean Sperte)
“Our job is not to answer questions, it’s to ask the right...”
– Bill Buxton
March 2009
3 posts
WatchThis is CRAZY AWESOME!!!
“But in addition to basic flying skills, the ditching also underscores another...”
– We need to have the guts to make the right decision at the right time, even if procedure says it “wrong”.
Backup System Helped Pilot Control Jet
Perception is reality
Scott Stevenson has a great post about Satisfying UI Design is Often Illogical. In which he has a great quote which applies to much more than just UI and design.
“The basic idea I took away form this is if you test, make sure you’re testing the right thing. UI success may come from efficiency, but it may also come from a longer-running or more awkward task (by scientific definition)...