4 hours ago
deusx : On Commands, Designers and The Magic Editor « chimney - "Ubiquity is a graphical keyboard user interface. But a lot of people are missing the graphical aspect of it. And that is precisely what makes Ubiquity different from a command line. Command icons help but previews have to be more visual, not just th
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17 hours ago
joshua : How to read a movie - Roger Ebert's Journal
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2 days ago
jonhicks : The portfolio of Bryan Katzel - Most innovative use of alpha PNGs I've seen yet. Watch the wonderful scene unfold as you scroll down (or let the navigation links do the scrolling for you).
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3 days ago
Greg Storey : Travel to Jupiter - One poster from a wonderful collection.
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3 days ago
deusx : madhava.com/egotism/: Mirror-like finish - "Of course, the huge design choice that isn't explained, the giant in the room, if you will, shows up in this illustration from the comic: ... I can't help but think that people will encounter some difficulties in using a browser that'
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3 days ago
deusx : Google Chrome and Gears - Unweary - "It's always felt to me like they didn't quite "get it" when it comes to blending into the platform and learning to be a "good citizen" on the user's platform of choice. Today, it's clear to me why I've f
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5 days ago
Greg Storey : A fabulous look at infographics used in the movie I.O.U.S.A. - Lovely art direction.
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7 days ago
jonhicks : What reading Tufte won’t teach you: Interface design guidelines - A really well written post on interface design - one to keep referring to.
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10 days ago
deusx : Tokyoflash Rogue LED / LCD Hybrid watch. - "With its ever present LCD interface, the time can be read at a glance but can be further illuminated with sci-fi green LEDs at the touch of a button, bringing the display to life like a glowing radar screen."
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10 days ago
Greg Storey : Interface design quotes. - Where's the Richard Saul Wurman?
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12 days ago
Greg Storey : "If you want to be original you have to accept uncertainty and have the capability to recover when your organization takes a big risk and fails." - Ah, if only most clients would be so brave.
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12 days ago
Greg Storey : "The conception of web designer as information architect depends upon a vision of cyberspace not unlike the vision of physical space held by René Descartes (1596-1650)." - Throw on Harris Tweed and continue reading.
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16 days ago
Andy Baio : Tom Armitage on what games can learn from social software - I love this talk, great reading for both game and web geeks [via]
deusx : Infovore » Playing Together: What Games Can Learn from Social Software - "MMO servers are currently limited by technological sizes. But what does a server where you know everybody (even a little) look like? What if we limited group sizes for social, not technological reasons? ... We wouldn’t have these servers that rese
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18 days ago
Greg Storey : Quicksilver needs a designer. - Luke I love working with you but you ought to consider applying.
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19 days ago
Greg Storey : First notes from Liz Danzico's brilliant presentation. - Thanks Jeremy.
Cameron Moll : The Framework Age - Jeremy Keith live blogged Liz Danzico's presentation at An Event Apart, The Framework Age, and from the sound of it her presentation was not to be missed. "It’s time for a new way of working: designing for improvisation (but remember that no one single
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24 days ago
Cameron Moll : Divide - The second of three must-reads: Divide. "The idea of design divorced from engineering is laudable, but the way it so often plays out makes it implausible. Yes, in theory, the design team should come up with a perfect solution and the engineering team shou
veen : Big Contrarian → Divide. - "Teams must collaborate throughout the project. Designers challenging engineers to at least try their idea. Engineers reminding designers that the supply of time and money being finite, choices have to be made. The two together defining more perfect
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24 days ago
veen : Casualties of War - New York Times - Sliders, data over time, continuously current.
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25 days ago
Jeremy Zawodny : Business Requirements are Bullshit - Business Requirements are Bullshit: "I learned a lot about the Fine Art of Building Shit that Nobody Wants back at Geoworks..."
Rod Begbie : Stevey's Blog Rants: Business Requirements are Bullshit - "ONLY BUILD STUFF FOR YOURSELF. That's the Golden Rule of Building Stuff. If you're planning to build something for someone else, let someone else build it." #
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29 days ago
cameron : Jieldé associées signal series - Totally awesome and unaffordable lamps.
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30 days ago
Greg Storey : A&E Television is looking for a senior web designer. - That could be a very cool gig.
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1 month ago
Greg Storey : "The catchall term 'designer' works for some, but I hate the generality." - I feel the same way about 'emperor' and 'exhaulted one'.
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1 month ago
Linkorama : Adaptive Path Releases Aurora To "Inspire And Engage" Community - If that's part of the future, I'm looking forward to it
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