Archive for the ‘links’ Category

Your Design Homework This Weekend

First, watch this amazing video created by a newspaper industry research group. It depicts the digital newspaper of the future. The surprising part? The video was created in 1994! And yet the newspaper industry didn’t listen to their own research. Your homework over the holiday weekend isn’t to learn the lessons of the video, but [...]

Tim Berners Lee on Open Data

This is a short video (~6min) where Tim Berners Lee (Mr. Web himself) talks about the successes of open data. Take special note of the end section where the Open Street Map project is used to help relief efforts in Haiti after the earthquake. Watch it now!

The Future Is Now

Yes, the future is now, and not just because I bought a 2TB hard drive for less than 150$. Bionic hands, self driving cars, and printable solar cells…

UI Design Assets and Tools

20th century advertising has taught us to associate quality artwork and polish with quality products. Given two apps that do the same thing, a potential customer will pick the one that looks and feels better. This means every great app needs great art. Since most developers aren’t artists or designers by trade, I’ve assembled a [...]

Philippe Starck, Vintage Ads, and More

A round up of interesting stuff I’ve been collecting lately. An interview with Philippe Starck, vintage ads, UI design tips, and electronic comics.

Tablet Dreams

Tomorrow we will hopefully awake with news of a magical Apple tablet, so tonight I thought I’d give you a few things to read as you drift off to tablet dreamland with touchable sugarplums.

Interesting Stuff I Read This Week

40+ Vintage Posters to Inspire Your Next Designs Color Palette From The Design Cublicle: [link] I’m always looking for design inspiration, especially trends from previous eras. This link has forty really cool retro (or at least retro-looking) posters that pop with great colors. The Nerd eyeglass pattern is one of my favorites. 10 Tips for [...]