Debbie Millman Interviews Massimo Vignelli
Two design greats with soothing voices discuss design. Hard to top that.
I Follow
We’re nearing the series finale of Lost, so I thought I’d share this little bit of fan art I made. Presenting Pixel Lost, 8-bit versions of some of my favorite characters from the show.
Since you are now inevitably crying “but where is Libby!” I’m also offering the original Pixel Lost PSD. Add your own characters, put them in screenshots, make icons from them. It’s your destiny!
By popular demand: the Pixel Lost wallpaper for iPhone.
World Famous Design Junkies » Anybody Mario!
If only I had time to play thru this. It is a very fun concept on our favorite 8-bit games.
jballer: Gizmodo's Trade Secret Liability
A number of sources have turned to Ian Betteridge’s thoughtful analysis of the Gizmodo saga. I believe that, because he failed to address California law, Ian was too quick to dismiss the possibility of trade secret claims by Apple. As Ian points out, Federal law requires “reasonable…
Find your lane, then start running.
There are many amazingly new things happening on the mobile front. Nearly everyday a new device, service, or experience is announced. Looking back at the previous trends, inventions, and market shifts, my plan is to pick my lane then run as fast, long and hard as I can be catch the wave.
Appcelerator's Titanium might be in the clear!
Would love for this to be the case. I understand the logic and think they are correct. Thank goodness, now to move ahead.
Screw the Web
Faruk Ateş, adding fuel to the web vs. app debate:
So screw the Web, for it is too limiting for us creators—be we designer or developer or content writer or otherwise—to build things that inspire and instill a sense of wonder in its audience. We should be thrilled by the iPad (and the new breed of similar devices soon to follow), because it offers us a chance to break free from our DOM-driven chains and CSS hackery and actually use a platform that’s designed from the ground up to deliver amazing user experiences.
iPad Orientation CSS
According to Jason Grigsby, WebKit on iPad honors CSS media query declarations based on orientation. As such, you can deliver different content based on portrait and landscape viewing by simply adding
(orientation:portrait)or(orientation:landscape)to yourlinkelement. (See also Jason’s original post.)I <3 CSS.
Here’s the trailer for The Incident, the upcoming iPhone game by Matt Comi and Neven Mrgan. Hit http://theincidentapp.com and sign up to be notified when the game is available in the App Store.
