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Monthly Archives: January 2008
Edward Tufte on the iPhone interface
The brilliant Edward Tufte on the iPhone interface. (Quicktime video) “…clutter and overload are not an attribute of information, the are failures of design” Amen to that!
I don’t know, but this makes me feel nervous.
An ex-colleague (sort of) just posted a link on facebook to an intriguing project, Have you got the nerve? Basically they are looking for 3000 individuals who will become the ‘crucial foundation’ in the launch of a new breed of … Continue reading
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Tagged crowd sourcing, scam, social media, tv production
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Never judge a book by its cover
I bet this wasn’t exactly what the author was thinking. Via the ever informative Design Observer
DoggySnaps.com win Yahoo Social Find of the Year, 2007
Meant to blog about this a couple of weeks ago but never got round to doing it. Anyway, the clue to the post is in the title. This was a site I designed whist working with the incredibly talented colleagues … Continue reading
Just because you wear a suit, doesn’t make you a suit.
Only if you wear the same navy, polyester, shapeless suit every day of your working life are you a suit. I can’t remember where I read that and apologies for not citing you if you’re reading. A post on the … Continue reading
Sport as design metaphor
Sometimes, this is just how it feels to be a designer. What’s worse is, the less the client is paying, the smaller the job, the more they block your offense (maintaining the metaphor). From the always surprising ffffound
New Apps on iPod Touch
I’ve just downloaded and installed the extra applications for the iPod Touch, launched at the Apple Keynote on Tuesday this week. I know there’s a load of rumblings about having to pay for them. The whole thing does smack a … Continue reading
Macbook Air – initial reaction
Well, the speculation was true. Apple have today announced the MacBook Air. I must admit it looks like an exercise in packaging, as with all Apple products. One thing to point out is that the ‘real’ images on the Apple … Continue reading
Standard Headline shocker
Seeing this post on the ever-excellent Londonist reminded me of a photo I took a few months ago. You really have to love The Evening Standard. Err, well… their headlines anyway!
The plight of Interesource outed on the Telegraph blogs
Shane Richmond over at The Telegraph has blogged about the demise of Interesource. They obviously had all sorts of problems with the hosting arrangements for the blogs and My Telegraph when the administrators rolled in. Good to see things are back up and running normally. I think part … Continue reading
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