Rounded rectangles, or roundrects as QuickDraw so fondly calls them, are standard fare on a web and interface designer’s utility belt. So common that the footer on this page itself contains 12 roundrects. So common that it’s rare for web pages or apps to not contain a roundrect or two.…

Graphic Tip: Rounded Rectangle Borders Graphics | Aug 25, 2006 | 36 Comments Using same corner radius setting for both outer and inner rounded rectangles will create a “lump” corner like an eaten mice in snake’s stomach. Mmm, mice! Radius number should always be lower for inner box. In measurement…

Making Rounded Rectangles Look Great Posted on in Design , Icons , Tutorial Great product design involves thinking about what features to prioritize, planning the user flow from screen to screen, getting user feedback and lots more, but at the end of the day, someone is going to be in Photoshop…

iBooks Author has gotten off to a rocky start today. The license agreement for it states that all books created within Apple’s new textbook authoring software can only be sold via the Apple. Specifically, If you charge a fee for any book or other work you generate using this software (a “Work”), you…

Splash screens are always stupid. They are always in the way of letting a user do what they actually want to do. I can't think of a single scenario in which a splash screen has ever been valuable to a user. Applications on iOS cannot load instantly unfortunately, so while an app is loading a…

(page 2 of 2) Other startups are looking beyond Office. Veeva Systems makes a sales-tracking app called iRep, now used by 10,000 pharmaceutical salespeople. The company brought in more than $55 million in 2011 and is expected to double that in 2012, according to two people who requested anonymity…

When Apple announced its textbook initiative on Thursday, there was a rush of excitement among educators. Textbooks from major publishers, which can cost $40 to $75 dollars in print, would be available as interactive e-books for $15 or less. The new iBooks Author application could turn anyone into a…

OS X Lion has now been around long enough for us all to dig in and really find some interesting functionality that is either completely hidden or just enough below the service that many users don’t even know it exists. We’ve spent hours combing through Lion for secrets and put out a call on Twitter…

Back when Facebook first hit the iPhone in August 2007, it introduced the “dashboard” layout pattern to iOS. Many applauded the dashboard as a fresh take against the standard tab bar and a number of apps began following this pattern. Over time though, it proved to be a frustrating way of navigating…

January 7, 2012 Previous Yesterday I had a conversation on Twitter with two amazingly talented folks. It was about god. Yup. Why I always have the urge to talk about god (especially on Twitter) is beyond me. I guess I just love talking theology, the discussion fascinates me. But it made me realize…

Khoi Vinh: One of the best design tips I read all year long: How to get pixel-perfect vector nudging in Photoshop. http://t.co/G5Njmrvc

Although I miss Steve Jobs tremendously, I think he achieved what he needed to do, in the sense that he undisputedly established that making something great is a viable business model, and he established what I believe is a sustainable design culture, where people believe that good design is…

Late last night, inspecting Santa’s handiwork, a simple thought occurred to me. A decade or so from now, when, say, I’m waiting for my son to come home from college for his winter break, and, when he does, he wants to spend his time going out with his friends — how much will I be willing to pay then…

When something new goes live at Panic, the first to know about it are the dedicated followers of our Twitter account . And when we tell people there’s something new, like a software update, we really like to provide a specially crafted URL that will allow that person to get said update with one…

Login Editorial By Paul Miller 12.09.2011 I have a kneejerk reaction to most modern computer user interfaces (also, all microwave user interfaces). I've used plenty of excuses over the years: my "eye for design," my love of minimalism, a sense of utility. Today, I finally put my finger on it, and…

Steve Jobs is dead and the world has noticed. Apple Stores across the world have been transformed into memorials to the man that made them possible. Google and Samsung have delayed important product announcements. Celebrities have tweeted, authors have put pen to paper, and normal every day people…

Marco Arment recently posted his latest set of statistics on the iOS devices and OS versions in use amongst users of his Instapaper app (he also published previous sets of stats in August and in March ). Here’s a quick summary: Last week, on November 30th, 2011 (when iOS 5 was 49 days old), 45.1% of…

As with any industry you care to look at, the technology industry is awash with copycats. A copycat , of course, is someone or something that deliberately mimics a successful person or product, hoping to obtain some portion of that success. There’s an entire spectrum of terms available besides…

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Last week my friend Antoine (@thetoine) shared this tip on Twitter: iPhone > Reminder app > iCloud > iCal > Things.app, and it works both ways! #amazing #iso5 I’ve been using this method since then, let me detail what I did. Note that I use Things, but this also works with The Hit List, and I…

So, here's a Vision Of The Future that's popular right now. It's a lot of this sort of thing. As it happens, designing Future Interfaces For The Future used to be my line of work . I had the opportunity to design with real working prototypes, not green screens and After Effects, so there certainly…

By Adam Satariano and Peter Burrows About five years ago, Apple design guru Jony Ive decided he wanted a new feature for the next MacBook: a small dot of green light above the screen, shining through the computer’s aluminum casing to indicate when its camera was on. The problem? It’s physically…

Nov 1, 2011 I'm not one of those people who would hold a sign on the street corner saying, "God hates gays" or "Homosexuals are going straight to hell" or any other type of bashing statement. I'm also not one of those people who wants to try to make up for that kind of awful behavior by winking at…

Monday, Oct. 24, 2011 Entrepreneurs Who Go It Alone — By Choice In the fall of 2007, Marco Arment was working as lead developer at Tumblr, the social network and blogging platform, when he noticed that he kept losing the links to interesting stories that he didn't immediately have time to read. So…

James Higgs rips into Apple over the disparity between clean hardware design and overly-textured software. It should probably be obvious that my own preference is for design without ornamentation, certainly without a hint of sentimentality, and that I detest these new apps. Why? Simply put: it’s…

Deallocated Objects My name is Jake Marsh . I'm a developer , designer , and writer . Subscribed via Push Notifications.You can also subscribe via RSS or Twitter . Subscribe via RSS or Twitter . Subscribe via Push Notifications , RSS or Twitter . If you'll indulge me, I'd like to take a minute to…