Colors can inspire mood, convey attitude, or create instant associations in people’s minds, making it a powerful tool for branding. But FiftyThree, the team behind Paper for iPad , saw that as a major
published 12 June 2012 I’ve been presenting at design and web conferences since 2005 and, as best as I can recall, I’ve been using Keynote since version 1.0, which debuted a couple years earlier. Last
A Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year A Fast Company and Library Journal Best Business Book of the Year The Pixar Touch chronicles the history and evolution of Pixar Animation Studios and the se
One of my favorite Apple product announcements happened on September 7, 2005 . In an Apple music event announcement, Steve Jobs got on stage, gave the usual state of the business update, and then he d
Clarity is job #1 Clarity is the first and most important job of any interface. To be effective using an interface you've designed, people must be able to recognize what it is, care about why they wou
One of the better spots to enjoy a bowl of ramen noodles here in New York is Minca, in the East Village. Minca is the kind of place just out of the way enough that as you’re about to get there, you start wondering if you’ve already passed it. A bowl of noodles at Minca isn’t quite as neatly put…
Matt is the co-founder and CEO of Neighborhood Goods . In his spare time, amongst other things, Matt is co-founder of not-for-profit retail concept, Unbranded, co-host of Bonanza! on Relay FM, a membe
I’ve always loved shows that take you behind the scenes of creative efforts: Project Runway and Classic Albums being two of my favorites. Here’s one about the development of Twitterrific 5. Since a lo
December 19, 2012 Photography’s Third Act When personal photography was first becoming popular, it was mostly used for experimentation and artistic expression, like portraiture. Over time, as costs de
… Zip drives ate floppies. CD s ate Zips. DVD s ate CD s. SD cards ate film. LCD s ate CRT s. Telephony ate telegraphy. Text messaging ate talking. Tablets are eating our paper … Imagine a table: Hund
A little over a week ago I published ‘Subcompact Publishing’ . The essay is a consolidation of thoughts and prescriptions for tablet publishing. There is a manifesto bit, too. Which is something of an
Think of this. You have a job where, whenever you need to, you can find the absolute truth. When someone asks you, “Phil, why is this happening?” you are 100% confident that you can figure out the pre
Summary Given a version number MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH, increment the: MAJOR version when you make incompatible API changes MINOR version when you add functionality in a backward compatiblemanner PATCH vers
There’s a gaping hole in The Taste of the Day . Yes, it’s a handy task management system, but it’s incomplete. It describes a process for constant scrubbing of a task list, as well as a handy place to
Monday, May 7, 2007 Aaron Swartz , now in his early twenties, rose to internet fame as technology whiz kid a couple of years ago, working on such things as W3C standards or the Creative Commons. He wa
November 6, 2012 Do. Wake up early. Show up. Learn how to think. Be genuine, but appear nice. Use envy for motivation instead of destruction. Do what you say you’re going to do. Ensure balance in ever
November 7, 2012 The Best When I got back to San Francisco after a three month trip to Southeast Asia last year, I had no possessions. I was living out of hotels. Everything I carried had to fit into
The last two months, I’ve been busy working on the 1.1 update for Basil, which you’ll be hearing more about soon. I’ve also been thinking very hard about what the next big version of Basil will look l
The Idea in Brief A few years ago, I had lunch with the head of a major motion picture studio, who declared that his central problem was not finding good people—it was finding good ideas. Since then,
Sam Byford: Where are you right now, and what are you doing? Oliver Reichenstein: I’m in Switzerland. My wife and I decided to move from Japan after the earthquake, because we deemed a triple meltdown
Download “Jad Abumrad” Manifesto (PDF) The Terrors & Occasional Virtues of Not Knowing What You’re Doing Anyone who knows me knows that much of the time, I have very little idea what the hell I’m doing. Sometimes by design, sometimes not. Choosing that character flaw as my topic was the only way I…
By Seth Stevenson Updated Oct. 26, 2012 10:13 pm ET THINK DIFFERENT | Dorsey at the Legion of Honor museum in San Francisco's Lincoln Park ILLUSTRATION: Photography by Elena Dorfman EVERY FEW MONTHS,
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 10:28 pm Since the dawn of time, Man has told tales of horror and devastation. Perhaps they serve as a warning. Perhaps they draw a community together. Or maybe people ju
v1.24, revised 26 July 2020 Brad Gadberry Contents 1.0 The Essentials Q: What is a Martini? (1.1) A: Do you want the short answer or the long answer? Q: The short one first, please. A: A Martini is a
One of the recurring themes in any technical team is the tension between designers and developers. Many designers complain about how their beautifully designed and well-thought out mocks aren’t faithfully implemented but merely considered as guidelines. A lot of the time, the design details takes a…
The Public Editor Success and Risk as The Times Transforms “WHY on earth would you want this job?” Two years ago, I set out to answer this question in my inaugural public editor column — if only becau
September 18, 2012 Localization is a requirement, here’s a guide Why read this post? In the last year Growl has gone through a lot of changes, and translation is one of the big ones. We’ve gone from n
I attended the Toronto Area Cocoa and WebObjects Developers Group meeting last night and had a great time, as I always do. It’s such a great experience to meet with other people as invested in the iOS and OS X ecosystem as I am; they all offer their own unique perspectives on familiar concepts. What…
Three things to think about for whether or not a gadget, app, or any other product is worth your continued investment of use and money: 1. Do you actually use it? 2. Do you like to use it? 3. Is the c
A former senior UI designer at Apple recently described to me the criticism he once received directly from Steve Jobs. In reaction to a redesigned feature he showed the late Apple CEO, the source says
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