Dude has a point. Note: he’s talking about scrolling on the iPad. Not iPhone.
Archive for the ‘Design’ Category
Page Flips Are Better Than Infinite Scroll
Monday, March 15th, 2010Flash and The Web, Continued.
Friday, February 26th, 2010Another good, in-depth discussion on the Flash/no-Flash on iPhone and iPad and what this move means for web designers/developers everywhere.
Square
Thursday, February 11th, 2010It’s not easy to make a great, simple intro video to your product. But Square really managed to pull it off so well. Have a look!
Is Design More Important Than Engineering?
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010Or as I see it: no one will drive a car with tons of good features if they can’t figure out how to open the door. So I’d say that it carries a little more importance than engineering, maybe 60% to 40%.
The End of the Desktop OS?
Thursday, January 28th, 2010
“It’s just a big iPod touch” is the new “less space than a nomad”. The Mac had a great run, but this is the end of the desktop OS.
I don’t generally agree with such grandiose statements on principle, but I tend to agree here—it feels like it is the beginning of the end for the desktop OS. Will I be typing updates on a desktop 5 years from now? Totally doubt it. For most folks, I’m sure this is going to be a great replacement for their desktop. For pixel geeks like me, we’ve got a bit of a wait ahead of us.
(Quote via @atebits)
Real Clouds Don’t Have Logos
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010Good things to keep in mind, friends.
(Be sure to read the PDF)
Steve Jobs Stays Up All Night Designing the Apple Tablet
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010“Come on, Steve, just think—think, dammit—you’re running out of time,” the exhausted CEO said as he glued nine separate iPhones to the back of a plastic cafeteria tray.
(via The Onion)
Neutra Face, A Poker Face Parody Video
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009I think my head almost exploded from how great this was. A sexy typeface + Lady Gaga parody = just perfect. Enjoy.
Jason Fried on Bloat
Monday, November 16th, 2009In the software world, the first, second, and third versions of any product are really pretty good, because everyone can use them. Then companies start adding more and more stuff to keep their existing customers happy. But you end up dying with your customer base, because the software is too complicated for a newcomer.
- Jason Fried in INC
An all-around good read, full of gems like that.
Prettypretty Twitter Infographics
Thursday, August 20th, 2009
Information Is Beautiful posted some great infographics about Twitter and its usage. I make no secret of my love for pretty charts and the like, so I found these to be pretty fun.
Read on for the full graph about peak days, hours, who’s a loudmouth and who’s a lazy tweeter. (more…)