Widget Context UI Update 2011, Version 2
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Here is the second iteration of the UX update for the Widget Context plugin. Please check out the live demo and let me know what you think! Read more »
Design
Idea for WikiLeaks Identity
#Inspired by the presentation “Design for Wikileaks” by Daniel van der Velden.
Graphic vs. Web Design
#In web design everything is linear and without bounding dimensions — like viewing a magazine spread through a magnifying glass and never seeing the full picture.
Matthew Carter on The Boston Globe
#Typeface designer Matthew Carter has left his mark on everything from Microsoft to magazines
(via SimpleBits)
Location Aware Login Prompt
#Define your home as a GPS location +/- 50 m. If you are within that area, you don’t have to enter the password. If you are outside that area, you are requested to select three images in the right order from a grid of nine images. If that fails, you are requested to enter the password.
This would be extremely useful for all the tablets out there.
Bitmaps for Gnome Panel Background
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How come that for interface elements in Gnome (in Ubuntu 10.04) we’re still stuck with bitmaps instead of scalable vector graphics.
Ubuntu's Lost Identity
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Ubuntu boot splash screen — old (left) and new
Ubuntu has a new logo and identity brand, and I really don’t like. Why through away the legendary friendly circle icon and replace it with a badly kerned wordmark?
Perfumes Named After Their Month of Release
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Because content is king also in the business of perfumes. Inspired by Ubuntu Linux release cycle.
WordPress.com Redesign
#Jeff has brought to my attention that folks at Automattic are testing a redesign of the WordPress.com front page.
Those arriving at WordPress.com front page are either from other blogs hosted on WordPress.com or search engines, and most of them are interested in creating a blog for themselves. Those who want to explore featured posts are mostly the existing users. Read more »
Is iPhone 3G "S" Slow or Small?
#Is Apple really going in the footsteps of Microsoft by creating more and more version of essentially the same product? When seeing iPhone 3G S for the first time I immediately associated “S” with size Small.
These days no one considers a phone “smart” if it’s slow or doesn’t have support for 3G. So what does Apple exactly mean by saying iPhone 3G Speed? Where the previous versions slow?
How about calling it iPhone 4, 5, 6, … n.