They make steel. They wear suits. They have blue carpet tiles. They make steel.
- http://eatbigfish.com/subject/culture/stimulus-state
Absolutely fantastic insight from Rupert Millington via eatbigfish.
eatbigfish is one of the most fundamentally fascinating places out there. You have no idea how happy I was when I first discovered them…
Field Notes have been on my radar for a long time. Frankly, they just look awesome. The throwback design and quality in which they’re put together is great. All thanks to Draplin Design Co (and Coudal Partners). I almost managed to go to Aaron Draplin’s talk last Tuesday in London (as I imagined it would have been incredible (this was then confirmed)), but I had other plans in the form of a birthday party…
So my recent readings on my Kindle, and my plans for future readings on my Kindle have all currently been strangely in the topic of business-like/entrepreneurial books. Many of them autobiographical in the sense of the business being talked/written about. I find these fascinating, mainly for the inspiration and enthusiasm that they ignite in me. I figured I should probably compile a list at some point of the ones that I’ve read, and how great they are, and the ones that I’m yet to read and so on, just to keep a record of sorts. If you think of any obvious titles that might be missing, then let me know. I’m always eager to discover new reads.
This could alternatively be titled ‘How can iOS and AppStore design ruin perfectly good apps’. I feel bad about writing this, but I’m writing this for a reason, and frankly this is in a similar light to a lot of the new Skype for Mac criticism. The application in question here is Awaken, by Embraceware, what I considered to be the best of the alarm clock applications.
Preliminary designs for the corporate branding of a new upscale nouvelle cuisine restaurant situated in the centre of Cambridge.
Client-wise, the aim of the branding is establish Conundrum as a fresh exciting new place to eat. A simple two-tonal design was preferred by the client, but with preference for a striking colour as the primary focus…
I had some time and after seeing this fantastic article from Antrepo I decided that I should try it myself. Simplification makes such a difference to some packaging. Anyway, I might try and do some more if I get a chance.
The basis of a UI should enable a user (specified by the ‘U’ in UI) to interact with a computer or similar device in a fashion which enables the user to control and assess the state of the system. This, these days on most computers and media players etc., is done through an interface (the ‘I’ part in UI). While it doesn’t have to be easy and coherent for a human to understand, having it understandable and useful is generally an advantage. What I mean is going out of your way to make it more difficult and less understandable to use is not generally a good thing!