All I can say is, wow.
This entry was written by , posted on 03/03/2010 at 8:01 AM, filed under Flash, Mobile, Technology and tagged Flash, Game, iPhone, Mobile. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
I read this brief entry on the 37signals blog “Signal vs. Noise”, and felt it was worth sharing, in it’s entirety. I admire almost everything 37signals does—’specially the blunt (but almost always bang-on) opinions of founder, Jason Fried. Once again, I couldn’t agree more. I’ll rip the entire article and post below…
There’s more to building a great product than just studying the market or the technology or competitors. You need to have taste too. You need to understand what “great” means in a big picture sense, not just in your chosen field. At least that’s what Steve Jobs thinks:
Great products, according to Mr. Jobs, are triumphs of “taste.” And taste, he explains, is a byproduct of study, observation and being steeped in the culture of the past and present, of “trying to expose yourself to the best things humans have done and then bring those things into what you are doing”.
Want to build a great iPhone app? Go listen to Billie Holliday. Trying to design a piece of hardware? Visit a Frank Lloyd Wright house. Aiming to write great marketing copy? Read Aldous Huxley. Need a color scheme? Go to the museum and check out some Mark Rothko paintings.
Studying masters in a wide range of fields is how you learn greatness. Their creations may not have a direct, instant benefit on whatever you’re making, but soaking them in will change the way you think and the decisions you make. Side benefit: you’ll be a lot more interesting person too.
This entry was written by , posted on 02/02/2010 at 9:33 AM, filed under Business, Design, Life, Technology and tagged 37signals, Inspiration, Taste. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
We used “Quad Camera” on the iPhone to shoot our projects a-la Lomography-style. Quad Camera is a fantastic app for the iPhone. Wish I had one.
This entry was written by , posted on 12/17/2009 at 2:37 PM, filed under Design, Mobile, Technology and tagged Analogue, iPhone, Quad Camera. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
Bugtrapp: a bug-tracking web application. Sign-up on the website to beta test.
This entry was written by , posted on 12/12/2009 at 12:19 PM, filed under Business, Design, Technology and tagged Application, Bugs, Software. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
Wallet. It rocks.
This entry was written by , posted on 12/10/2009 at 3:48 PM, filed under Mobile, Technology and tagged iPhone, OS X, Wallet. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
I am kinda’ shocked that Wordpress can not get it’s own iPhone app (at version 2.1 as well) to play nice with this iPod Touch (which is a 2nd generation, with the very latest OS installed). Do I dig “blogging” from an iPod? Not really—but I certainly like having the option. I think most would agree. I just wonder how deeply this version was tested—and it’s certainly not just this app, either. As any iPhone owner knows, the App Store is littered with scathing reviews and complaints about apps that simply do not function-as-advertised. With respect to an entity like Wordpress, however—I am a little surprised.
If you develop iPhone/iPod Touch apps: please, test, and then test again. Then test again—then again at 3AM on a Sunday night when Saturn’s outer ring is in line with the eastern edge of the CN Tower.
Test, test—then test again. Test using my cat Pancakes if you have to—I bet she’ll find a bug. She always does around here…
This entry was written by , posted on 12/01/2009 at 4:23 PM, filed under Mobile, Social Media, Technology and tagged iPhone, Mobile, Wordpress. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
I came across this fellows work last night after watching a TED talk he did back in 2008 (or 2007). His work is unreal—if “pushing the envelope” applies to anyone within our field, I think Jonathan Harris is the one (or one of the ones). Take some time, and explore his work. “Universe” alone should resonate with anyone involved in our industry.
This entry was written by , posted on 11/23/2009 at 10:43 AM, filed under Design, Future, Technology and tagged Jonathan Harris, Universe. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
Less Everything. A simple mission: to make web applications that help you spend less time, doing less, and getting more done.
This entry was written by , posted on 10/18/2009 at 9:28 AM, filed under Business, Design, Technology and tagged Less. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
Realmac Software make OS X applications that are elegant, intelligent, and beautiful to look at. The app that I am most excited about, is a soon-to-be-released app titled “Socialite“. From what I gather, and from the screenshots they have provided, it looks like an all-in-one desktop-based social media hub: Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, and multiple Google features.
As I said this morning on Twitter—desktop social media apps are where it’s at.
This entry was written by , posted on 10/08/2009 at 11:43 AM, filed under Business, Design, Social Media, Technology and tagged Facebook, Real Mac Software, Socialite, Twitter. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
I am happy to announce that I will now be writing and contributing to Not For Paper. I’d like to thank Robert for the opportunity to share my thoughts and views on the current state of interaction design, new media, technology, and the web in general. Robert (who currently holds a position with Odopod, and runs NFP) seems like a great guy, and we seem to share a similar vision with respect to our industry. I look forward to providing regular content and commentary to an already great blog.
This entry was written by , posted on 08/13/2009 at 3:53 PM, filed under Design, Future, Life, Social Media, Technology and tagged Blogging, Not For Paper. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.