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Haus der Kunst Identity - Base Design Really digging...

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:37:28 -0400

Haus der Kunst Identity - Base Design

Really digging this.

Based on the idea of elasticity, Base’s proposal was for a concept that focused on the qualities of flexibility, resilience, and adaptability. The visual system was initially founded on a morphing wordmark with irregular spacing inside the letters, which in turn sought to address the strong Neoclassical features of the architecture through the malleability of the identity system.

[via Frank Chimero]

"It’s easy for a brainstorm to be taken as direction. I talked to Tony Fadell of Nest and iPod fame..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 01:42:25 -0400

“It’s easy for a brainstorm to be taken as direction. I talked to Tony Fadell of Nest and iPod fame about this topic: To this day, in every conversation he has—every—he tries to reiterate whether he is brainstorming or setting direction”

- Aza Raskin

"Even Karp’s strongest backers say that the 26-year-old needs help running the company, and for..."

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:08:40 -0400

“Even Karp’s strongest backers say that the 26-year-old needs help running the company, and for months they have been looking for a ‘Sheryl Sandberg’-style COO candidate. ‘David is very charming, and clearly very very bright, and understands the product,’ said an executive who talked to Tumblr about the role. But, ‘he’s incredibly confrontation averse, and there’s almost a ‘Game of Thrones’ palace feeling to the management team.’”

- All Things D

"I hope they let me work on some of the many exciting projects at Yahoo! Who needs a high rank at a..."

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:00:00 -0400

“I hope they let me work on some of the many exciting projects at Yahoo! Who needs a high rank at a small company in New York? I want to move to California and get stuck in traffic every day on the way to my midlevel engineering job where I sit in a cubicle all day and can’t make any product decisions.”

- Marco Arment (Tumblr employee #1) in 2009, responding to then-recent Yahoo acquisition rumors

Yahoo to hold press event Monday as Tumblr buyout rumors swirl

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:56:00 -0400

Yahoo to hold press event Monday as Tumblr buyout rumors swirl:

Maybe we should all start making plans.

Our criteria for the Polar interface was “comfortable to use”....

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:04:04 -0400

Our criteria for the Polar interface was “comfortable to use”. That is we emphasized human ergonomics over typical visual design conventions. We wanted a design that was comfortable for phone, phablet, tablet, hybrid, laptop, and desktop users and adapted the interface as needed to align with how people use these distinct devices. The potential downside of this approach is that “comfortable to use” doesn’t come through unless you are actually using the application.

[via LukeW]

RedPen.io

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:54:39 -0400

RedPen.io:

In-browser design feedback with a great onboarding process.

One less JPG

Mon, 13 May 2013 22:18:32 -0400

One less JPG:

Good performance advice:

Before you go worrying about how to minify every last library or shave tests out of Modernizr, try and see if you can remove just one photo from your design. It will make a bigger difference.

Univision [Prematurely] Announces Spanish-Language Adaptation of 'Breaking Bad'

Sat, 11 May 2013 21:12:04 -0400

Univision [Prematurely] Announces Spanish-Language Adaptation of 'Breaking Bad':

Maybe jumping the gun a bit as Sony hasn’t actually made a deal yet, but still:

“Metastasis” – Based on the critically acclaimed American series “Breaking Bad,” “Metastasis” is the story of a struggling high school chemistry teacher who is diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. He turns to a life of crime, producing and selling meth with a former student with the goal of securing his family’s financial future before he passes away.

mrgan: Are you undecided in the great Flat vs. Skeuououmourphic...

Fri, 10 May 2013 20:36:21 -0400

mrgan:

Are you undecided in the great Flat vs. Skeuououmourphic design debate of 2012? Are you unsure of how flat is flat enough (but not too flat)? Wondering what it means to let a button be a button? Use this handy chart to pick the button that looks like a button to you!

Clamp.js

Wed, 08 May 2013 22:59:14 -0400

Clamp.js:

Truncates text beyond a certain number of lines.

Useful for stuff like two-line message previews in Web-based email apps.

"[Warner Bros.] get a possible hit movie, they didn’t have to lay out a cent for production, and they..."

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:19:48 -0400

“[Warner Bros.] get a possible hit movie, they didn’t have to lay out a cent for production, and they don’t have to share the profits with the investors. They give them T-shirts and souvenirs and they’re off the hook. How sweet a deal is that? On a project they didn’t even believe in. What a win/win.”

- Ken Levine on the Veronica Mars Kickstarter

"The music industry lawyers haven’t figured out Vimeo yet and we can safely upload whatever we..."

Tue, 07 May 2013 23:21:40 -0400

“The music industry lawyers haven’t figured out Vimeo yet and we can safely upload whatever we want over there.”

- NIN art director Rob Sheridan

Oxide Interactive Good-looking responsive design is usually...

Tue, 07 May 2013 22:33:00 -0400

Oxide Interactive

Good-looking responsive design is usually blocky and flat (see UP, Indochino, 8 Faces ) so this angular responsive grid feels like a game-changer.

"Steve Gomez, Taco Bell’s food innovation expert, recalls seeing the first mock-up. “Every day I see..."

Tue, 07 May 2013 22:17:00 -0400

“Steve Gomez, Taco Bell’s food innovation expert, recalls seeing the first mock-up. “Every day I see a lot of concepts—sketches on paper, written words about products—and my job is to turn those products into reality,” he says. “But in all my years as a product developer, I’ve never seen a concept like this. The product didn’t even exist yet, and already people knew this idea was going to be huge.””

- Deep Inside Taco Bell’s Doritos Locos Taco. Not an Onion article.

"When launching in a new market, Lululemon Athletica sends missionaries to every exercise and yoga..."

Tue, 07 May 2013 22:17:00 -0400

“When launching in a new market, Lululemon Athletica sends missionaries to every exercise and yoga class they find in order to make connections with key influencers, establishing relationships they leverage throughout the design and marketing process. Thats a tremendous investment of time and human resources.”

- Steve Portigal

ROSAS: Public Opinion - Descends upon the demonstrators #11 -...

Tue, 07 May 2013 00:49:28 -0400

ROSAS: Public Opinion - Descends upon the demonstrators #11 - Marinella Senatore

Alluvion - Phillip Estlund

Tue, 07 May 2013 00:43:48 -0400

Alluvion - Phillip Estlund

All you need to know about CSS Transitions

Mon, 06 May 2013 23:14:48 -0400

All you need to know about CSS Transitions:

Good reference.

"Reorganization" - Trent Walton

Mon, 06 May 2013 22:00:48 -0400

"Reorganization" - Trent Walton:

If a process calls for multiple builds and rapid iteration, why not structure teams accordingly? I like the idea of smaller, tactical teams that are capable of executing multiple rounds of planning, design, and code quickly and independently.