Posts Categorized Design

Pixish, Spec Work, and Graggers

In Business, Design, Pixish on 20 February 2008 with 29 comments

This post also appears in Pixish News.
During the Jewish holiday of Purim, we tell a story about a dude named Haman. He was one in a long line of history’s baddies who tried to do away with the Jews. He was so evil that, to this day, every time his name is read aloud, everyone […]

Hey Apple, Don’t Make Me Think

In Apple, Design, Geek, Interface, iPhone on 23 January 2008 with 17 comments

As an official Apple Fanboy and Interface Geek, I have a complaint about the recent iteration of Apple’s iPhone software (1.1.3).
On the iPhone, the web browser is called Safari, just like on the Mac. This sameness is reinforced by the visual design of both applications. But in the new iPhone software, when they added a […]

If Elected, I Will Not Serve

In Design, Politics, Powazek on 20 November 2007 with 2 comments

After studying the pearls of wisdom in Reading Tea Leaves and Campaign Logos in the NY Times, I started to wonder what a POWAZEK ‘08 poster would look like. So, here it is. Given the field, I think I might actually do okay in the primaries.

For what it’s worth, my favorite logo of the current […]

Leopard is Fugly

In Apple, Design, Leopard on 29 October 2007 with 14 comments

Look, I know everyone else is doing it. And I know that I tend to hate Apple stuff until I get used to it. Still, I have to say it. Apple’s new OS, Leopard, is fugly.

The space theme? Instantly tired. You’re gonna regret it. (I already do.)
The new default folder icons are amazing in their […]

T-Post: Magazine in the form of a T-Shirt

In Design, Magazines on 8 October 2007 with 1 comment

T-Post comes six times a year, contains one story and one illustration per issue, and is printed on cotton. That’s right, T-Post is a magazine in the form of a t-shirt.
I just received the September issue, pictured above. The story, printed on the inside of the shirt, is about companies turning away from the murderous […]

What I’ve Been Up To: K9 Safari

In Business, Design, San Francisco on 24 August 2007 with 2 comments

I’ve been working hard for the last few months, though you wouldn’t know it from looking at my site. I’m percolating a few business ideas, but they’re too young to talk about yet. And I’ve got a stack of NDAs for client work that’s not discussable. It’s all high-level strategy stuff, not visual design, and […]

Don’t Be Poopy, Apple

In Apple, Business, Design, Interface, iPhone, iPod on 2 August 2007 with 6 comments

I am an Apple fanboy, and I have been for almost 20 years. But even a fanboy has to take a break every once in a while. Recently there have been two examples that have me worried about worms in my beloved Apple.
Example 1: iPod Hi-Fi

There are lots of iPod speaker docks out there, but […]

Like Holding the Future in Your Hand

In Apple, Design, Interface, Technology, iPhone on 30 June 2007 with 11 comments

I am enough of a contrarian that even I was a little tired of the iPhone ads, blog posts, and stories choking my media input for the last few weeks. (I swear, if I ever meet that smug bastard from the iPhone How To Videos, I’m gonna kick him in the nuts.) But all that […]

Sometimes I Love the Internet

In Apple, Design, Interface on 25 June 2007 with 2 comments

A few weeks ago I posted a quick idea of an interface I’d always wanted to Apple’s Mail. Here’s the mockup I whipped up.

And now there’s a plugin for Mail that makes it do this. Check out OliveToast’s MiniMail.

Nice work, John!

Wanted: Apple Mail Mini Player

In Apple, Design, Interface on 7 May 2007 with 17 comments

One of my favorite parts of Apple’s iTunes software is the “Mini Player” view. Just click the green “+” gumdrop and poof - all of the bulk is gone and the app is condensed down to its raw essentials.

Note: I’m skipping the rant about how the green “+” gumdrop does something different in iTunes than […]