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99 Microlog entries tagged with ‘design’
Who Made That Soy-Sauce Dispenser?
That trademark Kikkoman spout is basically an inverted teapot. Sometimes the simplest things are the most marvellous. See also: HiLobrow’s rolling history of condiments. Permalink ·
Entypo - 100+ carefully crafted pictograms
These are lovely — and free under CC licence. Permalink ·
Cartographies of Time
“Selections from a captivating history of timelines—from time circles to time dragons, to a history of the world drawn on a single piece of paper.” Permalink ·
Reviewing DC Comics’ new brand identity
It’s slightly too clean and bland on its own, but I like its versatility, even if it is perpetuating the Gotham meme in marketing design. You know what else would help? Ben-Day dots. Just a thought. Permalink ·
Designing Google Maps
On Google’s design iteration process. Great for maps, especially when they add usefulness like public alerts; not so good for the Google UX, which seems to change on a whim every few weeks. Permalink ·
Figures of Involvement
An academic appreciation of the Minutemen. Like I need any excuse to post something about my favourite band. See also: An Econo History Of The Minutemen Permalink ·
Lost Type Co-Op
Some beautiful fonts here, available on a pay-what-you-can basis. Permalink ·
The Sketchbook of Susan Kare, the Artist Who Gave Computing a Human Face
Shame this piece doesn’t reflect on the devolution of icons in the iPhone/iPad age: there’s so little consideration of semantics anymore, how do you know what you’re clicking on or touching? Permalink ·
“Sometimes the stories are the science…”
On the importance of video prototyping. They’re on to something here; people want/need to see how new things are used. Permalink ·
A Brief Rant on the Future of Interaction Design
In even shorter terms, the tablet is a one-dimensional medium as far as our interaction with them goes. We need more tactile interfaces! Permalink ·
When Sainsbury’s was out on its own
Own-brand packaging design from the 1960s. Very fashion forward for its time — hell, even for now. Permalink ·
Evolution of NBA Team Logos
The best and worst aspects of design on one page [c/o MetaFilter]. Permalink ·
The UX of Learning
On designing for learnability: “Think of the last time you ordered a book, booked a flight, or bought a car. How did you choose which book to read, where to go for vacation, or which car was best for you? You may have searched online, read reviews, or asked others for advice to help you make an informed decision. In a word, you learned.” Permalink ·
What 9,000 TV Channel Logos Looks Like
For all fans of the Look-in listings pages out there. Permalink ·
Now and then: How film titles have evolved
The 1950s and ’60s are when things start getting awesome. But they’ve bland-ified in recent years, I feel. Permalink ·
‘What’s the font?’ Chrome extension
For finding out the name of a font simply by selecting the text. Will come in handy as more and more sites use prettier web fonts. Permalink ·
Pictaculous
Upload and image and get an appropriate colour palette. Neat. Permalink ·
The Noun Project
“The Noun Project collects, organizes and adds to the highly recognizable symbols that form the world’s visual language, so we may share them in a fun and meaningful way.” See also: Iconic, “a minimal set of icons consisting of 136 marks in raster, vector and font formats — free for public use.” Permalink ·
Inventables
Materials for artists, designers and inventors. And they’re surprisingly inexpensive. Permalink ·
3D printer kits - a great gift for the geek in your life
These exist now? For the same price as a laptop? We really are in the future (hoverboards aside). Permalink ·
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