January 2010
21 posts
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WatchDesigning away. Test video from my new camera.
WatchTime lapse video of Paris. Watch until the end. It’s worth it.
Crafting Subtle & Realistic User Interfaces →
mrgan:
Mike Rundle has some great advice on UI design:
The underlying secret to beautiful user interface design is realism: making 2D objects on your screen appear to sit in 3D space with volume, surface properties and undulations that might appear in real life. These faux 3D objects have highlights and shadows just like objects on your desk might have, and they have textures that emulate real...
guillee:
I wonder how many of these “Clients from Hell” stories can be attributed to poor communication on the part of the designer/developer.
I’m betting most.
The Metamorphosis
Has anyone read The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka? I read it twice this weekend and felt a bit underwhelmed. Criticism speaks so highly of the work, but I just didn’t feel it.
Am I missing something?
kmaverick asked: If you could meet one person from the Internet, who would it be and why?
Words With Friends FYI
According to Craig Rowland, Scrabble in North America recognizes five words which, if spelled over two triple-word score squares, and with a premium-scoring tile on the double-letter score square, will award the player 392 points on a single play. These five words are: OXAZEPAM, BEZIQUES, CAZIQUES, MEZQUITS, and MEZQUITE. John Chew says that OXYPHENBUTAZONE is the highest-scoring word known under...
