design
Instagram's account switching: a pleasing attention to detail Paid Members Public
So, we finally have it. Instagram now supports account switching [http://blog.instagram.com/post/138938416772/160208-accountswitching] from within the app. This is, of course, fantastic news for anyone who is managing a site’s Instagram account while trying to use the app for personal reasons, too. Up until now
Operator: a new monospaced typeface, with a gorgeous ad Paid Members Public
What a stunning – and informative – ad for a typeface [http://www.typography.com/blog/introducing-operator/] OK, it’s an advert. But it’s a beautiful advert. And it’s informative; I learnt a little bit more about monospaced typefaces, and their roots in typewriters. And quite a bit about typefaces
Can we design for more time? Paid Members Public
Here’s a good question: > If digital technology saves time, how come so many of us feel rushed and harried? Technological utopians once dreamt of the post-industrial society as one of leisure. Instead, we are more like characters in Alice in Wonderland, running ever faster and faster to stand
Inspired by the horrible Paid Members Public
Negative creative inspiration [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/design/44377/marc-newson-design-diversified.html] at work: > Picking holes in things is part of Newson’s creative process. “One of my biggest sources of inspiration as a designer is basically looking at things and hating them,” he says, good-naturedly. “I have
Times New Roman: biography of a newspaper font Paid Members Public
This is an interesting watch: It’s part of The Times Unquiet Film Series [http://www.thetimes.co.uk/unquiet/#times-new-roman].
How the design of a Starbucks store sells Paid Members Public
Fascinating: Design is such a vital part of retail experiences.
On smartphone design Paid Members Public
Great video – a sort of one-off addendum to the Everything is a Remix series – that looks at where iOS design draws its influences from:
The Zeitgeist Project - speakers liveblogged Paid Members Public
The Zeitgeist Project [http://thezeitgeistproject.com] is a response to the “noise” of all the consumer electronics companies ‘shouting’ their products at us at IFA [http://thezeitgeistproject.com]. It turns the idea on its head, focusing on the people and working back to the products. The eight invited curators are
