“Sometimes 1 pixel makes all the difference in the world.”
— Ryan Essmaker
“Designers deal in ideas. They give shape to ideas that shape our world, enrich everyday experiences, and improve our lives. Where there’s confusion, designers fashion clarity; where there’s chaos, designers construct order; where there’s entropy, designers promote vitality; where there’s indifference, designers swell passion; where there’s mediocrity, designers imbue excellence; and where there’s silence, designers lend voice.”
— Ken Peters
“It is not about self expression. It is to make something that looks like it wasn’t really designed at all because it’s inevitable.”
— Jonathan Ive
What UX Can Learn from Path
Path 2.0 has become one of my favorite iPhone apps, so much so that it made its way onto my home screen. There is much to love in Path. Every designer I know raves about the design, how it is original yet completely intuitive. I think there is a l…
“I think there are two types of people in this world – people who can start things and people who can finish things. And while I place great value on the finishers, it’s the starters who are rare because they can envision what isn’t there.”
— Ed Frank
Searching for a Webhost
During the course of my site redesign two things happened that made me reassess my web hosting. The first was becoming a site speed geek. Static sites are fast, and the techie in me wanted to know if a new host could be faster. Second is Linode ke…
The Apple He Built
Steve Jobs loved Apple. He loved technology. He loved his wife and kids. He loved. He infected others with his passion and drive for excellence. Steve Jobs is an icon. Not just as a CEO, but as a person. As a CEO He could see the future. As a pers…