Antidisinformation

I’m looking for feedback on the trains application [3]

David Barrett — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:17:56 GMT

While using my computer this morning, I loaded up the Irish Rail site to find some train times, only to reach for my phone to use my train times application as I knew I’d be less annoyed by it.

I want to hear about how you use the application — how often you use it, what you like and what you dislike. I’d love if you could post a comment here.

Thanks!

Working from the iPhone

David Barrett — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:32:30 GMT

A few weeks ago my laptop was off again to the repair shop. Much to my annoyance, I was without a working computer until Des Traynor kindly loaned me his Mac mini later that evening. Rather than read or invent some other task that didn’t require a computer, I decide to tackle my most pressing tasks using my iPhone. This is my experience.

Book Review: Thinking with Type [1]

David Barrett — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:48:32 GMT

Note: although this is the first time this review is published, most of it was written in the first half of 2007.

This is a review of Thinking with Type by Ellen Lupton. The book is published in paperback, and weighs in at 176 pages.

The publisher’s synopsis claims that the book “presents practical information about typographic design that can be immediately applied within the context of design history and theory”, and the book begins with the claim that it is not about fonts, but “how to use them”. I was looking for a practical guide to typography for self-study, and after reading reviews for the book on Amazon, I thought it would be a wise purchase. I would be proven wrong.

This recession thinking is bullshit

David Barrett — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:35:19 GMT

People are in a panic. Withdrawing money from banks, cutting spending wildly. Posters for fashion magazines offer to help you dress well “even in a recession”. Yamamori is offering a “credit crunch lunch” with champagne, like one last hurrah on the Titanic before it sinks beneath the waves.

But if you cancel projects primarily because we are in a recession, you’re a moron. In fact, now is among the best times to take risks with your business.

Train times on your iPhone [4]

David Barrett — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 08:45:57 GMT

At this week’s OpenCoffee Club I demoed a small application that shows train times on your iPhone that was warmly received — thanks guys! This blog post introduces the application and some features.