The Design of Everyday Things

It's not iOS before OS X, but iOS AND OS X

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:34:00 -0800

Apple sees a fundamental difference between software for the keyboard-and-mouse-pointer Mac and that for the touchscreen iPad. Mountain Lion is not a step towards a single OS that powers both the Mac and iPad, but rather another in a series of steps toward defining a set of shared concepts, styles, and principles between two fundamentally distinct OSes.

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Homework Pencil Box

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:17:00 -0800

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Old School with new graphics.

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Photoshop CS6 Sneak Peek

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:11:00 -0800

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Adobe's first sneak peek of their Photoshop CS6 looks really promising. There seems to be a move to stop being a do everything "drawing" platform, and focus back to its namesake: a photo manipulation software. The demo really shows the power of its algorithms!

I dig the darker look as well.

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Goodbye Razer, HELLO Thermaltake!

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:59:00 -0800

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Crazy sh@t! This Thermaltake Level 10 M Mouse is designed by the folks from BMW DesignworksUSA. Expect it to be ergonomic, precise and out this spring, but don't expect this to be cheap.

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DC Comics has a New Identity

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:39:00 -0800

Warner Bros. entertainment company, DC Entertainment—home to iconic comic brands DC Comics, Vertigo and MAD—revealed a new brand identity.
A new logo, designed by brand design firm Landor Associates, for both DC Entertainment and DC Comics were revealed.
The new DC Entertainment identity uses a “peel” effect—the ‘D’ is strategically placed over the ‘C’, with the upper right-hand portion of the ‘D’ peeled back to unveil the hidden ‘C’—to “symbolize the duality of the iconic characters that are present within DC Entertainment’s portfolio”, according to a statement.
“The new identity is built for the digital age, and can easily be animated and customized to take full advantage of the interactivity offered across all media platforms,” Nicolas Aparicio, Executive Director at Landor’s Sand Francisco office, said in a statement.
The identity is aimed to create a visual connection among the company, its three brands, its properties, and its stories and characters.
The company will implement the new identity and logo in phases: first, in comic books and graphic novels in March; then a new website dcomics.com/dccomics that will showcase all DC properties, which will also debut in March; and finally, on consumer products, such as film, television, interactive games and merchandise, throughout the rest of year.

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Interesting use of the logo, and a reflection that a corporate identity needs to be more dynamic in today's digital context than a static symbol.

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This is AWESOME: Manual Photography Cheat Sheet

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:09:00 -0800

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Support Miguel “Mig” Yatco by buying his print at his website.

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Skallops lets you build a tower of cards!

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:33:00 -0800

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This is card architecture at its best. The purist would call it cheating though!

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Micky Mouse is actually a Mech!

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:10:00 -0800

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New work by Casey Weldon.

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Vizio's Ultrabooks Looks Nice

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 06:49:00 -0800

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Metal body?

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Inspiration for the next Spaces for Ideas product. Nostalgia range. What do you think?

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:14:53 -0800

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@ScottWilsonID does it again, with his LunaTik Touch Pen!

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:47:00 -0800

LunaTik Touch Pen from MINIMAL on Vimeo.

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A really nice design that considers how people use pens/stylus as well as the workflow of going from digital to analog and back again. Good stuff as usual Scott!

Vote for it at: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1104350651/lunatik-touch-pen-the-evolutio...

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HiddenRadio: A Radio & BlueTooth Speaker

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 07:53:00 -0800

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I'm pretty impressed with this little gadget. Especially the electronics design that went into it. The only thing I'm concern about is, while Bluetooth is an international standard, Apple will not let you pair with just any device. From the video, it looks like they figured it out how to do it. Check it out on Kickstarter.

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Estylo, a magnetic dual tip capacitive stylus for your iProduct

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 05:52:00 -0800

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Interesting use of the wooden material and I'm curious to see how it works. If you like it then pledge for it at Kickstarter.

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How can Mammograms stop women feeling like hamburger patties? #Design #Thinking for #Healthcare.

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:24:31 -0700

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An Apple Memorial Comic

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 02:42:00 -0700

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The time you enjoy wasting...

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 23:05:00 -0700

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My radio set looks like a dumb robot

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 23:00:00 -0700

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Yep, been there, done that! ;)

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Stick on To-Do Lists for Notebooks

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:27:10 -0700

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Interesting way to increase the functionality of your notebooks.

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Stick on To-Do Lists for Notebooks

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:24:00 -0700

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Interesting way to increase the functionality of your notebooks.

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Time to get things done.

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:39:25 -0700

The photos do a good job of showing how this thing works. Here, in the first picture, some plucky worker has marked the clock with his goals for the day:

Whoops, looks like he fluffed it on a couple of them:

And another... C'mon, dude.

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