Here is a ubiquitous and functional device that you will see everywhere on the streets of Berlin (and perhaps the rest of Germany?). The humble pedestrian crossing control. It comes in two forms as shown above. I'm assuming the one with three dots is an older device. The other one lights up when the "signal… Continue reading On bad design
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Adobe tires of people not upgrading their software, still screwing non-US customers
Adobe have just announced that they are no longer going to sell their Creative Suite product. Yes, welcome to the new age of you-must-have-a-subscription-for-everything.
Beautiful wallpapers
A recent post by Veerle alerted me to the free availability of some beautiful high-resolution wallpapers created by Simon C Page.
Web Designers and Watch Makers
Web designers ply an interesting trade. They are not just required to possess a continually expanding knowledge set, but are also required to educate their clients on the best approach for their website. When hiring a web designer, consider the watch maker.
Mental note
I'm bored of my blog design. Not sure when I'll have the time to do anything about it though. Might change the name too - what do you think?
WordPress.com admin area refreshed
Looks like WordPress.com have just rolled out a new admin refresh - probably the most substantial change in quite a few versions.
Aesthetics: Open vs Microsoft Office
I'm not usually one to chastise an open source product compared to a proprietary one, but it's hard not to notice the aesthetic differences when looking at Open Office beside Microsoft Office (2007 version).
Always on, always connected, always updating
The most recent cover of the New Yorker is shown below, posted by Design Milk, says a lot about today's society. Something of which I know I'm guilty - internet abuse.
Pat Phelan sparks off some iPhone ire
Pat Phelan has written a post giving out about the iPhone batter life. Unsurprisingly this has kicked off quite the comment thread.
Courier – Microsoft’s Secret Tablet
Wow, this looks like quite a nifty product. Some real thought going into UX and UI design. Read the full article over on Gizmodo for more information It feels like the whole world is holding its breath for the Apple tablet. But maybe we've all been dreaming about the wrong device. This is Courier, Microsoft's… Continue reading Courier – Microsoft’s Secret Tablet
Emusic are learning, slowly but surely
I've been a long time user of Emusic, a monthly subscription site for music downloads. Here's some thoughts on how they're developing things.
Bad Address Bar
I can only assume that Google and IE did extensive user testing prior to making this UI change, but I do wonder if it was the right choice for user experience.
A veritable mess of a photo
It once was lentils, but no more. Random blobules of colour - where are my butterbeans!
Why oh why does Creative Suite not auto-save
When things go tits up in Adobe's Creative Suite, there's no safety net and you could lose hours of work if you've forgotten to hit save. Come on Adobe, get it together.
The 24 hour job that is web design
A bit of a random waffle about updating clients websites, and how unsociable the hours are that a web designer must keep - at least my main job isn't server admin, that can be calls any time night or day..
Gmail Standards make people grimace
Email Standards Project logo If you've ever tried creating an email newsletter using attractive HTML then you may have encountered a few problems. A lot of the mail clients and web mail providers have their own special ways of interpreting HTML in emails and one of the worst offenders is Gmail.As a result of this… Continue reading Gmail Standards make people grimace
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