It’s amazing just how familiar these things look.
Category: Design
Iain Broome Reworks Write for Your Life
Iain’s revamped site not only looks great, but as always, is full of good links and articles about the art of writing.
It seems this fall is the time for site redesigns.
Going Back
Neven Mrgan, on iOS app design:
A Back button labeled “Back” is never a good option.
Three Fonts
This Wikipedia article is a must-read for Apple/design nerds.
Tron: Duct Tape Commercial
Samsung Cites ’2001’ in Lawsuit
File this story under “Crap you can’t make up.”
Rare Cars in Pskov
The International fire truck may be my favorite.
iPhone 5 Mockups
Mac Rumors had the above image created based on knowledge gleaned from leaked iPhone cases floating around.
While I think the whole mockup thing is over the top, I also think this is a pretty good looking device. If it is real.
QuarkXPress Sold
Quark, developer of the desktop publishing software QuarkXPress, has been acquired by Platinum Equity, a Los Angeles merger and acquisition company, for an undisclosed sum.
Quark, which is privately held, was previously owned by the Ebrahimi family, which bought it from founder Tim Gill in 2000. On August 1, the children of Farhad (Fred) Ebrahimi, who retired in 2005, completed a transaction in which they sold all of their Quark shares for cash, and handed over control of the company to Platinum Equity.
A House Built for Skateboarding
Well, I need to adjust what I’m looking for in a house.
iCloud iOS Wallpapers
This is a great collection of wallpapers by my buddy Chris Herbert.
iCloud Artwork
The Javascript image might be my favorite.