Dark Sky for iPhone – I backed this weather prediction Kickstarter project a while back, but missed this update. The graph that shows future chance of rain becomes wobbly when the confidence of its prediction is low.
5 Ways That Android Is Trying To Break The Mobile UI Paradigm
A few months back, this wouldn’t be the sort of thing I would imagine someone writing about Android:
So for Ice Cream Sandwich, the UX team designed each building block to be as minimal as possible. Individual screens still use the elements, but it’s the overall layout that captures your attention, rather than the individual units.
It sounds like Android’s trying to come into its own in regards to design philosophy. Let’s see how well this pans out in the next year or so.
Pentotype – New tablet wireframe prototyping app. Why isn’t all design software this simple? (via @dpan)
Geomicons in use in the Steam mobile app. Wish I could log in to see them at full-res.
Now this is how you do a product video – and does this preppy hipster have nothing better to do than look at birds? via @myobie
Typecast Beta Overview – This is one design tool I seriously can’t wait to try out.
SpriteRight – Nice looking app to automatically create image sprites and CSS snippets. Think I might just have to buy this. (via @TheRailsView)
This is interesting. From the page just before this image appears:
Avoid using a single checkbox to turn an option off or on. Instead, use an on/off switch.
I guess you have to know the rules before you can break them, though.
“On mobile, the ideal app is one where the icon and the name of the app tells you everything you need to know about how to use it.”
I’m spending some time today digging into the Android Design site. I have to say I’m super excited about the grid section and particularly excited that they used a grid based on powers of two – my favorite way to slice up grids. Now I have a solid basis to begin building Android app template files. It still blows my mind that they didn’t have this earlier.
Scorekeeper for the PlayBook
Really awesome flat UI with really nice interactions – unfortunately it’s for a tablet that no one actually owns.
Update: apparently it is available for iOS as well – not sure why they wouldn’t list that in the video description.
Dribbble Blog: Time Out with Brent Jackson
Did a short interview for Dribbble Time Out. Includes a few shots of my desk at home.
The Icon Handbook by Jon Hicks
Really excited to read this guy. Get it here
Skrillex has the best Christmas lights I’ve ever seen.
Breaking Bart (Breaking Bad/Simpsons Mashup)
Wow! I wish I could watch the entire series as a mashup. (via Khoi Vinh)
