If NPR were a typeface.... Today we had another presentation of design iterations for the new NPR.org. Well, it was actually just for the new NPR.org homepage. The rest of the site templates will be worked out later. We're working on getting the homepage nailed down first. And trust me when
On what designers can learn from icebergs and Ernest Hemingway. My favorite passages In Ernest Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast are the direct, austere descriptions of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Painting vivid pictures with minimal words is the hallmark of Hemingway’s writing, which he developed into The Iceberg Theory. Write like Hemingway! The Hemingway App. The Iceberg Theory (also known
Tuesday, Sept 8th. The shoes I wore to meet the architect. In my life, I have been told I resemble a prettier version of Allison Janney; easily passed off as Katharine Hepburn at a Halloween party; most recently been compared to Claire on House of Cards. Which is not to say that we’re doppelgängers by any means, but the concept
01. Note to self. originally uploaded by aqui-ali. Designers are a lot like actors in this regard: your next project is only as good as your last one. This is the lesson I’m taking away from my current gig…. Strategy is imperative when choosing what projects you’ll work on. Otherwise, you might
On good design and skipping hearts. While I love the beauty of my Apple products as much as you do, it’s encouraging to note – very encouraging – that there are many companies in the world that produce products equally as beautiful in form and function. I’m going to start showcasing my own personal favorites every
On what software designers can learn from Japanese knife makers. From Kinfolk, Volume Eight: The Cutting Edge, by Ethan Kawasaki. The knife is unequivocally the most important tool in the kitchen: It is an icon in the culinary arts. Cooks get them tattooed on their bodies. You don’t touch another cook’s knives. A knife is one of the
White space and the city. My post using Omm Writer – beautiful white space for writing in. I have always, always loved snow, having spent most of my childhood knee-deep in it. So this recent post on Design Observer about snow, cities, and white space deeply resonated with me. The author talks about snow as the