Archive for November, 2010
Search for Simplicity: Minimalism in the Digital Era
This post was written by Josh on
November 19, 2010
There’s a thought that has been forming in my head the past few days. My wife went to a class about sustainable living, and a big part of that was reducing the clutter in your life; both physical and abstract. It got me thinking about how we find peace through minimalism. The clean desk. The tidy room. The empty table top. These things bring peace of mind, they inspire and allow room for creation and imagination, at least for me they do. continue reading…
Dear JetBlue: Your service is great, but your UX sux.
This post was written by Josh on
November 11, 2010
I booked a flight with JetBlue a couple days ago, and last night I wanted to check in online. I clicked on the link from my confirmation email and began the process of online check in. It ended up taking me much longer than anticipated, raised my blood pressure and forced me to end up calling their customer service line where I was told I was wrong and they were right and to have nice day. continue reading…
Holy whitespace! We tweaked the style on Skype Beta for Mac
This post was written by Jason on
November 4, 2010
Twitter is on fire about the new Skype 5.0 beta for Mac. We downloaded it as soon as we heard, and yes, we were just as underwhelmed by the UI as you were. We love whitespace, but c’mon guys, we don’t want to buy a new cinema display to view our Skype chats. So, we had some fun this afternoon tweaking the CSS, and below is what we came up with. continue reading…
Application Icon Set – Part Two:
This post was written by Evan on
November 2, 2010
This vector icon set, just one of many from a collection, is meant to serve as a clear representation of the actions and elements users commonly deal with when visiting websites and using web applications. You’re free to use these for both personal and commercial use with no credit necessary, but please do not distribute directly. continue reading…