Weekend Reading — Anonymous sources

HelenKennedy "Best reason to go off the record." Design Objective The Paradox of Empathy Product managers seem to expect a designer to walk up to a product, say something brilliant, and drop the mic. Experienced designers deeply understand a simple fact: design isn’t a deliverable, it’s

Weekend Reading — Round up: Komodia

Design Objective Why Samsung Design Stinks The story that wants to make you feel better about "Designed in the U.S." and conveniently forgets that "shipping" and "profit" are what separates art from design: New designs have to make their way through this structure,

Weekend Reading — And so it begins …

awedgewood "Put a wig on your dog and watch the neighbours freak out." Design Objective It’s Kind of Cheesy Being Green When Apple added iMessage and colored iPhone-to-iPhone messages blue, we got snobby with the greens. A small design decision that bears large affect on the product

Weekend Reading — Not a doctor

API XKCD nails it again Design Objective Breaking It Down You can’t ship what you don’t understand: 1. Before you come up with a solution, figure out your problem. 2. The solution should match your problem’s size. 3. Break it all down. 4. Review often. Keeping GitHub

Weekend Reading — Simple but effective

_youhadonejob "Simple but effective." Design Objective Why you should share your dirty work by Jonas Downey of Basecamp When you look at most designers’ portfolios, you usually see beautiful, polished work … but the final product is only a small percentage of your total effort. It just represents your

Weekend Reading — Well, technically …

Well, technically … Design Objective Sounds like a Party The new Sonos logo is absolutely brilliant. Scroll to see the sound waves: Neven Mrgan on Why Skeuomorphism Is Like a Classic Car People wouldn't have fallen in love with cars in the 40's if cars had immediately

Weekend Reading — Modern ruins

History_Pics "Modern ruins" Design Objective Font Pair Helps you pair Google fonts. WhiteAlbum People are weird, witness this inconvenience photo app that sounds like it will be totally fun to use. Mobile First While the Internet hasn't been too kind to brick and mortar, mobile

Rounded Corners — The Yak Edition

MyBhutan "A white yak after a snowfall in Merak, one of the most remote villages in the world." Design Objective Deep Space - A Simulation Drama Fantastic presentation from Simon Swain, using JavaScript simulations of space exploration to show how simple rules give rise to complex behaviors. adunkman

Weekend Reading — WEEK_OF_YEAR

Design Objective 10 things that graphic designers get stuck with, and 10 books that can help Nice reading list. Tools of the Trade livedown Live Markdown previews for your favourite editor. Includes plugins for Vim, Emacs and Sublime. CSS: The Good Parts A simple style guide that makes a lot