August 2, 2011
Hmm, something’s not quite right with Outlook today… #ahmicrosoftyoumagnificentbastard
Then again we are running software that’s 8 years old. I guess it’s to be expected.
Archive For 2011
August 1, 2011
Design decisions at Apple vs Google – The Auteur vs. the Committee
“AT Apple, one is the magic number.
One person is the Decider for final design choices. Not focus groups. Not data crunchers. Not committee consensus-builders. The decisions reflect the sensibility of just one person: Steven P. Jobs, the C.E.O.
By contrast, Google has followed the conventional approach, with lots of people playing a role. That group prefers to rely on experimental data, not designers, to guide its decisions.
The contest is not even close. The company that has a single arbiter of taste has been producing superior products, showing that you don’t need multiple teams and dozens or hundreds or thousands of voices.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/technology/what-apple-has-that-google-doesnt-an-auteur.html
July 31, 2011
Minot Flood Damage
Flood Damage – Minot, ND from Dustin Hansen on Vimeo.
A glimpse of the devastation wrought by the record-breaking flood in my hometown of Minot, North Dakota. Seeing the water up to the roofs of houses was shocking — but the aftermath is worse. Pictures and video don’t really do it justice, seeing it in person is hard to comprehend, sort of surreal…
Shot July 27, 2011
Background music: A Silver Mount Zion : “Broken Chords Can Single a Little” / Gold Water : “Dried Interior”
July 29, 2011
Design Is Not The Goal / FINCH
via getfinch.com
“Form Informs Function” – great read – sometimes easy to forget that “Design Is Not The Goal.”
July 29, 2011
