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Archive of April 2010
Apr 29, 2010
By Hand - Tactility in Title Design
Tactility in design seems to be all the rage these days. More and more designers are daring to play with their physical environment in lieu of sitting glued behind glowing screens. Hand drawn typography, in particular, has permeated into nearly every medium; whether it be advertising, packaging, interactive, or motion picture title design. The following is a series of captivating motion picture title sequences which leverage the use of hand drawn typography to develop a tactile feel.
Apr 20, 2010
Strictly Democratic Tools Build Boredom and Disinterest
Adobe Flash is a plugin. A lot of websites don't require it, but there are many that do. The ones that use it have a worthwhile payoff: exceptional user experience. It's not outdated. It has a wide range of capabilities. And it can do more than you think. This article is not in defense of Flash or promoting any particular technology. I'm writing this to clear up the blatant misconceptions that make up the "reasoning" behind some of these arguments against it. If Flash were to "fade away," as some say it will, it has nothing to do with HTML5, Apple, or the iPad.
Apr 13, 2010
The Grrrrreat Type Hunt
As the number of typefaces grows exponentially, it’s getting increasingly more difficult to know how to choose type. While there are countless resources for learning about typography and how to use type, one of the most useful ways to polish the skill is the ability to identify and distinguish the nuances among and between typefaces.
Although many typefaces look similar—especially as trends come and go—learning to recognize different characters helps to hone your type chops. One of the most unique characters across all typefaces is the “R.”
Apr 08, 2010
Design Candy Pt III
And now for part three of Design Candy, our weekly selections of the sauciest inspiration on the web. Be sure to check out Part I and Part II.
Apr 05, 2010
Quick Tip: Use Terminal to Read Live Traces
On a recent PHP project, I was having trouble with the somewhat ridiculous PHP error handling and Alec, a developer here, pointed me to the terminal "tail" command. This command keeps a persistent connection open to a file and reads the contents into a terminal window. Using it I was able to tail the php_error_log file, which gave me a full readout of errors regardless of 17 different ways to set PHP error levels. This technique can also be used for debugging Flash content.
Apr 01, 2010
Design Candy Pt II
Its that time again, here's part two of Design Candy, our weekly selections of the sauciest inspiration on the web. If you missed part one, be sure to run back and check it out here.
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