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What an iPhone 5 with a 4.3, 4.5, and 4.7-inch screen would look like
Apple tomorrow will announce its next-generation iPhone and whether or not Apple will release one or two new devices remains open for debate. While it’s largely believed Apple will release a device dubbed the iPhone 4S with essentially the same form factor as the iPhone 4, there have also been rumors of an iPhone 5 […]
Continue reading...It’s the simplicity stupid!
Thursday, September 15, 2011
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The differences between purchasing a Mac and a PC are stark, a fact quickly evident by visiting Apple’s website and any number of PC websites. Highlighting this, Peter Bright of Ars Technica recently detailed his attempts at picking a PC from some of the top brands in the industry. Picking a PC is essentially a riddle. […]
Continue reading...ASA rules the iPhone 4 is thinner than the Samsung Galaxy S II
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
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Apple and Samsung’s ongoing legal dispute is serious business, which is why it’s kind of funny to see the two tech giants engaged in a petty argument over who has the thinnest smartphone. Yep, Apple likes to tout the iPhone 4 as the thinnest smartphone on the planet. And why not – the device is […]
Continue reading...Vic Gundotra on Steve Jobs’ attention to detail
Thursday, August 25, 2011
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Vic Gundotra is a Senior VP at Google where he works on social business initiatives and mobile applications. In a post on Google+, Gundotra relays a charming story about one of his many interactions with Jobs. The backdrop: Gundotra in early January was at a religious service when he got a call from an unknown […]
Continue reading...Apple graphic designer Louie Mantia leaving for Square
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
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Apple designer Louie Mantia announced this week via Twitter that in two weeks he’ll be leaving Apple to join the creative team at Square. In case you’re unfamiliar, Square is an innovative mobile payment startup that was founded by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey. Here’s how it works: Square provides users a little dongle that attaches […]
Continue reading...Apple’s iPad enjoys design efficiencies competitors simply can’t match
Monday, August 8, 2011
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Having learned the pitfalls of exorbitantly high product pricing , Apple shocked everybody when they released the original iPad for only $499. While that now seems to be the going rate for any base model tablet these days, remember that in the weeks preceding the iPad launch, many were anticipating Apple’s tablet to fall in […]
Continue reading...“Record” user in OS X Lion has a nifty little easter egg
Friday, August 5, 2011
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As OS X matured over the past few years, Apple seemed to do away with Easter Eggs – you know, those fun little surprises Apple developers would leave around the OS, much to the delight of the nerdy among us. Well, with OS X Lion, we seem to be seeing a few more of these […]
Continue reading...Apple design secrets exposed! How Apple came up with the 6th gen iPod Nano and the iPod Shuffle [Photo]
Thursday, August 4, 2011
So how did Apple get from the 4th/5th gen iPod Nano to the device’s current form factor? Well, it was actually a complex process with multiple objectives as you can see from the photo below. They just divided the old style Nano in two – with the top half becoming the 6th gen iPod Nano […]
Continue reading...Facebook acquires Push Pop Press, shores up impressive design talent
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
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Facebook yesterday announced that it had acquired Push Pop Press, the innovative company staffed by former Apple employees Mike Matas and Kimon Tsinteris. Push Pop Press, in case you’re unfamiliar, was the company behind the innovative and interactive iPad app “Our Choice” which is based on a book by former Vice President Al Gore. “Our […]
Continue reading...Dieter Rams on Apple design – “They achieved what I never did”
Monday, July 25, 2011
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Dieter Rams is an iconic German designer perhaps best known for his work at Braun where he helped design a wide range of products, from record players to slide projectors, coffee makers and radios. Indeed, a number of Rams’ designs now take up residence in various museums across the globe. Apple of course is no […]
Continue reading...Dynamic Icons in iOS 5 – Concept Video
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Yet another intriguing concept video courtesy of Jan Michael Cart, a college student from the University of Georgia with a talent for interesting iOS concept videos. In the one below, he outlines how dynamic icons in iOS might be implemented. We can’t lie, it looks pretty cool and is clearly a blend between iOS’s standard […]
Continue reading...Apple’s iCloud icon and the Golden Ratio
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
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An interesting tidbit for all you design nerds out there. Apple’s new iCloud icon apparently makes use of the famed Golden Ratio, a.k.a the divine proportion. What is the Golden Ratio exactly? Technically speaking, it occurs when the ratio of an entire picture (for example) to the larger quantity of that picture is equal to […]
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Monday, October 3, 2011
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