January 2011
17 posts
“India is often faulted for modernizing too slowly and chaotically. But there is...”
– Anand Giridhardas - The Ideas Shaping a New India - NYTimes.com
”..India is an ancient civilization, but in many ways the country can also seem like a 20-year-old. It walks with the swagger of a nation that has its best days ahead. It has a youngster’s sense of immunity. Like so many...
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“A product is like a fruit growing on a tree. If you want to improve the quality...”
– The Education of Desire - MUJI book 2010
wonderful. articulate. clear.
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“We believe that we’re on the face of the Earth to make great products, and...”
– The Cook Doctrine | asymco
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“Sadly, however, in most magazines today, graphic design has come to rely on the...”
– Gautam Bhatia in By Accident Or Design on state of design in Indian Magazines.
The Russians Used a Pencil: Idea to Market in 5... →
russianpencil:
On July 11th, 2010, Tom Gerhardt and I had an idea for an iPhone accessory: a tripod mount that doubled as a stand. Five months later, customers began to receive our product, the Glif, in the mail. This turnaround, from idea to market in five months by two guys with no retail or manufacturing…
“The man who finds his homeland sweet is still a tender beginner; he to whom...”
– Hugo of St. Victor, a 12th century Saxon monk
Voice and Tone in interaction design →
russianpencil:
I was browsing through the Windows Phone 7 design and interaction guide (pdf) today and enjoyed this section towards the end about voice and tone:
Many users consider text displayed on computers to be another language called computerese, a jargon-filled, soulless, completely impenetrable…
