Journal

This week saw the release of a bunch of fun new stuff! We got our hands on 10.7.2 for Lion, iOS 5 for iOS devices, and the launch of iCloud as a platform. There is a lot to comb through with all of these new releases, but here are a few of my favorites so …

After my second year of college at the University of Oregon, my mom got transferred to Germany. As my school year was coming to a close, she asked if I would like to come stay with her for the summer, and it didn’t take me long to accept. I ended up living there for a …

The last time I posted I shared a video with Steve Jobs talking about his experiences working with Paul Rand. A few days later, Apple introduced the iPhone 4S. Then, a few days after that, a special report came on my television announcing that the co-founder and former CEO of Apple had passed away. The …

I found this video a while ago, but I recently came across it again, and boy is it great! There are a few things I really love about this: My favorite CEO talking about my favorite designer. Steve Jobs’ amazing grasp of the challenges behind identity design. Paul Rand’s working process(!). For those keeping score, …

At Signal Hill, we are always thinking about mobile. A recent project got me thinking a lot about one thing in particular, and that is the mobile url. The process typically works by using some server-side code to first detect a mobile browser, then forward the user’s request to a mobile version of the site. …

I wanted to take some time to share some tools that I have started working with over the past several weeks. BaseApp At Signal Hill, we eat, breathe, and sleep Basecamp. As time goes on, we are continually finding more and more ways to integrate it into our workflow. This app sits in your menu …

One of the changes that shipped with Lion was something known as “natural” scrolling. As part of the iOS-ification of OSX, Apple completely reversed the direction a person would normally scroll. For years, scrolling behavior has been thus: When a user scrolls down, be it via scroll wheel or two fingers on a trackpad, content …

In college I remember being asked to define what a graphic designer is. My response was something to the effect of, “We package information.” As time has gone on, I find myself holding to that idea more strongly than ever. A recent post on Design Observer by Adrian Shaughnessy attempted to draw a connection between …