Do’s and don’ts of typography | Webdesigner Depot
Nice overview of typography tips for the web
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Starters Guide to iOS Design
Comprehensive guide to designing iOS apps
Learning JavaScript Design Patterns
Learning JavaScript Design Patterns
Free online book to learn design patterns for JavaScript
The Strange Story of Marie Antoinette’s Watch | Threat Level | Wired.com
The Strange Story of Marie Antoinette’s Watch | Threat Level | Wired.com
Fascinating story of the theft and recovery of a priceless watch commissioned for Marie Antoinette.
Yahoo unveils the new Flickr with one terabyte of free space | The Verge
Yahoo unveils the new Flickr with one terabyte of free space | The Verge
Big day for Yahoo. Just heard the news about the new Flickr. Checking it out now. So far, I like it.
Yahoo acquires Tumblr in $1.1 billion cash deal, promises ‘not to screw it up’ | The Verge
Yahoo acquires Tumblr in $1.1 billion cash deal, promises ‘not to screw it up’ | The Verge
So the rumors turned out to be true. Here’s hoping Yahoo won’t turn Tumblr into Geocities.
Apple, open and learning from history — Benedict Evans
Apple, open and learning from history — Benedict Evans
In other words, Apple has product/market fit in the phone market in a way that it never had in the personal computer market. ALL of the key dynamics that doomed it in the computer market are fundamentally different in the phone market – this time, they all work in Apple’s favour, and in favour of the high-end market in general.
stratēchery by Ben Thompson | Thorsten Heins Is Not an Idiot, But He May Be a Fool
stratēchery by Ben Thompson | Thorsten Heins Is Not an Idiot, But He May Be a Fool
Blackberry’s future – if it has one – is that of a niche device, able to fully participate in a cloud-connected world that can never be dominated by any one platform. The fact their CEO envisions the opposite is foolish.
stratēchery by Ben Thompson | Apple and the Innovator’s Dilemma
stratēchery by Ben Thompson | Apple and the Innovator’s Dilemma
Design at its essence, is not just about form, and not just about function. Instead, itʼs both, and more. It is ultimately about the user and delivering exactly what they need, not just what they say they want.
That is the exact reason Apple is the company it is and why it has been so successful.
This is not a political scandal. The implications of unchecked abuses of executive power extend way beyond the battle for Congress in 2014. There are real public-policy issues at hand, such as making sure that citizens who try to obtain health-care coverage through Obamacare are not subject to the same selective abuse by unelected paper-pushers.
If the IRS can target and discriminate against one group of Americans, it can arbitrarily do it to anyone. This is an attack on the civil liberties of all Americans, and Congress needs to act now to make sure it never happens again.