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Hilarious sign to fix a poorly designed bathroom door:...

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:59:06 -0400

Hilarious sign to fix a poorly designed bathroom door: “Don’t test that the door is locked by pushing on the door handle or you will unlock it.”

My new app is now in beta testing, and I’m busy trying to...

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:13:00 -0400

My new app is now in beta testing, and I’m busy trying to put together a video to show it off. (Sweet app icon is by Mike Westdijk.)

Some beautiful graphic design on a halogen bulb package. Made in...

Fri, 27 May 2011 11:26:01 -0400

Some beautiful graphic design on a halogen bulb package. Made in Drummonville, Quebec, Canada a long, long time ago.

A simpler Christmas: Minimalistic modern nativity scene (auf...

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 22:19:00 -0500

A simpler Christmas: Minimalistic modern nativity scene (auf Deutsch)

A few new 4-image layouts are coming to Montager…

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:15:58 -0400

A few new 4-image layouts are coming to Montager…

Looking for some design inspiration in the Oreilly book...

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:21:00 -0400

Looking for some design inspiration in the Oreilly book “Best Android Apps”. That was a waste of time.

Vuvuleza sheet music. Finally!

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:19:58 -0400

Vuvuleza sheet music. Finally!

Sneak Peek - Putting the finishing touches on a new feature for...

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:08:00 -0400

Sneak Peek - Putting the finishing touches on a new feature for Montager: Rounded corners!

An oddly accurate name for an oil company. (seen in Österrich...

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 01:21:00 -0400

An oddly accurate name for an oil company. (seen in Österrich where öl = oil)

The upcoming version of Montager (1.1) supports higher...

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:27:00 -0400

The upcoming version of Montager (1.1) supports higher resolution output (960x640 and 1440x960). Here’s the above photo on flickr. (Update: 1.1 is now available in the app store!)

Playing with my iPhone app Montager on the iPad and it looks...

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:08:00 -0400

Playing with my iPhone app Montager on the iPad and it looks *far* better than I thought it would. Normally when running iPhone-only apps on the iPad, graphics look blocky since the pixels are doubled in size and interpolated. (Kind of like the blurry Montager watermark in the bottom right.) But the iPad is actually resizing the images correctly. I designed the app to draw to an off-screen high resolution bitmap to output hi-res images, but it was still surprising to see it work so well on-screen as well.

I met GoSwedish on YouTube and we collaborated on this app....

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:03:00 -0500

I met GoSwedish on YouTube and we collaborated on this app. Quite pleased with how it turned out. I learned a ton of Swedish and I hope others do as well! More about GoSwedish…

“Bester was. Bester is. Bester the will...

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:15:07 -0400

“Bester was. Bester is. Bester the will be.”

Don’t try to count the grammatical mistakes - your head will explode. Just enjoy.

The grid system is everywhere (and always has been). (via...

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:46:00 -0400

The grid system is everywhere (and always has been).

(via jacobbijani)

Threw a PLA “100% biodegradable cup” in my compost...

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:00:41 -0400

Threw a PLA “100% biodegradable cup” in my compost bin to see how long it would take to turn into compost. Forgot about it, and 8-months later found it again. It’s in perfect condition. Apparently it only turns to compost in a special “commercial compost facility”. If not, it breaksdown like a regular plastic cup. i.e. Never. I’m disappointed: In both the product and the marketing.

This is an interface for an iphone self-hypnosis app I’m...

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:34:00 -0400

This is an interface for an iphone self-hypnosis app I’m working on. A session is composed of a series of audio clips, and the challenge was to show that these clips were related.

I realized that the rounded corners made them appear more like independent items, and but by only rounding the top and the bottom items in the list, it made them part of a group.

(btw, the colours in the background are not strictly part of the UI but are some groovy visuals that are triggered by the hypnotist’s voice. Just eye candy.)

Rules you Should Break in the App Store [pdf]

Thu, 14 May 2009 09:24:00 -0400

Rules you Should Break in the App Store [pdf]:

Tips for iPhone developers on how to get more exposure in the App Store. Presented at Mobile Developers & Designers of Toronto 2009-05-13 (scribd)

wireframes: Design Commission - Web Stencil Kit (via SoulSoup)

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:16:36 -0400

wireframes:

Design Commission - Web Stencil Kit (via SoulSoup)

Photo

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:55:11 -0400

Dear Quicktax: Your interface blows. You’ve actually...

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:02:33 -0400

Dear Quicktax: Your interface blows. You’ve actually managed to make the paper tax forms look easy.