Tag Archive: Design

Creators: Susan Kare

Mar. 16, ‘12: Susan Kare is a San Francisco-based designer and artist. She’s best known for designing many of the early Mac user interface elements, including icons. She also designed Facebook’s early “gifts” icons. Buy her icons book here. 1) What have you been … Continue reading →

‘Start Making’

Feb. 24, ‘12: I am pumped to be part of this campaign promoting entrepreneurship, led by General Assembly, the education-center-slash-cool-office-space in NYC. You can check out my short video here, or many more here, including Mario Batali, Mike Bloomberg, David Kelley from IDEO, etc. … Continue reading →

Creators: Nina Mehta

Feb. 24, ‘12: Nina Mehta is a designer at Twilio in San Francisco. (She was recommended for this series by Khoi Vinh.) Follow her on Twitter at @ninamehta. 1) What have you been making lately? Form has been a driving force for what I’ve … Continue reading →

Everything’s A Gadget Now

Feb. 22, ‘12: Nike really gets it: The future of athletic shoes is as much about software as it is about the actual shoes. The new stuff announced today, Nike+ Training, looks cool: Sensors that track your movement in detail — even capable of measuring … Continue reading →

The Juicebox: A secure, public phone charging station that doesn’t look like crap

Jan. 25, ‘12: From its FAQ: How does it fit with my venue’s decor? We’re former bartenders from some of Manhattan’s most upscale bars and restaurants, so we designed the Juicebox to be elegant and compact. At just over 2 1/2 feet tall … Continue reading →

Creators: Nick Disabato

Jan. 19, ‘12: Nick Disabato is a designer, publisher, and author who lives in Chicago. Follow him on Twitter at @nickd or on Tumblr. 1) What have you been making lately? A couple of weeks ago, I announced the first issue of Distance, a … Continue reading →

Google’s Android design guidelines

Jan. 12, ‘12: Solid (if obvious) advice for Android app developers, like “Make important things fast”, and a pretty broad resource. It’s good to see Google doing anything to make the Android Market a better platform for app makers and a better, more … Continue reading →

Creators: Scott Nedrelow

Dec. 15, ‘11: Scott Nedrelow is an artist, product creator, and entrepreneur based in Minneapolis. He recently launched a free iPad art book with the photographer JoAnn Verburg, called “As It Is Again.” And his gorgeous iPad/MacBook Air/Kindle sleeves — handmade from thick … Continue reading →

The new, new Twitter: 10 big takeaways

Dec. 8, ‘11: Twitter launched a major new version of its service today with many components: A significant redesign; a more common user experience between Twitter-the-website and its various apps; more features for brands; and new versions of TweetDeck for the web, Mac, … Continue reading →

Creators: Erica Domesek

Dec. 8, ‘11: Erica Domesek is founder of P.S.- I Made This…, a DIY media and commerce startup. (Her slogan: “I see it. I like it. I make it.”) You can buy her book on Amazon or follow her on Twitter at @psimadethis. … Continue reading →