Button research 5 months ago
From a little while ago.
Hey Mint! 6 months ago
I’ve been using your iPhone app a lot recently, and for the most part it’s great. But there’s something that annoys me: the passcode screen. It doesn’t accept my passcode taps for a few seconds, which leads to me typing the last two digits of my passcode, then backspace twice, then the whole thing. Slow and annoying. Or, I just wait for a while, slowly building rage, and then type it in. You don’t want to enrage your users.
Now, I suspect that what you’re doing is showing a Default.png image (which loads immediately) that looks exactly the same as the functional passcode screen, and then showing the real interface. This is a neat trick that is usually supposed to make applications feel like they are loading faster. But in this case it’s making your app feel like it’s broken, because when I tap what looks like a button, nothing happens. So I have to wait for a while — probably longer than I have to, in fact, just to make sure — which actually makes logging in slower. Oh no.
So, here’s my advice for you: use a Default.png image that is similar to the real passcode screen, but not exactly the same. That way I know when it’s time to type in my digits. One idea would be to show an interface that looks disabled, with a greyed out input box and buttons. Alternatively, don’t even show the buttons, and instead show a witty message, like “Finding buttons” or “Please hold.” I’m sure you’ll think of something.
(Oh, and I love the recent pending transactions update, with the dashed lines. Pretty.)
OrbitalFleets 7 months ago
OrbitalFleets is designer Nate Utesch’s collection of space shuttle posters. They’re data-rich, very detailed, and beautifully designed.
Also check out his other project, Ferocious Quarterly.
(via The Fox is Black)
Lingua at CHI2011 8 months ago
Last week I was in Vancouver with a project group, presenting Lingua at the CHI 2011 student design competition. We were one of 12 teams chosen out of 80 to come to the conference and present our poster (above). On Monday we pitched to the judges and got selected as one of the four finalist teams that would present again on Thursday. Our presentation went really well (thanks to lots of hard work from Jane and Cait), but we didn’t win the whole thing.
The conference was great, though, and Vancouver is a fun city.
Lovely 9 months ago
Lovely UI is another great collection of mobile interfaces. This instruction interface is particularly lovely.
Kindle ad 9 months ago
I love the copy in this Kindle ad. It directly and concisely addresses all the doubts that people have about reading books on digital devices.
Watchover 9 months ago
A few weeks ago Jane and I hosted a night of watching online videos on the big screen. Everyone submitted their favorite artsy/inspirational/funny/ridiculous videos and we watched them all! Here are some of the highlights:
Steve introduced us to live music programming with A Study in Part, shared music-making with glass bottles, and showed us 1 musician on 2 pianos.
Natalia’s one pick was 16 minutes long but totally worth it. Three songs, one music video: Russ Chimes – Midnight Club EP.
Jane shared deleted scenes from Pulp Fiction, a ridiculous John Berger documentary, and a special selection from the Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job!.
Saul showed us a fantastic Sarah Brightman music video and taught us about Water (chemical symbol H20) and The Brain through the BBC’s Look Around You series.
Oh, there was an Indian Superman sighting.
Signs was randomly submitted and much appreciated.
I showed off my current favorite video (about The Sartorialist) and CL!CK, which makes me smile every time (and also Spheres Of Fury and Dark Side of the Lens).
Linder shirts! 9 months ago
Here’s the final Linder shirt design. It’s great to make something and then actually get it out into the real world.
I made a little mistake in the “Cooperative” text — the text layer was on “Snap to pixel grid” and when I converted it to outlines all the created points snapped to the pixel grid, too. It’s most noticeable on the Es: they look a little muddy.
Also, the ring around the twin pines was supposed to be the same width as the lines in the house. But the house lines are made up of ink and the circle is the absence of ink. So if the ink bleeds even a little bit, you get that difference. I guess the fix there is to think about how each line is made and adjust the widths accordingly.
I got them printed at Underground Printing which was a huge mistake. Underground doesn’t care about your artwork or colors, they just want to get as many people through the system as possible. They got the colors completely wrong the first time, and told me that they don’t even look at the shirts before giving them to customers. And they were rude the entire time. Next time I’m going to VGKids in Ypsi.
