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Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Design For Obama

http://www.designforobama.org/

Now this is an interesting idea...

Tuesday, September 09, 2008

How to Create Photorealistic T-Shirt Mockups

http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/photoshop/how-to-create-photorealistic-shirt-mockups/

Looks like you get a sample PSD file with things arranged for you, very interesting.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

usabilitypost.com | UI is the Killer Feature

http://www.usabilitypost.com/post/10-ui-is-the-killer-feature

Couldn't agree more.

Friday, August 22, 2008

iPhone GUI PSD

http://www.teehanlax.com/blog/?p=447

Nice template for the iPhone UI.

UI Pattern Factory

http://uipatternfactory.com/

UI Pattern Factory is a really interesting idea. Powered by a Flickr group, you can join and add your own UI examples, then add them to the group. A few minutes they appear on the site. Cool idea and some good examples.

R. Stevens Steers Diesel Sweeties Back to Its Roots

http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/07/r-stevens-steer.html

One of my favorite online comic writers decided to return to his roots (not that he ever really left) and give up newspaper syndication to concentrate on his online ventures. A short and interesting read on how one artists made it on his own. I met him a few years ago and my biggest impressions where that he was incredibly witty and incredibly smart (also a nice guy). Best of luck to him!

tap tap tap ~ tasty bits for your iPhone

http://www.taptaptap.com/

One of the best designed iPhone software sites I've seen, the use of javascript based animations as you moved through projects is very slick.

Facelift Image Replacement

http://facelift.mawhorter.net/download/

An alternative to using Flash Text as headings, an interesting approach. Free and currently in beta

20 Amazing jQuery Plugins and 65 Excellent jQuery Resources

http://speckyboy.com/2008/07/21/20-amazing-jquery-plugins-and-65-excellent-jquery-resources/

Nice list of jQuery plugins here, helps me sort through the cruft.

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Custom Lego Sushi Combinations

http://www.walyou.com/blog/2008/08/13/custom-lego-sushi-combination/

Dude, I must build this...

Sunday, August 03, 2008

FlowingData | Data Visualization and Statistics

http://flowingdata.com/

A great resource centered around data visualization and statistics

Story of a Peanut: The TiVo Remote’s Untold Past, Present and Future

http://gizmodo.com/5017972/story-of-a-peanut-the-tivo-remotes-untold-past-present-and-future

I always wanted to get into product design, this brief but interesting article on the evolution of the Tivo remote is a nice read.

A Small Study Of Big Blogs: Further Findings

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/07/31/a-small-survey-of-big-blogs-further-findings/

Interesting stats on the most common design elements in blogs these days. Nothing too suprising but good to have the data handy.

Saturday, August 02, 2008

FancyZoom 1.1

http://www.cabel.name/2008/02/fancyzoom-10.html

Nice script for using a zoomed in view of a thumbnail image.

Thursday, July 17, 2008

NY Times iPhone Software Icon Design

http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/?section=comments&article_id=5804

An interesting look at the process that went into doing the iPhone application icons.

About

Hi, I’m James Buckley.

I’m a 26 year old web geek with a background in design, usability and nerd-foo. I’ve been blogging designing commercially since high school and I currently work for Nutmeg Consulting as a business system analyst.

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