The Nauga Monster

September 28, 2012

One of these days I’m going to buy myself a Nauga Monster, you may not believe it but this little guy is vintage.

Eames The Little Toy

February 13, 2012

How My Eye Sees the New Facebook Timeline Interface

September 24, 2011

This past week, Facebook announced a total overhaul of user profiles and also released a beta version to Developers. I took a peek at my account with the new style and felt pretty bombarded by four columns, tickers, chat lists at least three containers for navigation but it’s okay, I can handle it – my real concern is with eye tracking and the timeline.

Design Inspiration

August 22, 2011

I’ve consulted Designspiration for inspiration in the past, but just recently added it to my RSS reader.

Photoshop Glitch: Could not save file…

June 15, 2011

“Could not save (file name) because the file is already in use or left open.”

Google Music Review

May 30, 2011

With Google Music, you can listen to your music from anywhere you have an internet connection because all your songs are stored in a cloud. That means: no more syncing music to devices other than your computer (ie. work computer, phone etc.). Since I don’t have an android phone, I’m reviewing the interface of the web application only. With that being said, I think it’s an interesting product and if something similar were adopted by Apple where internet wasn’t necessary (a bit more like drop box) I’d absolutely use it.

Effective Communication Using Pictograms

May 04, 2011

The purpose of pictograms is so that people don’t have to read.

How do I merge to Shape Layers in Photoshop?

April 27, 2011

All these years and I had no idea that I could do this, well here’s how it’s done.

Just another reason to love Coca-Cola

April 13, 2011

For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved the Coca Cola branding, not only the vintage posters but also the logo design. The very first Coca Cola logo was not the world-famous Spencerian Script logo that we’ve all come to love but actually was just a plain ol’ sans serif type. From what I gather, this logo was only used in a couple of newspaper printings very early on in the company’s development.

How do I know if the CTA on my landing page is clear?

March 29, 2011

Use a blur test to see if your call-to-action is clear. I tested the headliner.fm homepage to see if I was able to find the sign up button, even if the text is unreadable. Sure enough, I found a few things that could be improved.