Tag Archives: apple

Why is it like that, and not like this? …

20 Jan 2010 • #apple, #design, #quotes

Why is it like that, and not like this? – Jonathan Ive

Snow Leopard Means Better Color Consistency

2 Sep 2009 • #apple, #design, #web

As Ars points out: Though Mac users will probably instinctively prefer the 1.8 gamma image that they’re used to, Apple has decided that this historical difference is more trouble than it’s worth. The default output gamma correction value in Snow … Continue reading →

Apple’s Matrix-Style App Wall

9 Jun 2009 • #apple, #design, #interaction

Today at Apple’s WWDC event in San Francisco, Apple had a bunch of Cinema Display monitors mounted together on a wall showing what looked to be some sort of pulsating canvas. But a closer look revealed that it was actually … Continue reading →

I am rich.

6 Aug 2008 • #apple, #art, #buyit, #creativity, #design, #inspiration, #iphone

“The red icon on your iPhone or iPod touch always reminds you (and others when you show it to them) that you were rich enough to afford this. It’s a work of art with no hidden function at all.” via … Continue reading →

Beats by Dr. Dre Headphones

3 Aug 2008 • #apple, #audio, #dr. dre, #headphones, #Music, #technology

Artists and producers work hard in the studio perfecting their sound, but people can’t really hear it with normal headphones. Most headphones can’t handle the bass, the detail, the dynamics. Bottom line: the music doesn’t move you. With Beats, people … Continue reading →

Iris, a New Image Editor Is in Town!

19 Jun 2008 • #apple, #media, #software

Another image editor for OS X is in town… Designed from the ground up specifically for Mac users, Iris provides a powerful, intuitive, and easy-to-use solution for all your photo editing needs. [via Todd Dominey]

Speed Up Mac OS X for Free

19 Jun 2008 • #apple, #geek, #mac, #media, #shortpost, #tweaks, #video

Chris Prillio enthusiastically links us to “Secrets” a nice prefpane to get at hidden app settings.

Digital Video Adoption

4 Jun 2008 • #apple, #appletv, #drm, #dvd, #ipod, #media, #video

The idea of “my computer as my music library and my iPod is my walkman” was very quickly adopted. Conversely, it’s very interesting to see how slowly people are adopting the same strategy in regards to video. But, I see … Continue reading →

Mac OS X Unicode Hex Input

28 May 2008 • #2665, #apple, #geek, #heart, #hex input, #os x, #unicode

How do you get those fancy hearts, or other unicode characters, without going to the character palette? Add the Unicode Hex Input via the International System Preference pane and then hold down shift-alt and type in your unicode character code. … Continue reading →

Wrapup, “What if?” Edition

4 Apr 2008 • #apple, #captioning, #design, #doorbell, #klein bottles, #links, #media, #movies, #physics, #technology, #ted, #video, #web

What if? – A blog that doesn’t update anymore, sadly. Check out the Air Zoo – the most beautiful use of trash bags to date. Design Within Reach has some nifty doorbells that would go really well with some Neutra … Continue reading →