August 2007 Notes Archive

Buddy List Zero (also Twittering) is cute but so far sort of lame. Implying that an empty buddy list means less IMs is just stupid. What’s next, Address Book Zero? 25 Aug 07

Tiny Pictures, my employer and the company that makes Radar is looking for a visual designer. Check out the job description on Coroflot. 21 Aug 07

Merlin Mann lists different types of smart mailboxes you can use in addition to a single email archive, which I advocate in my email organization system. 16 Aug 07

A great quote as it relates to interface design: “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson 13 Aug 07

John Gruber just recommended Elements of Typograhic Style as good typography book. He’s right; it is good. However, if you’re new to typography and want a book that’s in plain English, I recommend the newer Thinking With Type by Ellen Lupton. 7 Aug 07

I don’t want to sound vain, but I’m pretty disappointed by the lack of response to my last entry. Is it really okay to randomly censor comments? Does quality of writing matter? Is everyone really that apathetic? 3 Aug 07

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