foomandoonian

Guiding Principles for UX Designers

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:52:07 +0000

I have collected a set of guiding principles for user experience designers, to encourage behaviors that I believe are necessary to being a successful practitioner, as well as a set of guiding…

sleepoversf: Our new theme, Rubber Cement, has arrived in the...

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:59:22 +0000

sleepoversf:

Our new theme, Rubber Cement, has arrived in the Theme Garden! Enjoy this demonstration. While it lacks the extensive customization of our previous release, this petite theme is still flexible in all the right places. It even has support for pages and answer posts! Nice, neat, and a touch retro, Rubber Cement will catch the eye of discerning young moderns everywhere. Make it yours today. Sleepover: themes of distinction!

This is a lovely theme. I picked it for a new project, Open Paper, and spent a few hours tweaking things and generally marking my territory. The theme is (as the author says above) a bit light on features, but it makes up for that in spades by being just a very lovely theme. It looks especially good with the ‘League Gothic’ font, which coincidentally I had wanted to use for this project anyway.

Thanks Sleepover!

OpenClipart

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:26:15 +0000

OpenClipart:

Open source clip art

H2Office - a compact, versatile floating office unit for use in...

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:11:36 +0000

H2Office - a compact, versatile floating office unit for use in marinas and inland waterways(via @chrisangle)

The Linux Store actually has some really nice stuff!

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:46:12 +0000

The Linux Store actually has some really nice stuff!

Three requirements for a satisfying job

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:49:53 +0000

Autonomy. You get a role in deciding what you do every day. Even if you might not always get decide exactly what you do, you can choose how to get it done.

Complexity. It must be an intellectually stimulating challenge. As the book states, it should “engage both your mind and imagination.”

Connection Between Effort & Reward. The harder you work, the greater your income or recognition (at least eventually).

From Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell (via mymoneyblog.com)

I’d take any one of these…

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5 Creepy Ways Video Games Are Trying to Get You Addicted

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:04:45 +0000

5 Creepy Ways Video Games Are Trying to Get You Addicted:

So, the headlines say somebody else has died due to video game addiction. Yes, it’s Korea again.

What the hell? Look, I’m not saying video games are heroin. I totally get that the victims had other shit going on in their lives. But, half of you reading this know a World of Warcraft addict and experts say video game addiction is a thing. So here’s the big question: Are some games intentionally designed to keep you compulsively playing, even when you’re not enjoying it?

Oh, hell yes. And their methods are downright creepy.

8-bit Lebowski art

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:06:06 +0000

8-bit Lebowski art

What you’re actually looking at is an internal-only webpage that...

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:12:53 +0000

What you’re actually looking at is an internal-only webpage that updates frequently using AJAX which shows:
* E-Mail Queue — number of messages / number of days.
* Project Status — sorry for the heavy censorship — you know how it is!
* Important Countdowns
* Revenue — comparing yesterday to the day before, not so insightful (yet).
* Live Tri-Met Bus Arrivals — when it’s time to go home!
* The Panic Calendar
* Employee Twitter Messages
* Any @Panic Twitter Messages — i.e., be nice! They go on our screen!
(via Panic Blog » The Panic Status Board)

"Perhaps the most interesting talk was by Geoff Rogers, better known as @foomandoonian, about his..."

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:49:12 +0000

“Perhaps the most interesting talk was by Geoff Rogers, better known as @foomandoonian, about his Thing a Week photo project. Not spectacular public speaking, but then as he tweeted himself, “it’s not my thing!” To be fair, it didn’t seem to be anyone’s thing.”

- Literally, the best review I have ever had!

How To: Run Windows in OS X, the Right Way - Mac windows virtualization

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:17:36 +0000

How To: Run Windows in OS X, the Right Way - Mac windows virtualization:

If you’re anxious about switching from a PC to a Mac, consider this: There are a multitude of ways you can virtualize Windows within OS X, and they all work uniquely well. Here’s how to choose the…

Miffies fonts

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:17:36 +0000

Miffies fonts:

Lots of pixel and retro fonts

howies BBC tshirt

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:58:39 +0000

howies BBC tshirt

Some lovely ideas here. (via Creative Nerds)

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:26:48 +0000

Some lovely ideas here. (via Creative Nerds)

New desktop wallpaper

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:32:35 +0000

I’ve had my previous wallpaper for about six months now, and have been itching to change it for a while.

I wish I could credit the image, but I didn’t name the file anything useful. I have found many other cool images while trying to find it again though! The typeface used in Conky is from Da Font.

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Revere Sugar, Brooklyn (via Miru Kim: Naked City Spleen)

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:09:35 +0000

Revere Sugar, Brooklyn (via Miru Kim: Naked City Spleen)

This ugly iPhone 4G concept design makes me sad. It looks like a...

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:48:08 +0000

This ugly iPhone 4G concept design makes me sad. It looks like a cheap knock-off, not something Apple would ever design.

Google Responds To Privacy Concerns With Unsettlingly Specific Apology

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:52:14 +0000

Google Responds To Privacy Concerns With Unsettlingly Specific Apology:

“We would like to extend our deepest apologies to each and every one of you,” announced CEO Eric Schmidt, speaking from the company’s Googleplex headquarters. “Clearly there have been some privacy concerns as of late, and judging by some of the search terms we’ve seen, along with the tens of thousands of personal e-mail exchanges and Google Chat conversations we’ve carefully examined, it looks as though it might be a while before we regain your trust.”

iPhone Explorer

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:48:25 +0000

iPhone Explorer:

Want to put your iPhone or iPod Touch in disk mode? Use an iPhone as a flash drive? iPhone Explorer is an iPhone browser for Mac that lets you browse the files and folders on your iPhone as if it…

Compare My Radio

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:48:25 +0000

Compare My Radio:

Compare My Radio tracks UK radio stations’ “now playing” information and makes sense of it so you don’t have to.