Kern Type, the kerning game

Rather fun. Although I only like it when they agree with my kerning choices, which are obviously right.

John Gruber on Apple UI Design

Interesting talk showing the changes in UI design from the early versions of the Mac OS through to the current decisions going into OS X. This talk is from Webstock, there are more videos on the Webstock site

Source: webstock.org.nz

Mike Monteiro: Fuck You, Pay Me

Typically great talk from Mike Monteiro of Mule Design talking about the business side of design work, emphasising how important contracts are. Doesn’t matter whether you work in design or not, there’s a lot of good advice in here about how to avoid being screwed over by people taking you for a ride.

Source: swiss-miss.com
Abbesses This is one of only three remaining Hector Guimard designed original entrances. It was orignally at Hotel de Ville. I love the design of the Paris Metro.

Abbesses

This is one of only three remaining Hector Guimard designed original entrances. It was orignally at Hotel de Ville. I love the design of the Paris Metro.

Source: Flickr / minifig
Beautiful 1930s Art Deco motorbike It’s worth clicking though to see quite how impractical and uncomfortable it seems to be to actually use though.

Beautiful 1930s Art Deco motorbike

It’s worth clicking though to see quite how impractical and uncomfortable it seems to be to actually use though.

Jonathan Ive talks about Mac design & Unibody MacBook manufacture 

Even if you’re not interested in industrial design, or Apple, this makes for an good insight into what design should be. Simple, useful, and preferably unnoticed.

It’s taken from Gary Hustwit’s film, Objectified.

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Source: youtube.com