It’s been fascinating to watch Apple build its arsenal of products in the last decade – not only because of their remarkable success, but because of the deliberate, disciplined way in which they did it. Each built on the framework set by the last – the iPod mini and Nano relied on the same intuitive [...]
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March 16, 2012
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A few thoughts on iPhone 5, iPad mini, and iTV
By Matt in Assorted Thoughts, General Information
June 4, 2011
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Concept Design Studio: Playing with Sketchup
By Matt in General InformationI’ve been playing with Google’s Sketchup product since before Google owned it (waaaay back in 2004). It’s a fantastic product for creating quick 3D models, made all the more powerful by the library of objects created by Sketchup users. I don’t use it often, but every once in a while it’s a fun way to [...]
February 7, 2010
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History of Graphic Design
By Matt in General InformationThere is no information design without graphic design. Here is a history of graphic design in a very interesting format. I particularly enjoyed the discussion of symbols and how they represent language. http://www.designhistory.org/
Tags: graphic design, history
January 19, 2010
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Jumping into the world
By Matt in General InformationI’ll admit, I’m new to the info design game. Mr. Tufte has been doing it forever, and a growing population has recognized the need for communicating information in a way that clearly delivers a valuable message without needless distraction. As I get started, here are some resources I’ve found helpful. I’ll start with a large [...]
Tags: books, resources, Stephen Few, Tufte
January 10, 2010
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A New Endeavor
By Matt in General InformationThanks for coming. I will be using this site to document my efforts and thoughts in information design.