Tagged: design

July 16

Tinder’s New Logo: What It Means (2017)

What’s that weird red app on your homescreen? It’s familiar-old Tinder, behind a fresh coat of paint. Tinder has given its app icon a refresh (see below), inverting the traditional red-and-white color scheme, and shifting the vibrant red of the flame into a subtle, pink-ish gradient. Part of this is simply an engagement trick. The new logo draws the eye in with its use...

a better way to give vaccines - the vacc stamp

design / innovation / Med-Tech / science

July 11

Somebody Finally Created A Better Vaccine

Needles hurt…but more than that, they’re just a bit scary. The idea of a doctor shoving a centimeter-long syringe into your arm, filled with who-knows-what, is just not comforting. Luckily, one company has redesigned the syringe, to make the process nearly painless, and intuitive. The new syringe is called the “vacc-stamp”. It’s a round, flat piece of plastic that reminds me a bit of...

the punny Decibullz custom fit headphones are the December Startup of the Month

All / design / Earphones / Headphones / innovation / Kickstarter / startup

December 19

Decibullz Affordable Custom-fit Earbuds – December Startup of the Month

December is here, and the holidays are in full swing (our gift guide linked), so I thought I’d focus on a very giftable, consumer-focussed startup this month. December’s startup of the month is Decibullz, one of the two only Kickstarter projects I’ve ever supported, and one I’m very excited about. * Read about past startups of the month, or recommend your favorite startup in the...

the many colors of mac, ipod, and iPhone, and Steve Jobs's color strategy

All / Apple / design / history / imac / iphone / IPhone 5S / ipod / ipod nano / smartglass

December 15

How Apple Uses Color

Apple’s history with color is pretty black and white. First they release a product in black, or white. Next, they release a version in the color not previously released. Lastly, they release a variety of colors, and laud their brilliant (emphasis: mine) new colors. It’s really pretty predictable. The good news of course is that Apple is sticking to the pattern – indicating a...

advertising / breaking news / Google / news / Web Design

November 20

New Google Search Ads Are a Case-study in Poor Design

Google has always been expert in design, mastering the art of clean, user-focused pages, but their new ad format does just the opposite. Google’s latest ads occupy nearly the entire search page above the fold, requiring users to scroll down to see anything past the first result. It makes Google unusable, without adblock. It’s so sad, when a company turns away from its mission...