Posted February 28, 2006 at 9:43 am
Guy supplies his own definition of a blogger:
Blogger. n. Someone with nothing to say writing for someone with nothing to do.
Fortunately, Guy has a lot of important things to say.
Craig Phares
Designvelopment is a term I use to describe how I'm switching constantly between a sketchbook, code, and pixels, blurring the line between creative and logical thinking. This site is meant to be an outlet for my thoughts as an interactive designer and developer, as well as a resource for others in this field.
Thanks for reaching out to me. I'll be in touch as soon as possible.
Guy Kawasaki Has a Blog
Microsoft iPod Packaging Parody
Posted 9:10 am
What if Microsoft redesigned the iPod packaging? How many times have I seen projects go down this road. This is a great lesson in how simple is better. This is why I’m a minimalist.
Democracy – Internet TV
Posted February 27, 2006 at 11:16 am
Download Democracy and watch internet TV as if it were regular television. This may actually make internet videos worth watching.
The Pixel Tutorial by Derek Yu
Posted February 16, 2006 at 6:53 pm
Derek Yu has published a great tutorial on how to draw pixel art. Don’t be fooled, pixel art is not a dead art. Anyone who’s ever had to design an icon for the web will tell you otherwise.
PowerGlove Mouse
Posted 6:34 pm
Finally, someone has put the Nintendo PowerGlove to good use! I’ll never forget the hype leading up to the release of the PowerGlove, how I envisioned playing my NES games in virtual reality, and then witnessing it’s total lameness when my cousin brought it to my house for the first time. It just plain didn’t work! Well, now zerosign.net has documented the making of the PowerGlove Mouse (pMouse for short) and we can all browse through our desktop and surf the internet pretending to be Tom Cruise in Minority Report.
Beta Test Internet Explorer 7
Posted 6:09 pm
Download the Beta 2 Preview of Internet Explorer 7 and take a look at the next generation of IE for the PC.
Pegtop PStart
Posted 6:03 pm
Now that you’ve setup your thumb drive with the Portable Apps Suite, download PStart to launch all those cool little portable applications from your system tray. Portable life just got a little easier.
Portable Apps Suite
Posted 5:08 pm
Keep your web browser, email client, web editor, office suite, ftp client, and instant messenger with you wherever you go with the Portable Apps Suite. Everything will fit comfortably on a 512MB thumb drive.
Yahoo! Releases UI and Design Pattern Libraries
Posted February 14, 2006 at 9:23 am
The Yahoo! Developer Network has just released the Yahoo! User Interface Library, complete with a set of JavaScript utilities and controls for rich web applications, and the Yahoo! Design Pattern Library, which illustrates optimal solutions to common web development problems. These are invaluable resources for web developers, and Yahoo!, who in my opinion has impeccable Web 2.0 design standards, is proving to be a driving force in the web development community.
