Design Blog
Systematic Icon Design
In web site design, after the overall look-and-feel is nailed down, I’ll work out specific UI elements (icons, controls, widgets). Maintaining clarity of purpose and consistency with the overarching interface are paramount concerns.
One Week in China
While not a post on design per se, I took some cursory notes on each of the 7 days I just spent with my wife in Beijing, China. Sadly, the Notes app was about the only use I could get out of my iPhone that week (re: major withdrawal).
Technically Speaking
Fact: the pseudoroom site contains an archive of my freelance design work (among other things). Fact number two: I haven’t been a full-time freelance designer for over 4 years now. As such, you posit: “Hey Chachi, you’re not a freelance designer; where’s your current creative work?”
One Revived, One Redone
Last time I wrote about the current positioning of design/tech portal sites, and where GUI Galaxy might fit into that mix. That is, where it might fit in if it wasn’t an abandoned concept in excess of 2 years, and if the expired guigalaxy.com domain name wasn’t nabbed by a domain hoarding company.
Portal Metamorphosis
Many of the more popular design portal sites of old have been fazed out. A few have stuck to their roots and remained relatively unchanged, like K10k and Australian INfront. Others have transitioned into a blog-like presentation (and most likely Wordpress-driven) with highlighting design, tech trends, and pop culture, like Surfstation.