C’est la BeachAs Paris morphs into the Riviera, some clever icon design works its own transformation.
Amazon Image BookmarkletsAdd these to your browser for easy access to large images of book covers, album art or commercial products.
No Pain, No Pain: The “Couch to 5K” and Humane DesignI wrote the "C25K" training program for new runners over a decade ago. Its philosophy overlaps neatly with my philosophy of software design.
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Plug for the New PluginsThree new Big Medium plugins let you create multi-page articles, add watermarks to images and boost publishers' library permissions.
ControlledYour faithful correspondent fell under the browbeating eye of authority on a few recent and essentially trivial occasions, making me think a bit about the effects of control, rule enforcement and tone in my own work.
Design Treasures Found and Lost in the Paris MétroTons of cool historical design in the Paris subway is getting gutted.
Big Medium T-ShirtsSlap a genie on your chest, and be a Big Medium superhero.
Image Editing for the Rest of UsPicnik and Photoshop Express are two sites that let regular folks edit images directly from the browser.
Time CheckDon't forget to adjust Big Medium to keep up with Daylight Saving Time.
Paper Cup? Five Bucks, PleaseWhen behind-the-scenes systems replace common sense and customer expectations. A parable at the coffee stand.
Will Work for Magic: Creativity and Play at SXSWMy latest scheme to improve productivity and creative flow: Screw around. Waste time. Make stuff. Banter. Play.
Messin’ with TexasIf you’ll be in Austin for the SXSW Interactive Festival over the next several days, be sure to say howdy.
"Chief Scientist" Business CardsThis week, I finally got around to printing a new set of business cards. Here’s what I came up with, along with some of the thoughts that informed the design.
Turn Your Tables into Spiffy ChartsWith a touch of JavaScript and a little help from Google, it's easy to generate slick chart graphics from simple HTML tables.