Gut reaction thoughts on the iPad2

I love it! My year-long wait (no camera and the old “never buy a 1st generation Apple product” rule) was worth it. Now I “only” have to wait one more month for it to ship into my eager creative hands. The features I’m excited about: The...

Teaching Comic Sans criminals

Now THIS is an excellent and entertaining way to teach typography and choosing fonts. Plus, it’s short! Using the dreaded yet widely misused Comic Sans font to illustrate when to use which fonts to portray certain kinds of design communication. Check it out at...

I’m attending TabLife TO

TabLife TO is a half-day conference organized by Rogers on December 3, 2010. The conference explores the emerging tablets platform and it’s impact on culture, business and traditional media. I’m excited to attend this conference because it looks like the...

My advice for design newcomers

A student asked me a few questions about working in the design industry for her assignment. After I e-mailed her my answers, I thought this would make a great post. A bit of background: My day job for nine years was for a large corporation where only a part of my...

More iPad Ux goodness

Came across this fantastic presentation given at PodCamp Nashville illustrating the vital user experience elements us designer and developers need to keep in mind when creating for the device. In a nutshell: no fold but use that space wisely.