Published on June 15, 2008

@bencarey posted that Timbuk2 now has a few bags with Threadless prints on them! They have 4 right now, and I hope the number increases. They look great, and it’s exciting to see the Threadless art community spread onto other products like prints, wall graphics, and now bags.
Link: Timbuk2 Limited Edition Bags
Published on April 18, 2008
Edward Tufte has posted a video critique of the iPhone’s interface. Please take a moment to watch it before reading my reactions, I don’t want to bias your own reaction.
[Full Disclosure: I own an iPhone, and I really enjoy it. I am generally a proponent of Apple's approach to product design, but I do not consider myself a "fanboy". I'll be the first to criticize something I don't like, and I really try to approach everything without a bias.]
Tufte makes some really great points. I was constantly nodding my head as he spoke about the content becoming the interface. Just last week I was commenting to another designer on how the interface in software should get out of the way when it’s not needed. Tufte’s definition of “computer administrative debris” is spot on, and I’m great full to have a term for something I’ve been having trouble defining in words.
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