Some Ambient Themes about the #Flipboard iPad App
For those that have had the chance to read content displayed on Flipboard for the iPad, there is almost universal approval of the experience. Yeah there are people that weren’t able to download the app for the first couple of days, and they should have had better error messaging explaining why some Twitter lists and people weren’t able to be followed. But with that said there’s a lot to take note with how an app with content is dynamically choosing, sifting... Read More
Charlatan, Martyr, Hustler Poster by @joeyroth
You might know of Joey Roth because of his Sorapot for Tea and the ceramic speakers that he recently designed. As a designer who is constantly thinking about the bigger picture he’s made a poster of a concept that he did for 48 Hours magazine. I really liked illustration when he first mentioned it on Twitter and am happy to see it in a larger format. You can but the Charlatan, Martyr, Hustler Poster for twenty five dollars from his site. I’ll be buying on after I... Read More
Some Recent Press & Four Years in NYC
Bar codes get around town and get more useful Gizmodo: What’s Your Tech Setup to Watch the World Cup? Fast Company: World Cup: How Are You Watching? Perspective: Michael Surtees on User Experience within an Ecosystem of Screens I celebrated a small victory this morning. Four years ago was my first full day in NYC. I moved from Edmonton, Alberta Canada after setting my sights here for about six years. It has been a truly crazy and exciting time with lots of ups and higher... Read More
Close is the New Back Button on Apps
.bbpBox{background:url(http://a3.twimg.com/profile_background_images/3279827/Untitled-1.jpg) #e4e5e7;padding:20px;} apps are becoming their own browser. a good idea is to link out with a back button inside the frameWed Jul 21 03:39:01 via EchofonMichael SurteesMichaelSurtees Last night as I was going through Reeder and Pulse News apps at the same time on my iPad, I made a simple observation to myself. The apps that allow me to visit the web through their app are more likely... Read More
No Kidding that Kindle ebooks Outselling Hardcover on Amazon
I don’t think it should really come as a surprise that Kindle ebooks outselling hardcover on Amazon. The process of buying a book is simple and fast. Since buying my iPad I’ve bought four books so far. The last book I bought was a couple days ago—let me explain how fast it was to do. I was reading the blog post from A VC about the book Grumby. The book sounded interesting so I typed the name into my Kindle app on the iPad. The book appeared in Amazon and with one... Read More
REVIEW COPY: Obsessive Consumption by Kate Bingaman–Burt
At first glance Obsessive Consumption: What Did You Buy Today?by Kate Bingaman–Burt seems pretty straight forward. Kate has drawn objects, things and animals on a daily basis between Feb 2006 to Feb 2009. While each object is different, her recognizable drawing style makes all the miscellaneous consumption consistent. What makes the book worth looking at more than just the images are the personal annotations that follow each drawing. Because she’s dated everything... Read More
Comparing Real Time Weather Data from my Window and iPad
Looking outside a couple minutes ago from my window I noticed some ominous clouds approaching. Wanting a better idea of what might be coming I opened the WeatherBug app on my iPad. Sure enough there’s some nasty weather coming in my direction. Weather based apps have been around for a while but I wanted to note how quickly and easy it was to transfer what I saw with my eyes to other data displayed through technology. Read More
Awesome Food Truck Chart from New York Magazine
I’ve always been a fan of illustrated vehicles, but this collection of food trucks in New York from New York Magazine takes it to a new level of usefulness and aesthetic interestingness. Hopefully next year they can include carts like http://twitter.com/CalexicoCart. Read More
REVIEW COPY: 3D Typography
Spending time with 3D Typography, I did wonder as a book that is intended to be looked at (and read) I wanted to question how it would compare with what I might see on blogs that deal with typography. As I flipped through the book for the first time there were a couple things I recognized. That wasn’t a coincidence as the authors in their intro described their reason for creating the book. As they collected images of inspiration for a magazine they realized they had... Read More
Returning to Regular Blog Posts Soon
I didn’t plan on taking a break from posting for a couple weeks. My last post was from June 23rd—a couple things happened that made me stop posting. I started changing my morning schedule and the World Cup happened. Lately I’ve been trying to cram a lot of stuff into my mornings. With added adventures there was no time to post. I’ve been thinking a lot about design, just not in a public space. I’ve been working on a couple podcasts with a colleague and... Read More
