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new visual proportions

…the avail­able size of a iPhone screen is width 320 × height 460 pix­els at por­trait ori­en­ta­tion after exclud­ing the sta­tus bar, or points if we are talk­ing about the Retina dis­play. If you divide 460 by 44 you get a remain­der of 20. Divide by 11 and you get a remain­der of 9. 460 can­not be divided into equal parts of 11 nor 44. The ver­ti­cal rhythm is corrupt…

interesting article from print/online designer ‘aentan’ who finds the grid system used for the iPhone iOS flawed…
(link via ‘jean-louis denis strijbosch’)

m / 10-12-2011 11:27 - tags: , ,  

timetable

the vpro magazine has an augmented reality cover this week, showing the dutch national train network running in one day, curious what it looks like? you’ll have to buy it or maybe try printing this image out… it might work
(not for ipads: requires flash)

m / 09-12-2011 11:44 - tags: , ,  

cash ‘n’ carry meets design museum

the black & white expo i took part recently in has been extended till late december (due to success) and the posters can now also be purchased online for a highly reasonnable fee of 10 euros, don’t worry all of the cash goes to charity and not me… oh by the way the website is in dutch so give me a shout if you need help ordering that pile of 100 posters you were going to buy for christmas presents…

m / 30-11-2011 10:02 - tags: , ,  

bno-nline

the dutch designers association have refreshed their online presence this week, it seems to have taken a long time and was well overdue considering how outdated the previous website was, so well done

the format they have chosen is magazine-like, which is very much ‘de rigeur’ at the moment but has been done with somewhat more ‘panache’ by others such as fontanel for example, this one seems a bit messy and clunky in comparison..

m / 30-11-2011 09:55 - tags: ,  

99 problems, but a pitch ain’t one

…anyone with an illegally downloaded copy of Photoshop can call themselves a designer and enter a 99designs’ competition. It really is that easy. Forget that degree you’ve worked hard for. Forget the years of honing your craft. Forget everything. Amateur design has it’s place (college) but doesn’t belong in business. It’s harmful…

there is a lively discussion on spec work and ’99 designs’ in particular, over at anti-spec at the moment… tough one this… i can see both sides of the argument

m / 24-11-2011 10:38 - tags: ,  
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