Monthly Archives: December 2009

Else Intuition: a fresh rethink of handheld touchscreen interaction

via gizmodo.com The Else Intuition demo presents a fresh rethink of handheld touchscreen interaction. Now that I’ve seen it, the arc-navigation architecture seems so obvious! In some ways, it feels like a logical progression of the original iPod clickwheel, brought forth into the touchscreen world, and of course optimized for single-hand use. I also enjoyed [...]

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Crazy sci-fi user interfaces. I love all of them.

via claynewton.posterous.com The video is mesmerizing. The imagination behind these sophisticated, unique, and futuristic UIs is one of the things that brings sci-fi films and thrillers to life. Hats off to the Mark Coleran, the artist behind the crazy scanning graphics, wicked maps, and infinitely detailed architectural diagrams that enable our protagonists to pierce any [...]

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How many different font styles can you fit in a 345×165 pixel box?

This beautiful widget from Bank of America sets the pace at seven distinct font styles in one compact widget. Impressive!

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Afghanistan War Victory Science

This war may be a mistake, a blood-soaked blunder, an unholy charnel house mindlessly consuming the bodies and souls of untold thousands, an open sore on the pockmarked face of history and an abomination before the sight of God and men, but it is first and foremost a war, and wars must be won. You [...]

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