Back and Forth

Tue 11 Mar 200302:45 PM

The trend of software interfaces taking on more and more properties of the Web (e.g. underlined links, Flash-driven interactivity) is nothing new, but I think my favorite feature migration is the integration of the ‘back’ and ‘forward’ buttons commonly found on Web browsers into traditional ‘offline’ applications.

Aqua Finer

Fri 21 Feb 200306:42 PM

This definitely falls into the category of minutiae, but I was fascinated by this recent, very subtle refinement to Mac OS X’s Aqua interface. After upgrading the operating system on my PowerMac G4 to version 10.2.3, I noticed that the window controls — the close, minimize and zoom buttons in the upper-left hand corner — have recessed ever so slighly.

The DB’s

Thu 20 Feb 200312:00 PM

I’ve written about Francis Lam’s wonderful little world at db-db.com before, about how it’s an impressive feat of Flash engineering combined with some interesting ideas about online communities. Lam has just rolled out a beta release of db-db version 4, and with it he manages to outdo himself.

Don’t Mess with Nexus

Wed 12 Feb 200312:49 PM

Some of the brightest animation today is being done out of the Nexus offices in London. Most recently and prominently, they were responsible for the titles for Steven Spielberg’s unexpectedly likable feature film “Catch Me If You Can.” Their Flash 6-based Web site is also a thing of beauty.

Waterworld

Thu 26 Dec 200201:39 PM

A vision of apocalyptic New York, Costner-style, and a discussion.

Looking Good Is Being Good

Wed 30 Oct 200212:47 PM

This study from Consumer Web Watch asked the question, “How do people evaluate a Web site’s credibility?” The results showed that “…the Design Look of Web sites was clearly the most prominent issue when people evaluated Web site credibility in this study. Almost 50 percent of comments about Web credibility contained something about the look of the site, either in general (e.g., “looks professional”) or in specifics (the layout, the colors, etc.). “ The next most popular answer, “Information Design/Sturcture,” trailed by almost 18%.

Pop Icon

Sun 22 Sep 200203:02 PM

The New York Times Magazine, in its seasonal “Men’s Fashions of the Times” issue, found an excuse to profile the legendary British ‘art director’ Peter Saville. It’s a fluff piece, obviously, but Saville is not completely undeserving of adulation, having designed some of the best record covers of all time.

Ancient History

Sat 14 Sep 200207:02 PM

Gain

Tue 10 Sep 200212:01 AM

Here it is, Behavior’s latest site launch: Gain, the all-new online magazine from the American Institute of Graphic Arts. Gain started life in the dot-com boom as a journal focusing on the practice of experience design, but in this new incarnation it’s all about the increasingly crucial relationship between the business and design worlds. We’ve been working on relaunching this magazine for a while, and we’re pretty proud of it. Enjoy!