Donnerstag, 8. Dezember 2011

Cue – Gesture Icons

PJ recently took another stab at making gesture icons more comprehensible and released Cue under Creative Commons. It’s a proposed system for representing gestures more clearly that makes use of thumb like icons. He explains his motivation for the project in a blog post as well. The icons come in PNG (4 sizes), SVG, Omnigraffle and InDesign formats. Awesome. It’s always great to see explorations in visual language. Thanks PJ!


Wireframes Magazine Cue – Gesture Icons

Donnerstag, 1. Dezember 2011

Tumult Hype

Tumult Hype: Using Tumult Hype, you can create beautiful HTML5 web content. Animations and interactive content made with Tumult Hype works on desktops, smartphones and iPads. No coding required. Learn More.

LiveView for iPhone & iPad


LiveView is a specialized remote screen viewing application intended as a tool to help designers create graphics for mobile applications, it has also proven to be useful for creating quick and dirty simulations, demos, and experience prototypes.
Nicholas Zambetti – LiveView for iPhone & iPad

Donnerstag, 24. November 2011

Nabaztag 2.0: Karotz

Karotz is a multipurpose internet-connected white rabbit. He moves his ears, speaks, reads, listens, his body lights up and he even detects the presence of other objects (by sniffing them). As he is permanently connected to the internet, he is able to react, transmit, broadcast all types of content which is available on his network: news, messages, music, texts, alerts, radio etc. Born in 2005, Nabaztag has since become the first icon of smart communicating objects. Karotz was launched in 2011 and is the third generation of multipurpose rabbits. Amongst the new features, Karotz also knows how to see and can locate where its owner is situated in the world, it can also show what it sees and listen via a PC or a Smartphone.

Karotz::Home

Meaningful Transitions

»Meaningful Transitions - Motion Graphics in the User Interface« deals with the use of animations in the user interface. It documents transitions in a clustered way to show at which point transitions can be a helpful extension to a static user interface, because of cognitive benefits to enhance the user experience.
Meaningful Transitions // Home

Montag, 21. November 2011

NodeBox

NodeBox | Home: NodeBox is a Mac OS X application that lets you create 2D visuals (static, animated or interactive) using Python programming code and export them as a PDF or a QuickTime movie. NodeBox is free and well-documented.

Welcome | NodeBox 2 is a new software application for creating generative art using procedural graphics and a new way to approach graphic design.

Donnerstag, 10. November 2011

Mobile UI Patterns

The site mobile-patterns.com features collections of mobile interfaces. Fantastic (growing) resource for UI designers.
Mobile UI Patterns | Recently Added

Mittwoch, 12. Oktober 2011

Zum Gucken: iOS 5

http://www.iphoneblog.de/2011/10/12/ios-5-0-im-uberblick-download-steht-bereit/

Im Video: Der Umzug von MobileMe zur iCloud | ifun.de/iPhone :: Alles zum iPhone

http://www.iphoneblog.de/2011/10/12/apples-airport-dienstprogramm-fur-ios/

http://www.iphoneblog.de/2011/10/12/apple-app-meine-freunde-suchen-steht-zum-download/

http://www.iphoneblog.de/2011/10/12/ibooks-veroffentlichung-das-iphone-benutzerhandbuch-fur-ios-5/

Donnerstag, 29. September 2011

360 Langstrasse Zürich

Eine Webdokumentation, die uns durch das verrückteste Quartier der Schweiz führt. Wir begleiten eine Polizeipatrouille, beobachten das „älteste“ Gewerbe und schauen in das Leben von Familien, Unternehmern, bunten Vögeln.
SF Dok - 360 Langstrasse Zürich

Donnerstag, 22. September 2011

Jon-Kyle

Musical spectrum analysis from Jon-Kyle on Vimeo.


Jon-Kyle visualizes the musical spectrum of a song in this mesmerizing video. As the song plays, frequencies bubble up in the 6-o-clock position, and the trace remains as the circle rotates.

iOS Inspires Me

Showcase of the best looking iPhone & iPad app icons, app interfaces, app websites & resources iOS Inspires Me

Montag, 12. September 2011

Animations in User Interface Design

A prototypical sequence in user interface design proceeds from wireframes to interaction design and finally to visual design. The user interface is successively refined, starting with abstract statics, then specifying the basic dynamic aspects until finally visual specifics are added. This is compatible with the view that visual aspects of a user interface are more or less the icing on the cake – details that should only be taken care of after the foundations for a user-friendly have been laid. But this view may be flawed.
Centigrade GmbH - Blog - Animations in User Interface Design: Essential Nutrient Instead of Eye Candy

Freitag, 9. September 2011

Inside The Matrix

Symposium »Inside The Matrix. Zur Kritik der zynischen Virtualität« am 28. Oktober 1999, veranstaltet vom Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie, Karlsruhe, vom Europäischen Institut des Kinofilms Karlsruhe und von bluebox, Freundeskreis Schauburg e.V.. Vorträge, Statements, Interventionen, Diskussionen. Veranstaltungsort war das ZKM-Medientheater.


Inside The Matrix: Inside The Matrix

Donnerstag, 8. September 2011

Design & Sience Fiction, Links

Is Nike Taking Us ‘Back To The Future’? - Summify

http://www.inventinginteractive.com/2010/03/11/interview-neil-huxley-avatar/

http://www.ooo-ii.com/2009/04/02/star-trek-360-environment/

http://jonathanmoore.com/post/441862756/avatar-interface-design-neil-huxley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IDBQ1j9EzY

Mittwoch, 7. September 2011

Learn to code

Codecademy is an interactive guide to coding, for beginners

Montag, 5. September 2011

The evolution of the web

"Browser’s evolution is illustrated with screen captures of their various versions and many technologies are each linked to extensive definitions"

The evolution of the web

Apple Patents

The 313 Apple patents that list Steven P. Jobs among the group of inventors offer a glimpse at his legendary say over the minute details of the company’s products — from the company’s iconic computer cases to the glass staircases that are featured in many Apple stores.
Steve Jobs’s Patents - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com

Montag, 29. August 2011

Dienstag, 16. August 2011

Montag, 15. August 2011

Dienstag, 9. August 2011

Core77 Design Awards

Recognizing excellence in all areas of design enterprise, the Core77 Design Awards celebrates the richness of the design profession and its practitioners. For our inaugural year, we present 15 categories of entry, providing designers a unique opportunity to communicate the intent, rigor and passion behind their efforts. From client work to self-initiated projects, entrepreneurial to pro-bono engagements, we embrace a wide diversity of design enterprise: commercial, cultural, social, environmental, or discursive. We welcome projects in all these spheres and honor the time, effort and quality of the endeavors, no matter their provenance.


Core77 Design Awards

How to tell a story with Data

Visualize This: The FlowingData Guide to Design, Visualization, and Statistics: "A book by Nathan Yau who writes for FlowingData, Visualize This is a practical guide on visualization and how to approach real-world data. The book is published by Wiley and is available on Amazon and other major online booksellers."

Montag, 8. August 2011

Beginner's Guide to Interaction Design | UX Booth - StumbleUpon

Web design has followed a long and windy road from it’s rather modest beginnings. Initially, the term “web designer,” described something much more akin to that of a graphic designer: a designer who concerns themselves with the presentation of text and pictures.

Complete Beginner's Guide to Interaction Design | UX Booth - StumbleUpon

Montag, 1. August 2011

Minimal Folio on Vimeo

Minimal Folio from Simon Heys on Vimeo.

Minimal Folio App, Minimal Folio is the simplest way to present images, video and pdf. The app is unbranded so your portfolio does the talking. Demo videos and more: http://www.simonheys.com/minimalfolio/

PhoneGap 1.0

PhoneGap: "PhoneGap is an HTML5 app platform that allows you to author native applications with web technologies and get access to APIs and app stores. PhoneGap leverages web technologies developers already know best... HTML and JavaScript."

Mittwoch, 27. Juli 2011

Katie Lewis

Katie Lewis collects data through daily documentation processes, and then generates numerous systems to allow the information to exist in a material form. She abstracts and quantifies the data and creates mesmerizing pieces of art.Katie Lewis

Dienstag, 26. Juli 2011

Google, Bing und Yahoo on mobile safari

Die Suchanbieter-Ergebnisseiten im Vergleich: Google, Bing und Yahoo

E-Pubishing mit Lion

Mac OS Lion verbirgt eine ‘Automator-Action’ mit dem Namen “Text to EPUB File“, die durch vier zusätzliche ‘Workflows’ für das Service-Menü noch wertvoller wird.Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Automation Release Notes
via: http://www.iphoneblog.de/2011/07/26/text-to-epub-ein-mac-os-workflow/

Donnerstag, 21. Juli 2011

Chosen - a javascript select thingy

"Chosen is a javsacript plug-in that makes long, unwieldy select boxes much more user-friendly. It is currently available in both jQuery and Prototype flavors."

Chosen - a javascript select thingy

Mittwoch, 20. Juli 2011

Multiscreen Experience

Plattform- und geräteübergreifende Angebote werden in Zukunft sehr relevant sein, weil viele Anwender in unterschiedlichen Situationen zukünftig verschiedene digitale Endgeräte verwenden und die Gerätelandschaft immer dynamischer und fragmentierter wird. Mittelfristig werden vier bestimmte Endgeräte im Fokus stehen: Smartphones, Tablet-PCs, Laptops oder Desktop-PCs und internetfähige TV-Geräte.
○ | MULTISCREEN EXPERIENCE – Prinzipien und Muster für das Informationsmanagement in der Digitalen Gesellschaft (Beta)

Dienstag, 19. Juli 2011

Seven Guidelines For Designing High-Performance Mobile User Experiences - Smashing Magazine

A positive first impression is essential to relationships. People look for trust and integrity, and they expect subsequent encounters to reflect and reinforce their first impression. The same principles apply to brands and their products. Design plays an important role in building lasting relationships with end users and, thus, in supporting the brand’s promise.


read more: Seven Guidelines For Designing High-Performance Mobile User Experiences - Smashing Magazine

How to use the iphone Home Button

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4944720731_95f8066978.jpg
How to use the Home Button | Flickr - Fotosharing!d

Wheel of Concept

Sometimes you may not have an idea, but you still need to make that meeting. Fortunately, now there’s an easy way to be a “rock star.”
Spin the wheel, download your concept board, and seal the deal.
Wheel of Concept

Mittwoch, 13. Juli 2011

Mockup Builder

1) Design your software or website mockups within minutes
2) Share a link with your customer
3) Receive a feedback and revise
4) NOW: start to develop right what you need!
Mockup Builder - Products

Dienstag, 12. Juli 2011

mokk.me - Mobile web app mocks

Easily create mobile web app mocks you can share,
test on multiple platforms, and use in production.mokk.me - Mobile web app mocks

Android Interaction Design Patterns

This is androidpatterns.com, a set of interaction patterns that can help you design Android apps. An interaction pattern is a short hand summary of a design solution that has proven to work more than once. Please be inspired: use them as a guide, not as a law.
Android Interaction Design Patterns |

via: http://konigi.com/wiki/design-pattern-repositories

Wall of Switches

Valentin Ruhry had the brilliant idea to take 5,000 orange rocker switches you normally see in power strips and transform them into a blank canvas. Oh, the possibilities!
It's Like a Giant Lite-Brite for Adults

Mittwoch, 29. Juni 2011

Das Google+ Projekt

Das Google Projekt: "Das Google Projekt:
Teilen wie im richtigen Leben, neu erfunden für das Web"

Mobilizer | Springbox

Mobilizer - Preview tool for mobile development from Springbox on Vimeo.

Preview mobile websites, design mockups, and local HTML on Mac or PC.
- Preview on iPhone 4, Palm Pre, HTC Evo, and Blackberry Storm, with more devices on the way
- Visit any URL or drag and drop local HTML, Flash, or image files
- View the same site on multiple devices
Export PNGs of device views - perfect for portfolios
- Quick, painless installation and upgrades via Adobe AIR
Mobilizer | Springbox

Mittwoch, 25. Mai 2011

Prototypes

Prototypes is the best way to share, and test, your iPhone App mockups. Turn your still mockup images from Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks (anything!) into a tappable prototype that runs on iPhone and iPod Touch.

Testsite (mobile): Prototypes
Appstore (31,99 €): http://itunes.apple.com/de/app/prototypes/id430812258?mt=12&affId=1529572#
via: http://www.iphoneblog.de/2011/05/25/prototypes-test-tippen-auf-app-mockups/

Dienstag, 3. Mai 2011

Laker compendium

Laker – Example App from Florian Franke on Vimeo.


Laker is a compendium of files, frameworks, styles and tips for designing digital publications in HTML5

Laker compendium – Designing digital publications in HTML5

Simple and Open

Die Roboterseiten vom Schockwellenreiter: Roboter - Cognitiones Publicae

Kategorien:
- Wir sind die Roboter
- Roboter im Kino
- Nur Fliegen ist schöner
- Noch unsortiertes Zeug

OpenNI


The OpenNI Framework provides the interface for physical devices and for middleware components. The API enables modules to be registered in the OpenNI framework and used to produce sensory data. Selecting the hardware or middleware module is easy and flexible.
Introducing OpenNI:

PhoneGap

The Only Open Source Mobile Framework That Supports 6 Platforms
PhoneGap is an HTML5 app platform that allows you to author native applications with web technologies and get access to APIs and app stores
PhoneGap

Mittwoch, 27. April 2011

Fritzing

Fritzing is an open-source initiative to support designers, artists, researchers and hobbyists to work creatively with interactive electronics.
Welcome - Fritzing

Dienstag, 19. April 2011

The back of a webpage ;-)

http://backofawebpage.tumblr.com/photo/1280/3923861587/1/tumblr_li7s99KU3A1qi5kkh

via http://backofawebpage.tumblr.com/

Dienstag, 12. April 2011

Eye-Fi


Preise und more via ifun.de

Donnerstag, 7. April 2011

Android Design Guidelines

Download:
http://www.mutualmobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/MM_Android_Design_Guidelines.pdf

iPhone 4.2/4.3 Benutzerhandbuch

Download:
http://manuals.info.apple.com/de_DE/iphone_benutzerhandbuch.pdf

Smartbird


von Festo

Montag, 28. März 2011

Flow: Task Management and Online Collaboration for Teams


Flow is a task management app that lets you organize your entire life.

Work from anywhere
Your browser

From the office or the airport, Flow’s there with you. And because your tasks are secure online, you never have to worry about syncing.

Your iPhone
Check off errands as they’re completed and collaborate with your team on the go with our free iPhone app. Available on the App Store.

Your email
Email your tasks to tasks@getflow.com and we'll handle the rest. You can even leave notes and delegate tasks to your team.

Your Mac
Quickly create and delegate tasks from your desktop using our companion Mac app. Set a global hotkey and fire off tasks as they come. Download the beta here.


Flow: Task Management and Online Collaboration for Teams

Montag, 21. März 2011

In 48 Stunden von der Idee bis zum App Store

iCashBox in 48 Stunden von der Idee bis zum App Store
• Brainstorming rund um die Funktionen der Anwendung
• Masken-Prototyping
• Programmierung
• Grafiken erstellen und layouten
• Testen und bugfixen
• Einreichen in den App Store

Web Standards Sherpa

The goal of WebStandardsSherpa.com is to provide web professionals the opportunity to receive feedback, glean advice and learn best practices from experts in the field to help them improve the quality of their own work.


Stop Hiding Behind Products - Web Standards Sherpa

EightBit.Me

Introducing EightBit.Me from eightbitme on Vimeo.


Right now, it’s a location-based check-in environment. This means you check-in to various venues and can syndicate those out to both Twitter and Foursquare (Facebook is coming shortly). Doing a combination of these things earns you coins in the game. Your first check-in at a venue earns you 3 coins, second one earns you 2, etc. You get extra coins for social blasts. But you don’t earn coins for trying to game the system (I won’t go into all those details, just play fair).

via: http://techcrunch.com/2011/03/08/eightbit-html5-sxsw/
EightBit.Me

Viral durch Personalisierung



Personalisierung - Übersicht:Viral durch Personalisierung: Einige Beispiele individualisierbarer Videos | Blick über den Tellerrand mit dem Podpimp

via: http://www.deutsche-startups.de/2011/03/07/trend-video-personalisierung-personology-macht-user-zu-hauptdarstellern/

Freitag, 4. März 2011

Fotos from Cognitive Cities Conference

Fotos from Cognitive Cities Conference
We are at a point in time where the paths are set for the future of cities. The Cognitive Cities Conference (#CoCities) aims to bring the vibrant global conversation about the future of cities to Germany. We see CoCities as a platform for exchange and mutual inspiration. We invite urban planners, designers, technology geeks, environmental experts, public officials, urban gardening enthusiasts and cultural influencers to be part of the conversation. We can only make our cities more livable if we work together to improve them.

Cognitive Cities Conference, 26. & 27. February, Berlin

Mittwoch, 2. März 2011

Dienstag, 1. März 2011

iPhone Mockup

iPhone Mockup: "Any creation of a mockup through this website happens at your own risk. Note that your mockups are not protected in any way other than by a non-obvious URL. I can not be held responsible if you create a mockup and your competition figures out how to access it. Mockups can contain user-uploaded images and user-entered text. View at your own discretion. I do not watch, see or check this user-generated content in any way, and can not be held responsible for images uploaded by users of this site or text entered by users of this site."

Dienstag, 22. Februar 2011

Donnerstag, 17. Februar 2011

Plastic Pals


Plastic Pals is a leading website dedicated to humanoid robots from around the world. Hundreds of robots are profiled, with new content added daily.
Plastic Pals - Robots who are fun to be with!

Donnerstag, 10. Februar 2011

Fingerprints on touch interface as interaction pattern

Because the primary input method of the iPad is a single piece of multitouch glass, developers have incredible flexibility to design unique user interfaces. It’s hard to appreciate the variety of UIs though, since turning the screen off removes virtually all evidence of them. To spotlight these differences, I looked at the only fragments that remain from using an app: fingerprints.

Design Language News

RecorderRaceTechnology

Wie gehen wir eigentlich mit all den ausgedienten Technologien und Medien vergangener Tage um?

Kassettenrekorder sind ein Paradebeispiel für ein
Medium, das den Lebensstil und die Wahrnehmung von Musik von Generationen geprägt hat und mit dem wir schon so viele schöne 60-90-120 Minuten verbracht.
...
Die FORMforte Forschung hat das große Potential dieser Geräte als Fahrzeuge entdeckt und experimentell verifiziert. Die grundlegende Technik des Bandtransports bietet dazu die idealen Möglichkeiten.
Wir konnten eine breitere Öffentlichkeit im Rahmen eines Wettbewerbs - des Rekorderrennens - für diesen Ansatz begeistern und ihn dabei mit anderen Elektromotorsport-Begeisterten weiterentwickeln...

RecorderRaceTechnology

Montag, 7. Februar 2011

ANTETYPE

is a brand new, ground-breaking design application that supports user interface designers at every step of their work. Design beautiful interfaces, invent new widgets, style them and put it all together in an interactive prototype!
ANTETYPE: The new prototyping and design application for user interface designers - by ERGOSIGN

Freitag, 28. Januar 2011

Scalability

Floating Websites collection at: Media Queries

Unveiling 3 new product-oriented web sites | LM3LABS' Blog

We unveil 3 new web sites for latest products.

- AirStrike™: http://airstrike.lm3labs.com

The touchless (mid-air) finger tracking product was launched a few years ago and already has an impressive track record but it never get its own web site. We correct the mistake.

- 3DFeel®: http://www.3dfeel.net

3DFeel is full body tracking and will imply collaborative work with a partner generated library of materials.
The site will evolve to a forum centric site with collaborative work between partners (module, avatars, game logics,…).

- Moovaction®: http://www.moovaction.comUnveiling 3 new product-oriented web sites | LM3LABS' Blog

Mittwoch, 26. Januar 2011

Books with Personality

The intent of this project was to create animism in an object, with the use of programmable BlinkM® LEDs. We were interested in books because, as a set of objects, they still had a degree of individuality which we wanted to bring forward. By accentuating the character that the titles already exuded, we were able to develop each personality in unique ways, furthering the books from their common mass–produced ancestry. This experiment came close to becoming a psychoanalysis of an object–exploring themes of ego, vulnerability, intellect, and self-awareness.

Pasta&Vinegar - Blog Archive - ThingM Project Feature: Books with Personality

Dienstag, 25. Januar 2011

Little Big Details

An inspirational collection of UI details: Little Big Details

Montag, 24. Januar 2011

Mittwoch, 19. Januar 2011

mobile melting - location based emotions | Ortsbasierte Touren und Geschichten

Auf kubikstadt kannst du Stadt-Touren und Stadt-Geschichten für dein Smartphone herunterladen und direkt vor Ort erleben. Folge den Spuren der Hauptfigur aus einem Krimi, löse mit dem Kommissar zusammen den Fall auf, besuch ungewöhnliche Orte in deiner Stadt, entdecke sie mit neuen Augen.

mobile melting - location based emotions | Ortsbasierte Touren und Geschichten

Open Kinect



Open Kinect: (Mac)
OpenKinect Flash Tuio UDP Flash Bridge - labs

Treiber:
- Open NI http://www.openni.org/
- AS 3 Kinect http://www.as3kinect.org/

Software:

Dienstag, 11. Januar 2011

NounProject


The Noun Project collects, organizes and adds to the highly recognizable symbols that form the world's visual language, so we may share them in a fun and meaningful way.
NounProject

Montag, 10. Januar 2011

Debunking User Experience

We’re giving away a copy of ”Don’t Make Me Think!” and “Rocket Surgery Made Easy.” To two randomly chosen commenters, it’ll be the winners’ choice. All you have to do to enter is leave a comment about what your definition of User Experience is or if Dean’s article changed your perspective on UX at all. We’ll randomly pick from the comments in a week’s time.

Debunking User Experience | Unmatched Style

Montag, 3. Januar 2011

Cortex

"Cortex is the fastest way to share links, articles, videos, images, music to your friends and family across the web."
Cortex

The Dow Piano

The daily trading of the Dow Jones industrial average determines the songwriting here, translating the ups and downs of 2010’s market into musical notes. Using a five-note scale spanning three octaves, pitch is determined by each day’s closing level.

The Dow Piano - CNNMoney.com

Mediathek

Toller Tipp für alle, die ihre GEZ Gebühren gerne bezahlen:
Mediathek für Mac OS X