konch blog

Tumblr blog for Konch, a digital designer specialising in iOS design, website design and progressive HTML and CSS coding.

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Walk this way

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Green man walking

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Danger Danger. High Voltage!

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Just about the most asinine, presumptuous, hubris-filled thing a designer can say is that someone else’s design is “wrong”. That word is reserved for judgments of absolute truth or ethical guidance; for flawed mathematical proofs and crimes. And yet, allow me to declare the following: Jony Ive’s...

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Agree with Neven here. The icon grid is an excellent tool but things still need to be balanced by eye.

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William Morris gallery

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Want: ZH_85512 | FREITAG £235.00 https://svpply.com/item/2926284

[maxrudberg]

You know what you’re in for when you see this. The default spinner screams “WAIT!”. You’ve seen it hundreds of times and laying eyes on it makes you hold you breath as you wait. And wait. How frustrating.

But a spinner fills an important purpose. Apps often make calls to servers or in other…

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Great little article on the often overlooked power of the spinner.

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Want: Lofty Comforts Pullover $50-100 http://bit.ly/UL9a11

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By far the most straight forward way to add to my @instapaper queue & more elegant than the bookmarklet.

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Want: Panasonic Lumix GF1 Field Test — 16 Days in the Himalayas $500-5000 http://bit.ly/ZiPqX1

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[cameronmoll]

Ian Lamont:

Using a [minimum] viable product is like visiting someone in an intensive care unit. They’re alive, but not fun to spend time with. As a result, I see more and more companies who focus on MVP produce products that fail to achieve their goals.

Instead, Ian suggests shifting...

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This is a great piece if thinking expertly dusted with the Boom at the end.

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Want: hard graft / Pocket iPhone Case / Smoke $50-100 http://bit.ly/VxFjHc

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Want: hard graft / Flat Pack / Shore $200-500 http://bit.ly/WIeJ1B