Alee Karim at SFWeekly has compiled a list of the ten most unreadable logos from black metal music groups. Black metal isn’t my favorite genre so I admit that I’m not familiar with most of the bands on this list, but there’s no question that some of these are absolute typographical nightmares. Truth be told, most of them look like Rorschach tests to me.
George Canellis sent me this pic today. It’s 10:00 am at the Walt Whitman Mall on Long Island. Maybe Microsoft opens later in the day.
Great information on colors.
I’ve been using Felix lately for my App.net account.
Steven Musil for CNet:
Apple proposed a reciprocal patent agreement to Samsung in the months leading up to their landmark trial, but the two could not arrive at a deal acceptable to both companies.
The deal would have enabled Apple to license from Samsung its 3G/UMTS patents. Samsung disagreed with the terms of the license, suggesting that it was owed a lot more than Apple was willing to pay.
And the beat goes on…
Looking at the demos, numbers 3 and 5 are my favorites.
Wow. Just wow.
In honor of the classic flick, we took a look at one of its biggest stars (literally and figuratively) André Roussimoff — known to the world as André the Giant. The legend himself has been gone for almost twenty years but his name and image are still a major part of pop culture.
In 2004, Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook (FB) from his Harvard University dorm room, hoping to see what his classmates were up to on campus. The following eight years brought international fame, unimaginable wealth, a hit Hollywood movie, a disastrous initial public offering, a sagging stock price—and one unprecedented achievement. On Sept. 14, the company reached 1 billion active users.
It is amazing.
Founded in 2000, AssistiveWare has established itself as the worldwide leader in innovative assistive technology software for Mac OS X and iOS.
I got a demo of the voices from CEO David Niemeijer in June. I can’t tell you how impressed I was.
Mikey Campbell for AppleInsider:
According to Interbrand, Apple’s brand value increased 129 percent to reach an estimated $76.5 billion, the most growth shown by any of the top 100 companies on the global list. In determining value, the firm measures financial performance of branded products or services, the role of brand in the purchase decision process and the overall strength of the brand.
Coca-Cola was No. 1.
On this week’s episode of Amplified, Jim and Dan discuss advertising for mobile devices, Nokia’s financial woes, untold stories about Steve Jobs, growth of the tablet market and the rumored “iPad Junior”, the iPhone 5’s vibrations, AT&T’s coverage and dead zones, Apple Maps, Stevie Ray Vaughan, blues, guitars, and more!Sponsored by Shutterstock (use code DANSENTME10 for 30% off any package), Squarespace (use code DANSENTME10 for 10% off), Shopify (three months free on signup), and CacheFly
George Dvorsky for io9:
Advice for guys who are struggling to deal with their receding hairlines: You might just want to shave it all off. A recent study involving three separate experiments has shown that men who shear the hair off their heads are perceived as being more dominant, taller, and even stronger.
To borrow Jim’s line for a moment, yep.
But the increased perception of masculinity comes at a price: namely, diminished attractiveness.
Bullshit.
The Noun Project has just launched a great redesign and aims to collect every icon, pictogram and symbol from everywhere, even from you.
Very cool.
Dave Grohl took to the Foo Fighters Facebook page Tuesday with a note confirming the band will take a hiatus just a few days after his onstage comments at the Global Citizen Festival in New York led to rumors of a break-up.
One of the last shows they did was at the iPhone 5 launch, and I was there.
Forbes:
[First, some rambling crap about what the writer calls “Mapplegate;” that neologism alone angers me enough to want to put my fist through a wall. Then…]
Steve Jobs set the bar so ridiculously high that it’s almost unfair to criticize what happens on Cook’s watch. It’s like ridiculing David Lee Roth for not being able to successfully replace Howard Stern in morning drive radio. Roth was out of his league.
But let’s not stop you from suggesting that Tim Cook should be fired over “Mapplegate.”
What absolutely arrogant, stupid bullshit.
I’m loving these articles that Dave Caolo is putting together. This one is on how to use the Do Not Disturb feature on the iPhone.
Initiated already back in 1977 by Prof. Rido Busse, the negative award “Plagiarius” serves to inform the public about the problem of fakes and plagiarisms and the negative impacts they have on not only the economy as a whole, but also on small companies and designers.
Samsung could win this hands down.
They say that those in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. Good advice.
Nokia’s recent attempt to get people to buy their phones is to make fun of Apple’s lack of color in the iPhone. Keep in mind that the iPhone 5 had 2 million pre-orders in 24 hours and sold 5 million in the first couple of days.
Let’s take a quick look at Nokia’s latest numbers posted on July 19:
Now, let’s look at Apple’s, posted July 24:
You’ll notice that Apple sold more iPhone 5s in the first weekend than Nokia sold Lumias in an entire quarter (90 days).
And here is Nokia’s ad making fun of the iPhone.
Since Nokia seems to be circling the drain and may even have to sell its headquarters, I thought I’d help out. How does this one look?
Nejc Žorga Dulmin sent me this picture of his grandfather (89), his wife and him with three generations of the iPad. He said his grandfather has been reading the newspaper on the iPad for a year because it’s easier to handle and he can pinch and zoom.
Much respect to his Grandfather.
“We are evaluating different options for non-core parts, such as real estate holdings, and that includes the headquarters,” spokeswoman Maija Taimi told Reuters.
Nokia makes fun of the iPhone 5 and it can’t even sell enough phones to keep its headquarters.
Writing for Fortune, Philip Elmer-DeWitt outlines how Samsung is going after the foreman of the jury in the patent trial that resulted in a $1 billion ruling in Apple’s favor. Samsung claims he’s guilty of misconduct, but DeWitt isn’t buying it.
Anthony Stauffer is a great blues player and teacher. I thoroughly enjoy watching his guitar lesson videos.
Okay, that’s just cool.
Slate:
Pagination is one of the worst design and usability sins on the Web, the kind of obvious no-no that should have gone out with blinky text, dancing cat animations, and autoplaying music. It shows constant, quiet contempt for people who should be any news site’s highest priority—folks who want to read articles all the way to the end.Splitting articles and photo galleries into multiple pages is evil. It should stop.
It’s not “evil” but it is incredibly annoying and definitely should be stopped.
Terminal U:
Overpackers take note: this could be the invention that changes your life forever. Or it could also be the most gimmicky travel accessory you’ve ever seen.The “Hop” as it’s been called, is a suitcase that you don’t have to lug through the airport. You don’t even need to pick it up, as it follows you wherever you go – a bit like a lost puppy.
This is one of those things that, when you read about it you think, “Hey – that could be kinda cool!” Then you watch the video and think a bit more about it you realize, “oh yeah…this is a really stupid idea.”
Great numbers for Apple. Everyone else looks flat or down. Keep in mind these numbers are before the iPhone 5 was released.