Form ~ a simple exploration of design & code. http://thisisform.com a simple exploration of design & code. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:10:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Bike routes http://thisisform.com/2010/03/10/bike-routes/ http://thisisform.com/2010/03/10/bike-routes/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:10:57 +0000 TJ http://thisisform.com/?p=95 Google Maps has added bikes routes, finally.

]]> Google Maps has added bikes routes, finally.

]]> http://thisisform.com/2010/03/10/bike-routes/feed/ 0 SXSWi. It’s not to late http://thisisform.com/2010/03/08/sxswi-its-not-to-late/ http://thisisform.com/2010/03/08/sxswi-its-not-to-late/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:33:46 +0000 TJ http://thisisform.com/?p=93 Wanna go to SXSW? Media Temple is hooking up two lucky people. More here.

]]> Wanna go to SXSW? Media Temple is hooking up two lucky people. More here.

]]> http://thisisform.com/2010/03/08/sxswi-its-not-to-late/feed/ 0 Tron trailer leaked http://thisisform.com/2010/03/08/tron-trailer-leaked/ http://thisisform.com/2010/03/08/tron-trailer-leaked/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:49:49 +0000 TJ http://thisisform.com/?p=90 Check it out here.

]]> Check it out here.

]]> http://thisisform.com/2010/03/08/tron-trailer-leaked/feed/ 0 Some great design illustrations http://thisisform.com/2010/03/02/some-great-design-illustrations/ http://thisisform.com/2010/03/02/some-great-design-illustrations/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:27:20 +0000 TJ http://thisisform.com/?p=87 These made me laugh.

]]> These made me laugh.

]]> http://thisisform.com/2010/03/02/some-great-design-illustrations/feed/ 0 A conference on a budget http://thisisform.com/2010/03/01/a-conference-on-a-budget/ http://thisisform.com/2010/03/01/a-conference-on-a-budget/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:58:13 +0000 TJ http://thisisform.com/?p=83 With the overwhelming amount of events & conferences, a budget can shrink quickly. Enter Think Vitamin, with the CSS3 Online Conference that fits nicely in a tight budget.

]]> With the overwhelming amount of events & conferences, a budget can shrink quickly. Enter Think Vitamin, with the CSS3 Online Conference that fits nicely in a tight budget.

]]> http://thisisform.com/2010/03/01/a-conference-on-a-budget/feed/ 0 Ampersands for Haiti http://thisisform.com/2010/02/16/ampersands-for-haiti/ http://thisisform.com/2010/02/16/ampersands-for-haiti/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:58:58 +0000 TJ http://thisisform.com/?p=77 Hundreds of type designers coming together to aid Haiti. »

]]> Hundreds of type designers coming together to aid Haiti. »

]]> http://thisisform.com/2010/02/16/ampersands-for-haiti/feed/ 0 The daily utensils http://thisisform.com/2010/02/09/the-daily-utensils/ http://thisisform.com/2010/02/09/the-daily-utensils/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:49:04 +0000 TJ http://thisisform.com/?p=62 What I enjoy most about working on apple products are the plethora of—well designed and developed—apps to choose from. The majority of these tools are light on the wallet, making them easy to try. Over the years and many apps later, I have aquired my favorites, but I’m always curious ]]> What I enjoy most about working on apple products are the plethora of—well designed and developed—apps to choose from. The majority of these tools are light on the wallet, making them easy to try. Over the years and many apps later, I have aquired my favorites, but I’m always curious of what others prefer.

My current setup is: a 15″ MacBook Pro 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 4 GB memory and a 320 GB 7200 rpm hard drive. With it I use the apple wireless keyboard, magic mouse and the Wacom Pen & Touch.

I’m pretty picky with my software. I like a clean UI and simplified functionality, less is more people. The apps that I love (and that put money in my pocket) are Photoshop / Illustrator CS4 for creating and editing, LittleSnapper for cataloging screenshots, Quicksilver for getting around, Adobe Bridge for dealing with the file server, Espresso for markup and development, CSSEdit for uh, CSS, I prefer Safari over other browsers for its speed and agility, Things for handling tasks, Cyberduck for SSH and FTP, Backblaze and SuperDuper! for backups and of course NetNewsWire and Tweetie for constant distraction.

On the analog side of things I use the Dot Grid Book for wireframing / planning and Sweet Leaf Tea for hydration.

]]> http://thisisform.com/2010/02/09/the-daily-utensils/feed/ 1 Some great poster designs http://thisisform.com/2010/02/04/some-great-poster-designs/ http://thisisform.com/2010/02/04/some-great-poster-designs/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:37:14 +0000 TJ http://thisisform.com/?p=60 Check out this poster for the Radiohead benefit for Haiti show. Another nice poster design here.

]]> Check out this poster for the Radiohead benefit for Haiti show. Another nice poster design here.

]]> http://thisisform.com/2010/02/04/some-great-poster-designs/feed/ 0 Zeldman on The Pipeline http://thisisform.com/2010/02/03/zeldman-on-the-pipeline/ http://thisisform.com/2010/02/03/zeldman-on-the-pipeline/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:59:08 +0000 TJ http://thisisform.com/?p=57 A great interview with Jeffery Zeldman of Happy Cog and A List Apart on The Pipeline. A great job by Dan Benjamin, looking forward to many more of these.

]]> A great interview with Jeffery Zeldman of Happy Cog and A List Apart on The Pipeline. A great job by Dan Benjamin, looking forward to many more of these.

]]> http://thisisform.com/2010/02/03/zeldman-on-the-pipeline/feed/ 0 The SuperBowl teaser… http://thisisform.com/2010/02/03/the-superbowl-teaser/ http://thisisform.com/2010/02/03/the-superbowl-teaser/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:15:26 +0000 TJ http://thisisform.com/?p=55 We have been working non-stop to make this commercial happen. Anyway, you can watch the teaser here.

]]> We have been working non-stop to make this commercial happen. Anyway, you can watch the teaser here.

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