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The Focused MacBook Pro « Garrick Van Buren .com →

minimalmac:

Following up on his Focused MacBook Air project, my friend Garrick brings some of that same attention to his MacBook Pro. This time, he does something really interesting. I don’t want to give it all away but this shot should be enough to peak your interest.

poptech:

An animated map of the dominant social networks from around the world since 2009. (via world-shaker)

Apple’s Designers Work Towards Storefront Symmetry →

minimalmac:

One of the best examples of Apple’s design craftiness is the just-opened 4th Street (N. Calif.) store, where the new sidewalk, store window panels and inside stone floor tiles all are dimensioned and positioned to present a symmetrical appearance. In this case, the master element is the stone floor tiles, which are 76 centimeters square (about 30 inches). The glass window panes are then manufactured to a multiple of that dimension. Outside, Apple routinely installs a new sidewalk in front of its street-facing stores. In this case, the sidewalk was made with contraction lines that are also multiple of the stone tile dimension. When all the painstaking design and construction work is finished, passersby and store visitors “see” the effect, but probably don’t realize why the store is so attractive.

Details matter folks.

(via DF)

poptech:

shapeways: More 3D printing awesomeness

"Stories online aren’t really stories right now. They’re like fragmentary reactions to things for the most part. They’re like little nerve firings. Very rarely are they fully formed thoughts and expressions and so on. So, I think creating a space that’s more about slowing down and contemplating and being introspective is a prerequisite for getting people to tell stories that have impact. When you design a space that encourages short, reactionary verse, people are going to give you short, reactionary verse. Maybe when you design a space that’s not encouraging that, people will use more depth in their self-expression."

Jonathan Harris, quoted on design mind (via somethingchanged)

(via somethingchanged)