August 2009
7 posts
Design by Iteration →
A few months ago I mentioned the design of ConvertBot, a unit converter App for the iPhone. The first impression of the design was great, but using it became a pain. Lots of units are missing and I never really got used to the circled main widget for choosing units.
Today I found a blog entry “Convert design evolution” of the making of a new Converter App (iTunes Link) by TapTapTap. No question,...
“How many minutes to earn the price of a Big Mac?” →
The Economist adds a new metric to the over 20 years old Big Mac Index. The old BMI compares the value of different currencies (with some limitations), the new RBMI now compares the value of work in different countries.
Don’t expect any surprises.
Girl Talk Feeds the Animals →
“Rarely is postmodern art such bloody good fun.” Girl Talk: “Feed The Animals”
I heard that album last week in a store for lomography stuff, weird books and strange T-Shirts in Dublin. The album is actually one huge mix of about 350 songs from Sinéad O’Connor to Butthole Surfers mashed together, so don’t think about buying “single songs”.
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