The West Sweden transit authority (Västtrafik) has a new card that they’re using for payment onboard buses, railways, trams and ferrys. In itself, the feature is really cool – the system uses RFID tags (I think), so all you have to do is to hold up the card in front of the reader and hear [...]
Category Archives: Design
January 30, 2010
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May 15, 2009
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Kabel
I have a new friend!
July 25, 2008
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Freeway Art
Ralph Hulett: “Number Five Freeway”
July 21, 2008
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I Wonder If I Actually Do Anything Useful?
I’ve been thinking. That’s never a good sign. :) I build a lot of software systems. If I’m not designing a web platform for support cases, I’m building systems for PowerPoint presentations, or custom PHP frameworks, or… well, you name it. But wherever I look, I’m almost invariably being replaced. The things I implement are [...]
May 7, 2008
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Passion
My CEO recently described me as “something as unusual as a technician with a sense for design”. It flattered me; because I’ve never seen myself as a technician. Although I am a software developer and build computer systems for a living, sort of, there’s a hidden quality that rests within me that perhaps is not [...]
December 7, 2007
21:19
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A List Apart
I am going to start reading “A List Apart”. Just read this lovely little quote from the Understanding Web Design article: Web design is the creation of digital environments that facilitate and encourage human activity; reflect or adapt to individual voices and content; and change gracefully over time while always retaining their identity. Then read [...]
June 21, 2007
08:12
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Wallpaper, Constitution Series
I designed some wallpapers themed on the U.S. Constitution and history. Feel free to download them if you like. They’re 1200×1024. (What the…? I thought they were 1280 in width…?) The Star-Spangled Banner The Declaration of Independence The Bill of Rights
June 9, 2007
12:23
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Beautiful, Beautiful Fonts
I’m starting to develop a love for fonts. What, you say? Yes, fonts. Typefaces. The art of typography is absolutely wonderful; it comes the elements of text, lettering, and words, into an art of design and readability. I think one of the best things you can do if you’re serious about typography is to go [...]