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Origami – Design prototyping with Quartz Composer

February 21, 2014

A free design prototyping toolkit for Quartz Composer.Most designers today create static mockups to communicate app ideas. But increasingly apps […]

Swift – Overview – Apple Developer

February 19, 2014

Swift is an innovative new programming language for Cocoa and Cocoa Touch. Writing code is interactive and fun, the syntax […]

Napkee – make your mockups come alive

February 17, 2014

Make your mockups come alive!Napkee will let you export Balsamiq Mockups to Twitter Bootstrap at a click of a button. […]

Fairy Tale for Founders: Disney Launches Startup Accelerator Program

February 12, 2014

Fairy Tale for Founders: Disney Launches Startup Accelerator Program via Fairy Tale for Founders: Disney Launches Startup Accelerator Program.

Animate.css

February 12, 2014

Animate.css Just-add-water CSS animations via Animate.css.

Facebook Announces Paper, A Curated Visual News Reader Launching Feb. 3 On iOS | TechCrunch

January 30, 2014

  Facebook Announces Paper, A Curated Visual News Reader Launching Feb. 3 On iOS | TechCrunch.

Getting Started – Amazon Apps & Games Developer Portal

January 30, 2014

No matter what platform you build on, or who your audience is, Amazon has tools and services for you. Click […]

Nintendo Denies Report of Plans to Release Demo Games on iOS – Mac Rumors

January 28, 2014

A Monday report from Japanese business newspaper Nikkei claimed Nintendo is planning unveil an iOS app to market content for […]

Penultimate | Evernote

January 27, 2014

PenultimatePenultimate is the original and easiest-to-use handwriting app for iPad that combines the natural experience of pen and paper with […]

Design Organized Websites Rapidly with 960 Grid

January 23, 2014

Design Organized Websites Rapidly with 960 Grid. Justyn Hornor Design Organized Websites Rapidly with 960 Grid In this article, I […]

The Golden Grid – A complete grid system for super fast wireframing and visual design.

January 23, 2014

The Golden Grid A complete grid system for super fast wireframing and visual design. via The Golden Grid – A […]

LukeW | Presentations on Digital Product Strategy & Design

January 15, 2014

Luke Wroblewski LukeW is an internationally recognized digital product leader who has designed and built software used by more than […]

Up On The Wall: How Working Walls Unlock Creative Insight | Smashing UX Design

January 8, 2014

Up On The Wall: How Working Walls Unlock Creative Insight via Up On The Wall: How Working Walls Unlock Creative […]

The Lean UX Manifesto: Principle-Driven Design | Smashing UX Design

January 8, 2014

The Lean UX Manifesto: Principle-Driven Design via The Lean UX Manifesto: Principle-Driven Design | Smashing UX Design.

United Airlines Launches All-New Mobile App for iOS 7 – MarketWatch

December 13, 2013

United Airlines Launches All-New Mobile App for iOS 7App offers customers new features, improved design and functionality via United Airlines […]

4 Reasons Why Apples iBeacon Is About to Disrupt Interaction Design | Wired Design | Wired.com

December 13, 2013

4 Reasons Why Apple’s iBeacon Is About to Disrupt Interaction Design via 4 Reasons Why Apples iBeacon Is About to […]

Screen Size Calculator

December 9, 2013

Screen size calculator Screen Sizes.

iOS-Android Shopping Traffic – Business Insider

December 2, 2013

Heres A Problem With The Theory That Android Is Taking Over The World via iOS-Android Shopping Traffic – Business Insider.

Blueprints For Web And Print: Specctr, A Free Adobe Illustrator Plugin | Smashing Magazine

November 15, 2013

Blueprints For Web And Print: Specctr, A Free Adobe Illustrator Plugin via Blueprints For Web And Print: Specctr, A Free […]

United Airlines introduces new iPhone app – Chicago Business Journal

November 15, 2013

United Airlines has introduced a new mobile app specifically intended for the iOS 7 platform on Apple iPhone and iPad devices. United (NYSE: UAL) said the new app has a touch-friendly design with easier and quicker functionality.

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Mobile in the Purchase Journey – Think with Google

November 13, 2013

THE RUNDOWN We are now living a multi-screen world. With the web at our fingertips, shoppers from Singapore to South […]

State of the Union for Mobile Ecommerce Performance | Radware Blog

November 12, 2013

Mobile users have high expectations. Two out of three shoppers expect pages to load in four seconds or less on […]

38% of Children Under 2 Use Mobile Media, Study Says

November 9, 2013

38% of Children Under 2 Use Mobile Media, Study Says via 38% of Children Under 2 Use Mobile Media, Study […]

Phonebloks

October 29, 2013

A phone only lasts a couple of years before it breaks or becomes obsolete. Although it’s often just one part […]

The importance of prototyping: Creative Confidence by Tom and David Kelley.

October 28, 2013

Why Designers Should Never Go to a Meeting Without a Prototype via The importance of prototyping: Creative Confidence by Tom […]

Eight Bit Studios | Chicago mobile app development : design, user experience, frontend development, and ruby on rails

October 16, 2013

Eight Bit Studios | Chicago mobile app development : design, user experience, frontend development, and ruby on rails.

PunchKick

October 14, 2013

Punchkick Interactive is a one-stop, meet-any-deadline, won’t blow-the-budget, must-impress-your-boss, best-in-the-business, mobile marketing powerhouse

Flat And Thin Are In | Smashing Magazine

September 3, 2013

n the last several years, we’ve seen a rapid shift in software and app interface design, from 3-D and skeuomorphic […]

10 Super Useful Free Flat UI Kits | Freebies

September 2, 2013

10 Super Useful Free Flat UI Kits via 10 Super Useful Free Flat UI Kits | Freebies.

For Attendees Only: Secret Slides Page, An Event Apart Chicago 2013

August 29, 2013

An Event Apart runs from 9:00am–5:30pm and features six sessions per day. There’s a lot to cover, so the event […]

LukeW | Presentations on Digital Product Strategy & Design

August 29, 2013

PresentationsLukeW is consistently a top-rated speaker at Web conferences and companies around the world. via LukeW | Presentations on Digital […]

❍ IcoMoon

August 28, 2013

IcoMoonCustom Built and Crisp Icon Fonts, Done Right via ❍ IcoMoon.

The Psychology of Color | Visual.ly

August 25, 2013

The Psychology of Color Color plays a major role in our visual perceptions and our reactions to things. This infographic […]

10 Awesome Infographics for Graphic Designers – StumbleUpon

August 25, 2013

10 Awesome Infographics for Graphic Designers – StumbleUpon. As a graphic designer, you’ve probably designed at least a few infographics […]

Android Fragmentation Report July 2013 – OpenSignal

July 31, 2013

Fragmentation is both a strength and weakness of the Android ecosystem. When comparisons are made between Android and iOS the […]

Databoard for Research Insights – Think Insights – Google

July 25, 2013

Databoard for Research Insights THE RUNDOWN Need some stats for a presentation? You shouldn’t have to go data mining. We’ve […]

Authentic Design | Smashing Magazine

July 17, 2013

The recently popularized “flat” interface style is not merely a trend. It is the manifestation of a desire for greater […]

Color Trends + Palettes :: COLOURlovers

July 17, 2013

COLOURlovers is a creative community where people from around the world create and share colors, palettes and patterns, discuss the […]

The Psychology of Color in Marketing and Branding | Help Scout

July 17, 2013

The psychology of color as it relates to persuasion is one of the most interesting—and most controversial—aspects of marketing. The […]

PortKit: UX Metaphor Equivalents for iOS & Android

July 10, 2013

PortKit: UX Metaphor Equivalents for iOS & Android via PortKit: UX Metaphor Equivalents for iOS & Android.

Moovweb

July 3, 2013

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Free Printable Sketching, Wireframing and Note-Taking PDF Templates | Smashing Magazine

June 25, 2013

Free Printable Sketching, Wireframing and Note-Taking PDF Templates | Smashing Magazine.

Infographic: How Mobile Is Transforming the Shopping Experience in Stores – Think Insights – Google

June 13, 2013

Infographic: How Mobile Is Transforming the Shopping Experience in Stores THE RUNDOWN Mobile is empowering shoppers and changing how retailers […]

How Mobile Is Transforming the Shopping Experience in Stores – Think Insights – Google

June 13, 2013

Smartphones are changing the retail landscape. They help us research, compare, and purchase products not just online, but also in […]

Applidium — Introducing iOS 7 GUI PSD

June 13, 2013

Introducing iOS 7 GUI PSDEager to start prototyping your next iOS 7 app? Wait no more! Today we would like […]

Atomic Design | Brad Frost

June 11, 2013

Hey there! I’m writing a book called Atomic Design, which is all about crafting effective interface design systems. You can […]

Apptopia

June 11, 2013

App Acquisitions Apptopia.

Apple – iOS 7

June 10, 2013

Apple iOS7 Apple – iOS 7.

Best Practices for Form Design

June 3, 2013

Designing forms best practices Luke Wroblewski via Best Practices for Form Design.

Photoshop Grids | PSD Grid Templates

June 3, 2013

What’s this? It’s a collection of PSDs with predetermined grids for common design scenarios. Each template contains a columnar grid […]

Scuba Dive Videos

I pretty much live in the water. As a Marine Mammal and Shark diver at the Shedd Aquarium, I am lucky enough to be on the dive team for aquarium conservation. As a certified Dive Master and Tec. Diver I spend my time exploring the majestic shipwrecks of Lake Michigan. Please see some video footage of these haunting wrecks.

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