iPhone UI Icon Set Updated for the iPhone 4 Retina Display
Today I updated the iPhone UI Icon Set to contain a version of each icon that has been redrawn for the iPhone 4 Retina Display. The new icons are twice the size of the originals, bringing the set to a total of 640 icons: 160 unique icons * 2 sizes (small, normal) * 2 versions (default, @2x). For graphical assets, iO2 looks for a “@2x” suffix to the file name, ex: “icon.png, icon@2x.png”. The icons are named this way so that you can simply drop both copies of…
Dear Frank Frazetta,
I just wanted to say thank you. It’s all I could think to say if I had the pleasure of meeting you. I wish I could have had the chance. Just a simple “thank you” that would never do justice to how much you’ve given me. Thank you for the endless hours I’ve spent throughout my life pouring over your work—trying not to imitate, but to understand your style. Thank you for providing such an amazing mystery, so much inspiration. How did you do it? How did you…
My Sketchbooks Must Lay Flat
It’s the one rule I have for sketchbooks of any kind; they must lay flat when open. There is nothing more annoying than sketching and having previous pages constantly flip back on you. Spiral sketchbooks lay flat, but I find them lacking in a few areas: they eventually tear your pages, the spirals bend if stacked, and they find a way of getting snagged when pulling them out of a bag. That leaves me with black-bound sketchbooks which look great, stack…
New Project: iLogMiles App Icon
I had the pleasure of working with the great team over at Applicandy on an app icon for iLogMiles, late last year. The application provides truck drivers with a daily log book and packs a number of paper-based log methods into once simple app. They recently received approval from Apple, so the app is on the store and I can talk about it! I don’t think there are many trucker/graphic designers reading this site, but I thought that it might be helpful to share…
iPhone App Icon Template
Having designed a number of iPhone icons, I’ve spent some time gawking at the array of beautiful ones out there. One of my favorite concepts is to turn the 57x57 icon into a 3d object like a package or a radio, rather than an image inside of a gem casing. I’ve spent some time figuring out the array of techniques needed to design these “object” icons, so I thought it might be helpful to share them.
The Command Guru Project
It’s been a very lazy holiday season for me as I thoroughly enjoyed Christmas through New Years with my family and recharged from a very eventful 2009. I’m finally getting back into the swing of things and wanted to take a second and write about my experience as a member of the Command Guru Project. For those who didn’t hear about it Command Guru is the brainchild of Shado, an Italian TV production company, in which 10 designers and developers set out to create an iPhone app in 7 days. The project took place in Venice, Italy from December 4–10th. The project lead was none other than Aaron Hillegass the famous mac developer, author and owner of Big Nerd Ranch.
AdMob Redesign
A few weeks ago I caught Tim Van Damme’s proposed iTunes Store redesign. He wasn’t contracted by Apple for the design; he did it for fun in his spare time. I was really impressed by this and inspired to do something similar, albeit smaller in scope: AdMob iPhone ads.
Adding Context to the 5-Star Rating System
So I’ve discovered a little problem, that I have personally, with the 5-star rating system. What do 1, 2, 3 and 4 stars mean? With what little time I have to rate something, like photos (a few minutes after I’ve imported them from my camera), it boils down to I either like it or I don’t. How do I “grade” something that I like on a scale?
Having that 3d “look” vs 3d effects
After finishing a good twitter rant on the subject, I felt a need to write a bit about the updated UI for iTunes 09 , specifically the new look of the Toolbar compared to iTunes 08 .
Updated Product: Macish Icon Set
I recently released a product called the Mac UI Icon Set. It was initially designed as an icon set for use in Mac applications, but since the images were pngs they could be used anywhere: websites, presentations, etc. I believe (mostly due to the questions I received from people interested in the set) that the focused name and description might have been a bit confusing, leading people to believe that the set only worked for Mac applications. As a result I’ve decided to re-release the set. It now has a new name, Macish Icon Set, and also features an additional size: 48x48.
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