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TNW Keynote

Dave Wiskus — Mon, 07 May 2012 21:49:16 +0000

Video of my talk at TheNextWeb in Amsterdam.

Iterate 19

Dave Wiskus — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 22:47:27 +0000

Photoshop CS6 roundtable discussion featuring Neven Mrgan and yours truly in the guest seats. These guys sure know how to put on a podcast.

TheNextWeb Conference

Dave Wiskus — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 21:25:22 +0000

April 25th-27th in Amsterdam. Yours truly will be there to talk about designing mobile apps. If that’s not enough to get you there, check out the rest of the (very impressive) speaker lineup.

I’m really looking forward to this, and not just because it’s a trip to one of my favorite cities.

The Evolution of Piezo

Dave Wiskus — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:56:41 +0000

Rogue Amoeba’s Christa Mrgan walks through the evolution of Piezo’s design. I always love seeing how other UI designers do their thing.

(Regarding her elevator button aside: I don’t think I’ve ever gotten into the elevator at my local mall without ranting to whoever would listen that there should be zero buttons; the elevator should just go to the other floor when the doors close.)

Iterate 15

Dave Wiskus — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:55:24 +0000

My thanks to Marc Edwards, Seth Clifford, and Rene Ritchie for having me on the show. Be sure to check out the older episodes, too. They’ve had some pretty remarkable guests.

MoneyWell 2

Dave Wiskus — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:23:48 +0000

No Thirst has released the long-awaited update to their personal finance software.

Full disclosure: I worked on this.

How Designers Can Help Developers

Dave Wiskus — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:00:46 +0000

Matt Gemmell delivers again, this time with a thoughtful outline of how designers should think about the way their work gets handed off.

The creation of any kind of software is (or should be) a partnership between graphic design, interaction design, and implementation. None of these disciplines is any less important than another, and all are vital.

Less Than Perfect

Dave Wiskus — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:40:02 +0000

Video of the Macworld Live panel I did with John Gruber, Guy English, Paul Kafasis, and Glenn Fleishman about what we dislike in our favorite apps. Hosted by the bizarrely tall Lex Friedman.

Some Assembly Required

Dave Wiskus — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:35:53 +0000

An oldie but goodie from my friend (and employer) Daniel Pasco about perspective:

Unlike other hobbyist computers of its day, which were sold as kits, the Apple I was a fully assembled circuit board containing about 30 chips. However, to make a working computer, users still had to add a case, power supply, keyboard, and display. An optional board providing a cassette interface for storage was later released at a cost of $75.

Sometimes a first attempt can be a hit. But ask yourself: do you want to get lucky, or do you want to be sustainably great?

Minimal Patterns

Dave Wiskus — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:40:26 +0000

I love stuff like this. Bonus points for presentation.