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Early Foursquare 5.0 prototype versus what shipped.

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:17:21 -0400

Early Foursquare 5.0 prototype versus what shipped.

I love Galaga

Sun, 12 May 2013 18:10:50 -0400

I love Galaga

Friday wallpaper

Fri, 10 May 2013 17:56:30 -0400

Friday wallpaper

"If loving you is ROM, I don’t want to read-write."

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:34:23 -0400

“If loving you is ROM, I don’t want to read-write.”

I started (and nearly finished) my first 3D-printable project...

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:46:08 -0400

I started (and nearly finished) my first 3D-printable project last night: an antler pendant for a necklace.

I’m working in Blender, a free and open 3D software. I’ll print plastic prototypes and the final, metal models on Shapeways.

Wow. This is possible.

Silkscreening this weekend at the @NewMuseum #IdeasCity Festival

Mon, 06 May 2013 13:26:56 -0400

Silkscreening this weekend at the @NewMuseum #IdeasCity Festival

Ravenglass Estuary. Lake District National Park, England.

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:14:09 -0400

Ravenglass Estuary. Lake District National Park, England.

ianbrooks: GBOY by Miles Donovan / the Daily Robot The glow-y...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:30:49 -0400

ianbrooks:

GBOY by Miles Donovan / the Daily Robot

The glow-y portable series by Probably Definitely A Robot Miles Donovan resemble the seedy neon signs flickering outside of motels, indicating in this instance where you can go to spend an overheated hour with your favorite classic handheld system.

Artist: Tumb lr / Facebook / Shop

Hack day 2k13 (at Foursquare HQ)

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:21:21 -0400

Hack day 2k13 (at Foursquare HQ)

visualpunker: Futuristic User Interface 09: Cyberpunk UIs and...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:45:54 -0400

visualpunker:

Futuristic User Interface 09: Cyberpunk UIs and Huds from Anime Movies IV.

Ah, Evangelion. You never age.

Foursquare’s own @markkupa illustrated the landscape for...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:44:57 -0400

Foursquare’s own @markkupa illustrated the landscape for the 6.0 login screen.

Originally a Graphic Designer by education, after finishing...

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:38:58 -0400

Originally a Graphic Designer by education, after finishing undergrad, I transitioned into interface design because of my love for technology. I want to write about this transition and my process, because I hope it will be helpful to designers interested in mobile.

Today, Foursquare 6.0 went live for iOS, and I’m thankful to have been a part of it. I’ll start with writing about this project because it’s closest at hand, but I’ve set myself a goal to write more this year.

During last summer’s Foursquare 5.0 project, I started committing assets to our iOS repository in Git. This time, I committed my first line of code to Foursquare.

I know the filenames of our assets, but I don’t know my way around our Xcode project or UIKit. To tweak a part of the app, I grep for an asset’s filename. For instance, I wanted to add a custom pressed state to the check in button. Grep-ing for the check in button filename, I found the source code for the button. I looked at the documentation for UIButton and found that it has a method called setImage:forState:. Easy. Previewed it in the simulator, and pushed the Go button when I was happy with the effect. Using the same method, I tweaked typography.

One of my favorite parts of this project didn’t require any coding on my part. Foursquare’s brand is playful when appropriate, and we like to hide Easter eggs. Working with an iOS engineer, Brian, we added a hidden pull-to-refresh graphic. First, I gave Brian a blank, placeholder image so he could functionally complete the pull-to-refresh. As I worked on the illustration with a designer teammate, I continued to commit (and overwrite) the same image until it was done. I make many changes to our app like this.

This release took just over a month, with four dedicated iOS engineers (plus one more, who joined Team Foursquare during the last few weeks of the project).

Special shout out to our newest member of the design team, Mark, who made a tremendous impact on this release. You can see his handiwork on the new Sign Up screen, among many more places.

hunterpryor: Hahaha. Alicia and I are watching this right now.

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 11:35:54 -0400

hunterpryor:

Hahaha. Alicia and I are watching this right now.

My iMac and me of the senior year era.

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 11:27:32 -0400

My iMac and me of the senior year era.

Baby’s 1st Processing sketch, a ping-pong project in...

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:25:18 -0400

Baby’s 1st Processing sketch, a ping-pong project in process with @chrisboardman. The pyramids move toward your cursor.

ffffffound: dvdp

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 00:33:31 -0500

ffffffound:

dvdp

laughingsquid: Blue Willow Video Game Dinnerware Pattern by...

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:04:55 -0500

laughingsquid:

Blue Willow Video Game Dinnerware Pattern by Olly Moss

Where is the buy button?

This question mark block at the Bedford L made my game. I mean...

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:37:12 -0500

This question mark block at the Bedford L made my game. I mean day. (at Bedford Avenue)

The Final Fantasy VII Piano Collections sheet music is on...

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:45:05 -0500

The Final Fantasy VII Piano Collections sheet music is on Amazon… One of my resolutions for this year is to start playing music again. I have a synthesizer, a keyboard, and a bass sitting at my parents’ house collecting dust, but this discovery may be a game-changer.

Everyday items such as toys and a watering can are 3D scanned...

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:05:50 -0500

Everyday items such as toys and a watering can are 3D scanned using a digital camera and subjected to algorithms that distort, abstract and taint them into new primordial vessel forms. In some cases only close inspection reveals traces inherited from their physical predecessors. These are then 3D printed on a z-corp printer.

Love this stuff. Chris and I started working on something in Processing we eventually want to 3-D print…