More Sensors Coming to the iPhone
View→UI Design expert (and one of my heros) Luke Wroblewski discusses some interesting new possibilities for future iPhone sensors based on recent patent filings from Apple.
on July 2 2009
CSS3 - A big storm is coming
View→While the title might be a bit ominous, this is a great article on the changes that CSS3 might bring on the design world. I say BRING IT ON!
on July 1 2009
Video for everybody
View→This is an attempt to make a backwards-compatible way to embed video that works “for everybody”. Utilizes HTML5 for browsers that support it, falls back to flash if not, and if flash isn’t installed then it falls back to quicktime plugin. Pretty sweet. Found via my bud Mike
on July 1 2009
Tim on Webstandardistas
View→My buddy Tim was interviewed by Webstandardistas. Great interview of a great designer.
on July 1 2009
on June 29 2009
Preview of Droplr
View→A buddy of mine, Josh Bryant, is working on what appears to be an awesome link/file sharing application/service. He’s just put up a preview video. Check it out!
on June 18 2009
Fever is finally released
View→Shaun Inman has had a teaser up for fever for what seems like forever. It’s finally released today and looks cooler than I can imagine. Way to go Shaun!. via like everyone on twitter.
on June 17 2009
jQuery iPhone-style Checkboxes plugin
View→Thomas has done it again. He’s made a jQuery plugin for iPhone style on/off checkboxes. Check it out!
on June 16 2009
Buttons!
I just received a shipment of these shiny new buttons for Pixelmatrix Design. I’ll be carrying these around with me to events and stuff, and giving them away, so if you run into me be sure to ask for one!
on June 15 2009
Smart Columns with CSS & jQuery
View→A very interesting technique for creating better column layouts for websites using jQuery (and some CSS). I might have to give this a spin sometime if I find the right situation. Found via Nathan
on June 10 2009
We are a service industry
View→Sarah Parmenter rants about the design industry being a service industry. I completely agree. Fortunately, I haven’t run into trouble with my clients not understanding this, but I know some people face this problem a lot.
on June 9 2009
Announcing Uniform
As a UI designer, I have to deal with form controls quite a bit. I hate how I can’t make selects, checkboxes, and radio buttons look consistent in all the browsers, so I wrote a plugin to solve just that. Introducing Uniform, a plugin for jQuery that lets you style select, radio, and checkboxes however you desire.
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on June 8 2009
Amazing example of HTML5 and CSS Effects
View→If you have the latest version of Safari, fire up this demo. It’s amazing once you click on a video and see the reflection updating live while the video is playing. via Tim
on June 4 2009
Clixpy - Cool Click Tracking Service
View→Found this on Konigi. Cool service for people who want some click tracking data. Things like mouse movement, clicks, and other analytics are recorded.
on June 1 2009
TypeKit
View→A new service coming soon that will let you use custom fonts in your site with just a snippet of javascript. They are also getting support from the foundries, which is great. Looks amazing. Found via Tom Watson
on May 28 2009
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I am Josh Pyles, owner of Pixelmatrix Design. I live in beautiful Portland, Oregon with my wife Olga, and 2 cats.
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