Sometimes apps solve problems, that you haven’t heard of before. You buy them to because you feel you probably have that problem (the promo page explained it so plainly!). Perfect examples of such novelty apps would be PDF Readers or Weather apps for the iPhone — you do not really need them, but you buy them because they look nice and just seem to be useful. Same with the new iPhone app from The Iconfactory, Take Five. Named after the famous jazz classic by Dave Brubeck, this app is all about music. The problem that Take Five aims to solve…
Author: Lukas Hermann
Mothership, a new startup in software development have presented their first app. And after watching the impressive demo on the application website I couldn’t help but write this post, even though the app is not even out yet. Kinetic is basically a GPS-based tracking app for runners, cyclists, hikers, to keep track of their activity. While such apps have existed in the store, in varied functionality, Kinetic is something else in terms of the user interface and interaction it brings to the iPhone. Every element is interactive, there are swipeable modules sorted in a list, smooth transition into deeper control…
Sometimes Microsoft does nice things. Yes, that is true. By adding WOFF support in the new, ninth Version of the Internet Explorer software (still in beta), Microsoft asked the guys from the mighty design studio to experiment with fonts online. The result are three high-quality web pages which typography consist of various fonts now supported by IE9. Atlantis, The Moon and El Dorado — these are the three subjects the design are dealing with to “explore typographic possibilities on the web”. So I beg you to head over to Lost World’s Fairs and take an in-depth look for yourself and…
The love of paper is in the air. Even though the digital age is getting more pervasic (and hopefully better) every day, people — especially creative ones — still prefer using paper in many situations. Yet nearly all the big ideas in web design start out in a notebook or on a piece of paper. Although just any old scrap of paper will do to bring your idea to reality, there’s nothing like the encouragement from an inviting book designed to spark those ideas. Idea Cafe. Idea Cafe, by Chris Bowler, is an online store for you to buy your…
iOS 4 has been around for a while now, and the iPhone 4 makes iOS 4 look perfect to throw a wallpaper on. Still, wallpapers have been spread out far and wide, that a lot of people stick to the default wallpapers. So we’ve gone through the trouble of scrounging for some good ones, especially since we can see all the beautiful homescreens uploaded on homescreen.me. Rounded up are but a few stunning iPhone 4 backgrounds (and background packs) that fit perfectly behind your app icons without distracting your vision. All these wallpapers are retina display optimised, so iPhone 4…
Robocat Apps announced their new app Dunk for the iPhone two weeks ago. It is a client for the quite young but famous web service dribbble. dribbble, as you know, is a place where designers from all around the world can post whatever they are working on; a great resource for inspiration and to follow design processes. And now, dribbble is native on the iPhone. The app is designed as gorgeous as you would expect it from Micheal Flarup. You do not necessarily need a dribbble account — if you are not yet invited to be a dribbble member, you…