Things 3.6 for iPad Brings Desktop-Class Productivity for External Keyboard Users
Since the release of Things 3 a little over a year ago, it has evolved into one of the best productivity apps on iOS and Mac. Unlike the last few years, Cultured Code has been releasing periodic updates to the app, shaping it into a powerful Todo app that offers a lovely mix of elegance and features. Today, Cultured Code has released [...]
Illustration in the App Store
Illustration in the App Store
We don’t see this particular flavor of artistic ambition from many companies today, especially tech companies. The predominant mode of product design almost exclusively favors templates and automation, what can be done without human intervention. The very idea of asking living, breathing art directors who need to be paid real salaries to hire living, breathing illustrators who also need to be paid a living wage in order to create so-called works of art that have no demonstrably reproducible effect on actual profits is outlandish, absurd even. The mere suggestion would get you laughed off of most design teams in Silicon Valley. Design in this century has little use for anything that can’t be quantified.
The App Store in a post iOS 11 world is pretty great. Over the last few updates we can even update apps from other accounts without having to login, which is a great thing for people like me because I use another account to try out games that aren’t available worldwide yet. One underrated aspect is the curation bit and while it is pretty terrible in India on the App Store, what I see on the UK and US store fronts is almost always great.
The images and iconography created for the editorial content are really nice. This post highlights that aspect of the App Store curation and I’m blown away by some of the details. This is one of those “only Apple” things and I mean that in the best possible way.
The Cloudflare All-Stars Fantasy League
Cloudflare is one of the leading providers of services for website owners and administrators. The company provides services that enable anyone to speed up and protect their online properties such as websites, APIs, SaaS services, IoT devices, and more. Basically, Cloudflare will help and secure anything that is connected to the internet [...]
Castro 3 Is a Great Modern Podcast App
Podcasts are the hot new thing on the scene these days and we’re seeing a lot of interest in not just subscribing to a wide range of podcasts, but also in creating them. There are several easy to use tools available on the web that let anyone start their own podcast, due to which we’re seeing a growing number of listeners who [...]
Step Two Is a Gorgeous and Modern Two Step Authentication App [2FA App]
Over the last few versions of iOS, Apple has been using bolder typography for some of the interface elements, but the usage throughout the system has been quite inconsistent. Many of the screens/views in Apple’s own apps feel like a mish-mash of modern elements and old legacy design. A long time ago, Mike Rundle had an app out [...]
Google Looks Back at the Evolution of the Android Homescreen and Navigation
The Evolution of the Android Homescreen and Navigation
For Android’s 10th anniversary, we thought it’d be cool to look back and see how it’s evolved. As you can imagine, the operating system has had quite a transformation since 2008 — the year that Twilight hit theaters and Beyoncé’s Single Ladies was topping the charts.
You’ve probably noticed that over the last few weeks, there has been more Google coverage than usual. I’m a big fan of Google’s design philosophy and ever since I/O 2018, they’ve been releasing various design related tidbits that are worth highlighting.
Today, they have published a detailed look at how Android has evolved from when it had no chance of being featured here to where we are today. The Medium post has some nice GIFs showcasing the evolution of navigation on the platform.