The design community has been somewhat polarized on the new branding of Adobe’s icons, which look pretty much like a Web 2.0 version of the periodic table.
Most think they’re pretty bad though some kinda like them.
What they don’t know is that this is just the beginning. Adobe feels like the letters are easier and quicker to understand at a glance than the more abstract iconography of the past. One should wonder if this is the case, for as we see here unveiled the new Adobe Photoshop CS3 toolbox panel.
Sure, I’m kidding, but I wonder really, what our docks (or quick launch bars) would look like if all our applications adopted Adobe’s ridiculous reasoning. This doesn’t bode well.
This was by far one of the more interesting weeks of the year. For most of the week I’ve been working like crazy to get client work wrapped up or at least to a good stopping point so I can head out of town for a week to celebrate Christmas.
On Tuesday night, Nature said “hey look at me!”, but apparently none of us did, so on Wednesday we got a blizzard. Thursday we got the other half of a blizzard. My bride got to stay home from work and knit, but unfortunately my boss didn’t give me any time off for any sort of weather event (I’m sure I/he would have reconsidered if the power and/or internet had gone out). I suppose that’s for the best, since the work had to be done either way.
When I wasn’t working on websites, I was shoveling snow or drinking Egg Nog and in general enjoying the days leading up till Christmas.
The week ended well with today, the 22nd, we enjoyed a more private celebration, for five years …
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Myself my father and my sister Ali at her wedding.
It’s not temporary, it’s very intentional. I’m still not a fan. I always liked the eye.
If you make websites, you’re a fool not to be subscribed to 24 ways. It’s the internet’s Christmas gift to you!
Brian promptly dances an irish jig.
100 Horses are stranded, and rescued from an island. Very cool. (Via dooce.)
Quick reminder – the Crestock Photoshop contest is almost over. Grand prize: The “Über Mac” with DUAL 30” Cinema HD LCDs
With my trip to Albuquerque just a foggy memory I went ahead and posted about my Barcamp presentation on the Method Arts site. I talked mostly about CSS and Typography. You can download a PDF of the slides as well as code examples. But wait, there’s more! Reid Givens from ALR Marketing podcasted the entire event. Follow the link to the Method Arts site to find the download of an interview he did with me and the audio from my presentation.
Check it out: CSS and Typography
Be Good Not Bad is all about really good web design, based on the utmost respect for web standards, accessibility and respect for the user. Based in Denver, Colorado, Be Good Not Bad is run by Brian Warren, freelance designer, blogger, homebrewer and coffee nut.