Google’s Max Braun took some of his off time to marry an HDMI display board with a two-way mirror to produce a bathroom mirror that shows you the news, weather, etc. Terrific project. Lots of details and pictures, back and front.
Design
A beginner’s guide to kerning like a designer
A nice, detailed tutorial on kerning. Something here for even moderately experienced designers.
Complete deconstruction of the San Francisco font
A real type nerd’s fantasy and a delicious read.
Designers’ favorite typefaces
Nice to scroll through these one word treatments. See if any of these typefaces grab you.
Apple has this, others do not
Jeffrey Mincey, writing for Mac360, on a major difference between Apple and companies like Google, Samsung, Dell, etc.
Burberry brings app to Apple TV with live fashion show
Burberry brings a new app to Apple TV that combines live fashion shows with other content.
Turn your trackpad into a tablet
This is a pretty interesting idea. An app that turns your pressure-sensitive trackpad into a tablet. It works with Photoshop and the like. And it’s cheap. Read on for details.
Poison Maps and a novel use of 3D Touch [VIDEO]
Poison Maps is an outstanding mapping app, based on the OpenStreetMap database, with over 20 millions points of interest (POI, which is the POI in POIson). More importantly, it uses a quite clever one finger zoom/pan gesture that Apple should take a look at. There’s a video embedded in the post that shows the gesture in action.
iFixit tears down Apple’s new iPhone smart battery case
Another great teardown.
Apple debuts Smart Battery Case for iPhone 6/6s, extends life up to 25 hours
That is one funky looking case.
What you can’t do with an Apple Pencil
Turns out there are things you can’t do with the Apple Pencil, things that actually require your finger.
iFixit: Apple Pencil teardown
So much tech in such a tiny package.
The Pen Addict: Apple Pencil review
Terrific Apple Pencil review, complete with handwriting samples.
Real world, iPad Pro vs. traditional tablet
Watch the video, see for yourself. To me, the iPad Pro is head and shoulders a better experience.
This is greatness: Graphic novel with dialog courtesy of Apple Legal
This is an astonishing effort.
Two mysteriously magical things from the Apple TV install
My Apple TV install was a home run for me. Here’s why.
Apple core designer Marc Newson on the Apple Watch
Apple Watch designer Marc Newson weighs in on the Apple Watch.
Beautiful photos of first Jony Ive designed Apple Store
Check out the images. This is an incredibly beautifully designed store.
HTC: Apple ripped off our unibody phone design and antenna bands, not the other way round
Me thinks thou dost protest too much. Read the post for an awesome animated GIF which I can’t get out of my mind.
50 design terms, explained simply for non-designers
Well done. Another of those lists that are worth saving, passing along. A solid introduction to design terms.
Steve Jobs, Apple design, and Japanese aesthetics
From the Matcha Tea blog comes this fascinating discussion of the influence Japanese culture had on Steve Jobs and, as a result, on Apple and the design of Apple products.
Incredible Halloween masks you make yourself
It’s truly hard to express how wonderful these masks are. And if you have kids, working with them to produce a mask they can wear proudly is just awesome.
iOS inspired wallpapers for your Apple Watch
if you like photos on your Apple Watch, this iDownloadBlog post is worth checking out.
How to create a custom Safari pinned tab icon for your web site
Yesterday, we walked you through the process of pinning Safari tabs in El Capitan. Turns out, it’s very easy to create your own custom pin icon. Read on to learn more.
The secret of Apple’s new San Francisco fonts
Akinori Machino, writing for Medium, digs into the details of the San Francisco font. There are just a ton of fascinating details here.
Some iconic eye candy
Icon design firm Artua puts up a page with high rez views of some of their favorite icon work.
Jason Snell’s new, hypnotic, six color nav bar
Subtle and hypnotic. Take a look.
Sir Jony Ive and Hermès
The Wall Street Journal ran a small interview this morning, giving Sir Jony the opportunity to talk about the creation of the Hermès Apple Watch and the partnership with Apple.
Stay classy, Sony
Gee, does this graphic look even slightly familiar? Stay classy, Sony.
The coolest bread you’ll ever see
Instagram user Umi0407 posted these images. Fantastic.