Category Archives: Design

The Song Remains the Same: A Few Words Against Anti-skeuomorphism

Yes it’s a double negative – because this is not an argument in favor of skeuomorphism. It is an attempt to clarify the argument about skeuomorphism and flat design and put it in proper context. First of all, we need to acknowledge that the true definition of skeuomorphism is different than the definition used by

Sweet Anticipation

On election night, I turned on my bike lights and got ready to leave work. I pulled out my iPhone, hoping to catch some election coverage on my ride home. NPR is my go-to live news source, so I opened the app. Before I could even start stumbling through navigation and station feeds, an alert

Mobile, Smoking, and French Film

I remember when one of my college professors, Tom Conley, was lecturing about French film. He was a total wacko, which made him one of my favorites. He would stop on a frame and just rant about the position of the faucet in the bathroom and how it was a phallic symbol that reflected the