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Posts tagged "icon"

September 11

Postbox address avatars

How nice, avatars! As you type in the To field, the photo of your contact is next to their email address.

Here’s how this works, I think: I’ve signed in to Facebook via Postbox, so they grab the profile photo from there. In the case that your fiancé isn’t on Facebook ;) they grab the photo from your address book. Very nice.

I’ve been using Postbox for the past few months and there are plenty of juicy UI tidbits throughout. Definitely worth taking a look!

Postbox address avatars How nice, avatars! As you type in the To field, the photo of your contact is next to their email address. Here’s how this works, I think: I’ve signed in to Facebook via Postbox, so they grab the profile photo from there. In the case that your fiancé isn’t on Facebook ;) they grab the photo from your address book. Very nice. I’ve been using Postbox for the past few months and there are plenty of juicy UI tidbits throughout. Definitely worth taking a look!
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May 14

Spaces shows where you’ve been, too

Mac OS X does it, wowing me with subtlety. As I’m changing spaces (multiple desktop feature on Mac OS X) an icon briefly appears on screen. It shows a big white spot [current desktop] and a white arrow [previously selected desktop].

If you switch from 4 to 3, it’ll say so. This is great, because they could have overlooked it and just showed the current desktop with a white block. But showing where you came from is also important if you want to get back there. Lovely.

Spaces shows where you’ve been, too Mac OS X does it, wowing me with subtlety. As I’m changing spaces (multiple desktop feature on Mac OS X) an icon briefly appears on screen. It shows a big white spot [current desktop] and a white arrow [previously selected desktop]. If you switch from 4 to 3, it’ll say so. This is great, because they could have overlooked it and just showed the current desktop with a white block. But showing where you came from is also important if you want to get back there. Lovely.
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March 17

Amazon points to recent orders

Thank you! It’s about time, if you ask me, that Amazon did this. For me it’s the single most important and frequently used link on this page.

For a long while, the “View recent orders” link was just as visually important as the rest. I wonder how much research went in to changing this single link to a button. Probably a lot. It would be interesting to see the numbers/report supporting this design decision. Kudos, Amazon!

Amazon points to recent orders Thank you! It’s about time, if you ask me, that Amazon did this. For me it’s the single most important and frequently used link on this page. For a long while, the “View recent orders” link was just as visually important as the rest. I wonder how much research went in to changing this single link to a button. Probably a lot. It would be interesting to see the numbers/report supporting this design decision. Kudos, Amazon!
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February 25

Activity Monitor shows processor usage as icon

Way to be useful, Mac OS X. The icon for Activity Monitor can be switched from a static icon to show real-time processor usage, processor history, memory usage, network usage, and others. It’s dynamic, looks good, and provides real value. Loving it.

Activity Monitor shows processor usage as icon Way to be useful, Mac OS X. The icon for Activity Monitor can be switched from a static icon to show real-time processor usage, processor history, memory usage, network usage, and others. It’s dynamic, looks good, and provides real value. Loving it.
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December 30

Mac OS X teases PC with laughable icon

This cracks me up. I’m connected to my PC via the OS X Finder. First I noticed the icon is a hilariously old CRT monitor. Then, I realized that the Blue Screen Of Death is up.

This made me happy. Making your users happy with playful Icons is a good idea. Do this when it’s appropriate.

Mac OS X teases PC with laughable icon This cracks me up. I’m connected to my PC via the OS X Finder. First I noticed the icon is a hilariously old CRT monitor. Then, I realized that the Blue Screen Of Death is up. This made me happy. Making your users happy with playful Icons is a good idea. Do this when it’s appropriate.
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