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Linked List: November 11, 2006

Saturday, 11 November 2006

Iconic 

Sven-S. Porst on using vector art for resolution-independent UI elements:

And even with all the new technology we have, the basic facts about low-pixel count situations remain true: Graphics in which those few pixels are carefully and consciously placed will look better than those created from generic vector graphics. Only in a few lucky situations we will be able to get equivalent results from cool vector graphics tricks.

Cocoa’s Broken Proxy Icons 

Erik Barzeski on Cocoa’s broken window title bar document proxy icons.

With a Carbon app, dragging the proxy icon is just like dragging a file icon from within the Finder itself. Dragging means move, Option-dragging means copy, Command-Option-dragging means make an alias. With the default Cocoa behavior, there is no way to simply move the original file itself: dragging means make an alias, and Option- or Command-dragging means make a copy. The Carbon behavior, in addition to being far more useful, matches what’s prescribed by the HIG.

iShowU 

$20 screencast recorder for Mac OS X. Looks like someone still likes brushed metal.

Intelligent Design of Playlists 

Great iTunes smart playlist tip from Kottke.

Brand New 

New weblog focused on brand identity and logo design.