Just found the ideal side table to casually leave my perfectly aligned set of two coffee mugs and vintage magazines. www.standardequipment.ca/product/3075...
Christophe Lamperti
@lamperti.me
Engineer turned designer lamperti.me I like when things are perfectly aligned. Previously at Apple, Sunrise, Microsoft
Not really sure what happened in yesterday's episode of Severance, I was mostly focused on the Dieter Rams furniture.
New Thermomix! Noise and UI responsiveness were the biggest issues, so that looks promising. A bit sad they got rid of the physical dial. I’m going to wait for other colors, this one is too sci-fi. www.vorwerk.com/gb/en/thermo...
Love this new icon font, with variable weight, optical size and roundness typotheque.com/blog/zed-icons-for-communication-beyond-language (via @arun.is)
Fascinating read on how to design physical controls for cars. They're safer than touchscreens, more satisfying when done well, and budget brands already use them. Time to bring dials back!
Casper Kessels@casperkessels.com · 2y agoMy article is live and I'm quite proud of this one! Over the last weeks I have been playing with a rotary dial with an embedded display to try designing better in-car climate controls. Physical interfaces are much harder but really fun to bring to life! www.theturnsignalblog.com/the-subtle-a...
As tax season approaches, a reminder that TurboTax comes with dark patterns and decades of lobbying against free tax filing. Consider alternatives like FreeTaxUSA instead.
Tesla sales plunged 63% in France in January. French people protest a lot, and usually for good reason.
I’d pay for a @figma.com feature that lets me refine a microcopy with AI, based on my app’s tone of voice, and good copywriting guidelines.
This icon weight mismatch in the new Gmail iOS app stresses me out a bit 😅
Seems like Garmin doesn’t test updates before deploying them to users. Also, a blue triangle, really? What about some guidance on how to fix the crash instead?
I thought Porsche started the full-width taillight trend (die Heckblende in German) with the 911 in the 70's. Turns out Dodge already had them in 1966.
I could totally see a follow-up to the Ioniq 5 that would maintain the square headlights and overall shape while dropping the details that already feel dated.
My lasagna experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly during its reheating phase in the microwave.
Art Candee 🍿🥤@artcandee.bsky.social · 2y agoSpaceX: Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly during its ascent burn. Everyone else: It blew up.
Love the mix of usability and minimal aesthetic in this German coffee machine. The right way to make an interface without a touchscreen: satisfying physical dial, simple navigation, colorful icons.
One thing is clear after the Meta announcements: big tech's commitment to social justice only lasted as long as the PR benefits outweighed the political costs.
Really like that you can change the weight of separators in Craft 👌
This infotainment UI for a French car gives me peak pre-iPhone vibes. If your goal is visual noise, the Christmas wrapping paper background is perfect – less so when you need to use the buttons while driving.
Sharing crash data for your dangerously unproven technology running on public roads shouldn't be optional. Just stop giving money to this guy.
Exclusive: Trump transition wants to scrap crash reporting requirement opposed by Tesla
The Trump transition team wants the incoming administration to drop a car-crash reporting requirement opposed by Elon Musk’s Tesla , according to a document seen by Reuters, a move that could cripple the government’s ability to investigate and regulate the safety of vehicles with automated-driving systems.
reuters.com
I often think about Ratatouille 🐀 This movie has everything: an unlikely prodigy, a reflection on art and critics, childhood nostalgia, the joy of cooking, and the importance of food safety standards.
Been using Claude for a few weeks and its splitscreen UI with live preview is brilliant. Finally a chatbot that feels like an actual collaborating experience.
The ultimate argument: “A squircular plate, for instance, can hold more food than a circular one of the same horizontal dimensions, but eliminates the sharp edges of an otherwise optimal square.”
Circling the Square: Designing with "Squircles" Instead of Rounded Rectangles - 99% Invisible
To a casual observer, the difference between a squircle and a rounded square can appear negligible and sound semantic. But Mark Stanton, a product and industrial designer, is attuned to the squircular...
99percentinvisible.org
Nothing like waking up feeling completely refreshed only to have your watch hit you with a sleep score of 51/100.
Me telling my wife she can pick the paint color, and that yes we need the sport chrono package
Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson@girlgerms.wtf · 2y ago...I am both of these people. 😅
The Mac OS Control Panel by Susan Kare is such a remarkable UI. It was designed in 1984 without any text labels and fits in only 315x158 pixels.
For those going home to visit family this weekend: • Samsung calls it Auto Motion Plus • LG calls it TruMotion • Sony calls it Motionflow • Roku calls it Action Smoothing • Google TV calls it Motion Enhancement • Vizio calls it Smooth Motion Effect.
Is there anything more open to interpretation than a red light in the eyes of a NYC driver?
Finally, I bought a precision batter dispenser, and before turning 40. My life is close to complete.
Me: stops listening for a while App: let me rewind a bit. Easily my favorite feature lately.
