Cameron Moll's Blog, page 74

Retrovelo Frame Bag

Retrovelo Frame Bag:

Laptop + bike = love.

Quantum of Deployment

Quantum of Deployment:

A detailed look at the process Etsy uses to for continuous deployment. Author "kastner" describes quantum of deployment as the smallest number of steps, with the smallest number of people, and the smallest amount of ceremony required to get new code running on your servers.

Up There

Up There:

Beautiful 13-minute documentary on the (dying) art of large-scale sign painting. From one of the opening interviews:

This used to be the way all advertisements were put up on a big scale. And now, we're in the vast minority. Just about everything is done on vinyl.

Hexagon Bokeh Effect in Photoshop

Hexagon Bokeh Effect in Photoshop:

Another solid tutorial from Fabio Sasso.

American Apparel Shares Sink to 52-Week Low

American Apparel Shares Sink to 52-Week Low:

Oops. Advertising scheme not going as planned, AA? I'll continue to stand happily where I'm at.

HTML5 Watch

HTML5 Watch:

New Tumblr site by Neven Mrgan showcasing "examples of creative, innovative, and unexpected use of emerging web technologies such as HTML5 and CSS3." Love the CSS World Clocks demo.

Typekit and Google Announce Open Source Collaboration

Typekit and Google Announce Open Source Collaboration:

Commercial agreements with big names like FontShop, Veer, and now an open-source effort with Google. Jeffrey Veen on the latest news:

We're happy to announce that we've teamed up with Google to make webfonts ubiquitous and more accessible. Starting today, we're making our Typekit font events an open source project called WebFont Loader….

Additionally, we'll be supporting Google's new collection of open source webfonts. We've just...

A List Apart: Habit Fields

A List Apart: Habit Fields:

Jack Cheng, describing the habits we associate or exhibit with certain objects:

Thanks to the computer's ability to multitask, sometimes these habit fields actually become oriented around the act of switching programs! If you're conditioned to alternate between different modes of working every few seconds, it's no wonder you have a tough time staying focused on one thing.

Later in the article, Jack shares a method he uses to remain focused:

I have a comfortable...

Steinway & Sons

Steinway & Sons:

An amazing update to Steinway & Sons' website by the equally amazing Jesse Bennett-Chamberlain. There's also other work coming from Jesse, such as this metronome app for iPhone.

Apple Surpasses Motorola, Now 6th in Mobile Phone Market Share

Apple Surpasses Motorola, Now 6th in Mobile Phone Market Share:

Apple shipped 8.75 million iPhones in the first three months of 2010, which equates to 3.0% global mobile phone market share. This is still a far cry behind Nokia's 37.4% share. But you, the wise reader, knows market share isn't everything, especially as Nokia struggles to remain competitive (and relevant).