Brad Barrish
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Brad Barrish
bradbarrish.com
In 2013, the Chicago Sun-Times fired all 28 of its staff photographers. Every single one. Including John H. White, who had won a Pulitzer Prize.
The plan was simple. Reporters would shoot their own photos using iPhones. The technology had gotten good enough. The cameras were in everyone’s pockets. Why pay 28 salaries for something the existing staff
... See moreBut “ How could we get more enterprise-ready? ” has never been a north-star principle for great user-focused software.
Atlassian Acquires The Browser Company for $610 Million
Unlike Gruber, not only do I get the appeal of Arc and even Dia to some degree, but I was a massive Arc fan. This sucks though.
When Times New Roman appears in a book, document, or advertisement, it connotes apathy. It says, “I submitted to the typeface of least resistance.” Times New Roman isn’t a typeface choice so much as the absence of a typeface choice, like the blackness of deep space isn’t a color. To look at Times New Roman is to gaze into the void.
Times New American: A Tale of Two Fonts
I highlighted so much of Coming of Age At The Dawn of The Social Internet. I’m a little older than the author, but their experience was largely mine. Their awareness mirrors mine. There were so many great quotes I could share, but best to just read the article. It’s terrific.
So the entire concept for these icons sucks. But the conceptual execution sucks too. The wrench is incredibly stupid-looking. Whoever drew it has obviously never used a crescent wrench because the forks on the wrench head are way too thin. They’d break off under any significant torque. Just look at a photo of real-life wrench, or — just look at the... See more
MacOS 26 Tahoe’s Dead Canary Utility App Icons
Absolutely scathing (and correct).
A pear elle and
Klicky klacky and
Forever Obsessed and
What a great idea! Certainly reminds me of the Topspin days. I love Gary’s films and Brian Eno is a personal hero. Wish I could afford to fly him to LA to do something here.