Creative Community Bulletin 20 September 2013

Great con­tent found by Pariah and shared to the design and cre­ative com­mu­ni­ties on social media.

• The Dribbblisation of Design is Moving UX and UI Design Backward

  “On the oth­er hand, we have a grow­ing num­ber of peo­ple post­ing and dis­cussing their work on Dribbble, the aggre­gat­ed results of which are mov­ing our craft back­wards. This post is not about Dribbble itself, it’s about what the com­mu­ni­ty on Dribbble val­ue. I’ll use the term ‘prod­uct design’ through­out, but I’m includ­ing UX and inter­ac­tion design when I do.”

• Is Your To-Do List Really About What You Intend To Do?
  “YOUR TO-DO LIST SHOULDN’T FEEL LIKE A FOREIGN DOCUMENT DESCRIBING AN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE. INSTEAD, INCORPORATE EVERYDAY (LOW-STRESS) TASKS TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE PART OF YOUR DAY.”
• Creativity Cannot Be Scheduled

  “My prob­lem now is the prob­lem that many peo­ple have. I’m try­ing to force cre­ativ­i­ty into my “9‑to‑5″ sched­ule, and it’s basi­cal­ly giv­ing me the fin­ger for try­ing to do so. It’s only when I let myself detach from that rou­tine and work more flex­i­ble hours that I get that rush or that feel­ing wash­ing over me out of nowhere.”

• Phorce: a Bag That Charges Your Devices for 2 Weeks
  “A bag that charges all your devices, com­mu­ni­cates with your smart­phone, and trans­forms from a mes­sen­ger, to a back­pack, or briefcase.”
• How to Increase Blog Traffic in 3 Easy Ways [Infographic + Video]

  “This is a very com­mon ques­tion in the blo­gos­phere, but it’s not a good question.
  You can increase traf­fic in thou­sands ways, the real prob­lem is how to increase blog traf­fic eas­i­ly and with­out spend­ing too much time.”

• Apple’s iOS7, Well, It Was Time For Skeuomorphism To Die

  “It’s a men­tal aid to us all: here’s this new way of doing things but we’ll remind you, through design, of the old way you used to use so that you instinc­tive­ly “get” what is going on here.”

• Is There Any Value In Free?

  “It’s the per­ceived val­ue of some­thing that you are giv­ing away that is impor­tant and free doesn’t appeal to everyone.”

• The New Spam Tactic: Twitter Lists [I’ve been see­ing these for weeks now]
  “TWITTER USERS HAVE SEEN A GLUT OF STRANGE LIST ADDITIONS IN THEIR MENTIONS–AND IT’S ALL THANKS TO A STRANGE NEW SPAM ATTACK MECHANISM.”
• Recon Jet, Google Glass for Athletes, Pre-Order at $500, Ships January 2014
  “Specifically, Recon is now sell­ing the Pilot Edition of its glass­es, which has soft­ware geared toward cyclists, triath­letes, and run­ners. The Pilot Edition will lack some of the soft­ware fea­tures Recon expects in the final edi­tion, but the com…
• These Apocalyptic Dioramas Show Us How The World Could End–In Dollhouse Sizes
  “These minia­ture dooms­day sce­nar­ios show malls over­run by green­ery and sub­way cars crash­ing into beach­es. It’s the end of the world, ren­dered adorably miniature.”
• 20-Somethings, Teens, Kids: 6 Harsh Truths to Make You a Better Person [NSFW Language]
  “For the rest of you, I want you to try some­thing: Name five impres­sive things about your­self. Write them down or just shout them out loud to the room. But here’s the catch – you’re not allowed to list any­thing you are (i.e., I’m a nice guy, I…
• 50 free Photoshop actions to cre­ate stun­ning effects
  “Don’t waste your time repeat­ing the same tedious steps to achieve an effect. Download these free Photoshop actions today!”
• So You Want To Pick Someone’s Brains? Do It Right.
  “Think about this request com­ing to you for a sec­ond. Someone request­ing to pick your brains is way too vague and imme­di­ate­ly sounds very time con­sum­ing, it’s not pre­cise enough, so is the per­son ask­ing in an effec­tive way, or is the per­son ref…
• The 130 Best Free Fonts (According to Creative Bloq)
  “The best free fonts, from vintage-inspired type­faces to slap-you-in-the-face slab ser­ifs. Read on for a slice of typog­ra­phy heaven..”

Curated by Pariah Burke