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by kadavy 16y ago
Some people call them "regrets." I like to call them "lessons learned."
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by kadavy 16y ago
+1 for explosions, trying out the last.fm station right now
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Ask HN: What music helps you GTD?
4 points by kadavy 16y ago|6 comments
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by kadavy 16y ago
Great story. Another reminder that you can't connect the dots looking forward: http://onemansblog.com/2010/02/01/steve-jobs-outstanding-sta...
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by kadavy 16y ago
Very cool - giving it a try. I just wish it worked on the street lamp outside my window. From what I understand, color temperature can have a huge effect on your health. When I worked at an architecture firm, I attended several lectures by
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by kadavy 16y ago
The idea of "highway trains" is promising. Cars are still inefficient - only 1% of the energy they consume is actually used to propel the driver. It's hard to get too excited about anything involving cars.
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How to Reach 100,000 Pageviews a Month in "Only" 6 Years(kadavy.net)
5 points by kadavy 16y ago|0 comments
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by kadavy 16y ago
This sounds absolutely fascinating - do you know where I can learn more about this study?
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by kadavy 16y ago
Color of ink on a book != color you perceive, when compared to a monitor. The most pleasing books to read are on a cream stock ( The Elements of Typographic Style comes to mind), and thus have a bit less contrast than #fff vs. #000.
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by kadavy 16y ago
It seems ironic that NASA would have something to say about information design, considering... http://www.asktog.com/books/challengerExerpt.html But, maybe they've learned their lesson?
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by kadavy 16y ago
I love colorschemedesigner.com. I hope to write about color schemes soon, and include info about them in my SXSW presentation (if it gets accepted).
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by kadavy 16y ago
Hehe - if you saw an orange square on a black background, something is either wrong with your monitor or your vision :) Did you mean something else?
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Design for Hackers: Why Monet Never Used Black, & Why You Shouldn't Either(kadavy.net)
428 points by kadavy 16y ago|76 comments
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What is a "Hacker?"(catb.org)
5 points by kadavy 16y ago|0 comments
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by kadavy 16y ago
Remember, most of these won't look so good as body copy on the web: http://www.kadavy.net/blog/posts/design-for-hackers-why-you-...
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"Just get started" is bad advice(iwillteachyoutoberich.com)
4 points by kadavy 16y ago|1 comments
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by kadavy 16y ago
Each of the links? The whole comment was del.icio.us!
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by kadavy 16y ago
Additionally, the Kindle doesn't shoot beams of light at your eyes.
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by kadavy 16y ago
I like the thought that "sales is not selling, its understanding." Sales people are way more pleasant when they really take the time to understand your situation and needs.
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by kadavy 16y ago
300 DPI is the resolution recommended for images that will be printed on offset printers (like, for a magazine). The text - if black - in these applications will be turned into crisp vectors, so the DPI is in effect limitless. I believe las
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by kadavy 16y ago
Thanks - these are beautiful!
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by kadavy 16y ago
I haven't had much experience viewing a Retina display, but since it displays at about 3x the resolution of a normal display (as mentioned in the post), fonts like Garamond should render much better on it.
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by kadavy 16y ago
It seems that the PanelPicker is down. Thanks for your interest. I plan to talk less about the technical aspects of design, but talk more about the classical principles that guide good design. This post is about the relationship between med
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by kadavy 16y ago
"Too much" seems subjective to me. Additonally, I've spent thousands of hours over the course of a decade obsessing over design details and historical context. Then, I spend a week crafting a blog post to condense a piece of my knowledge fo
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by kadavy 16y ago
Can you explain that further? Here's my logic: if you're in the comments on this thread, you're presumably interested in this topic, and would like to learn more about it -> Many HNers go to SXSW, and would get a chance to learn more, s
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by kadavy 16y ago
Correct. The poor display of Garamond for copy text is used as a vehicle to discuss the relationship between medium and form. Garamond will look just fine in very large type.
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by kadavy 16y ago
If you like what you see here, please consider voting for my SXSW panel. I'll be covering this and more, including proportion and color: http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/6261
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Design For Hackers: Why You Don't Use Garamond on The Web(kadavy.net)
224 points by kadavy 16y ago|65 comments
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by kadavy 16y ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M4tdMsg3ts
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by kadavy 16y ago
Here it is on video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M4tdMsg3ts

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