breezi. super cool

July 30, 2013 by Thomas Chau in cool stuff

http://placeit.breezi.com/productshots/

product shots in realistic settings

Awesome style for sketching ui ideas

April 09, 2013 by Thomas Chau in software, cool stuff

http://dribbble.com/shots/665336-Animation-1-Squarespace-6

Okay kids, back before your parents got old and while the Earth was still cooling, we used to type on these devices. Think of it as a computer without the brains.....old school analog. This ad is probably from the late '70s or early '80s.

IBM Selectric typewriter ad

April 02, 2012 by Thomas Chau in laughs, extracurriculars, cool stuff

Old ads are so fucking weird.

This one is an ad for the legendary IBM Selectric.

Which reminds me... I'm gonna dust off my Model M and bring it to work. Sick of Apple's slick piece of shit keyboard. It might be pretty but it's not practical as a typing machine; probably because Steve Jobs wasn't a programmer typing away all day.

Paper is where ideas begin. It’s the easiest and most beautiful way to create on the new iPad. Capture your ideas as sketches, diagrams, illustrations, notes or drawings and instantly share them across the web. Download “Paper by FiftyThree” free from the App Store. Free Download: http://itunes.apple.com/app/paper-by-fiftythree/id506003812 More info: www.fiftythree.com CREDITS Director: Andrew S Allen Cinematographer: Jason Sondhi Production Assistant: Julian Walker Music: "Come Back" by Lotus Plaza (New 10" on Audraglint Records) Stylus: Wacom Bamboo (link to buy here: http://fiftythree.com/paper)

Paper for the iPad

March 29, 2012 by Thomas Chau in cool stuff

Amazing. Maybe I'll quit dragging around a sketchbook and pencil and just use this. Maybe. I'll install this one soon.

So far, nothing has exceeded the low-tech solution. No matter how many times I try fancy apps like Evernote or whatever, I always forget them and fall back to the good ol moleskine. They're just too much work:

Flip open iPad. Turn it on. Look for the icon; fuck, It's on the third screen. Swipe over. Locate notetaking app. Wait for it to load. Push a few buttons to create a new post or a new page, push a few more to get the pen or text, then I can finally start typing. The idea might've flown away by that point!