Definitely my favorite style, and illusion.
via WANKEN -  Retro Futuristic Photography by Ben Sandler

Definitely my favorite style, and illusion.

via WANKEN -  Retro Futuristic Photography by Ben Sandler

1 week ago 1 note

via Designers MX | Ogvidius

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via NOOSPHERE / day images - COMPLEXITY GRAPHICS

1 week ago

1Q84 by cory schmitz

1Q84 by cory schmitz

1 week ago 1 note

Spotify 里的 Turntable - Soundrop

我一直喜欢 Turntable.fm,闲着没事或者口味淡了就去跟着一群人听 dubstep 晃脑袋。在它之后再也没有让我兴奋地用一天的音乐产品了。

可就在刚才,我刚刚用到了另外一个牛逼东西:Soundrop。它其实是个 Spotify app,基本原理就是在 Spotify 内跟好友听同一个 Playlist,然后每个人可以添加歌曲,也可以投票改变每首歌的位置,同时还能聊天。

这还不算最牛的,Soundrop 的 iPhone 版 虽然很多地方还不是 retina 的,但是已经强大到跟 Turntable 的手机端匹敌了,更伟大的是直接内置了 Spotify 的 API,登录后直接就可以听了。

2 weeks ago 1 note

Start a Blog with Dropbox and Markdown

I can totally understand those people who are passionate about the simplicities of Dropbox and Markdown, although I’m happy with Tumblr which is the best BSP so far and am not intended to replace it.

If you’re one of those people, good for you by the way, I’m telling you that now you can start a blog with them by using either Calepin or scriptogr.am.

Basically, it is a simple online tool that converts static Markdown text files located in your Dropbox, into a beautiful web log. (Quoted from scriptogr.am)

If you still don’t own a Dropbox account, oh you really should.

2 weeks ago 1 note

moronicbeauty:

This enchanting forest in the Chūgoku region of Japan, is the home to gold fireflies that charm the area regularly. Magical.

2 weeks ago 24,091 notes

Gifts from MailChimp Labs

CSS Inliner

In order to make your HTML emails render properly in all the different email readers out there (especially webmail clients like Gmail and Hotmail), you’ve got to make sure any CSS in your code is inlined (linked or embedded CSS breaks in many email readers). This tool will automatically take any embedded CSS that you paste in, and convert it into inline CSS for your HTML email.

HTML to Text

Whenever you send HTML email campaigns, you should create a plain-text version of your campaign, and send both as a multipart-alternative formatted file. When people can’t (or won’t) view your HTML email, the plain-text version of your message will appear instead. Or, if they’re checking email on a mobile device, they’ll often see the plain-text version. Actually making the plain-text version of your email is a COMPLETE P.I.T.A. So we made it automatic.

2 weeks ago 1 note

记账软件的噩梦

虽然我对记账这件事情没多大兴趣,但是有个详尽的记录看看自己这个月在哪些地方消费过,然后得出些什么有意思的结论也说不定。于是这两天就装了几款 app,而这篇文章就是对这几款记账 app 的无聊吐槽。

随手记,让我说点什么好,亏我用的还是收费的专业版。粗看上去似乎算是设计还不错的,但是用起来就完全不是那回事儿了。

不知道他们的设计师是不是狂热的色块爱好者,把程序搞得跟彩虹一样炫丽,用起来视觉完全没焦点,如果你不相信,下个免费版试试,记笔账就像 LEGO 积木一样,这里点一次那里戳一下。

最让人崩溃的是所谓的强大的分类功能。比方说我喜欢去咖啡馆吃吃喝喝,理所当然地我会建立一个分类叫做「咖啡馆」,然后我记账的时候就出现了这样精彩的一幕。

这是要怎样啊?让我手动添加分类(在没有任何提示和引导的情况下)已经够烦了,还要添加二次分类?也就是说我还要把「咖啡馆」分类加上「吃」和「喝」的分类吗?还有那个奇葩般的网页版,以及神迹一样的 VIP 认证机制,ugh。

然后就是小清新的 Lemon。首先我想说我很喜欢 Lemon 的风格,尤其是可爱的 @lemon.com 邮箱(用来收取电子账单),虽然现在有些边边角角的地方比较粗糙,但是它背后的很多点子还是很棒的。

不用 Lemon 只因为一个致命的缺点:不能设置默认货币单位,也就是说每次我都要从这个漫长的列表里找到 RMB。不过我还对其抱有希望,因为这个问题跟官方反馈一下应该很容易解决。

最后一个不算吐槽,算是夸奖吧。Toshl 是从 @chumsdock 那里听来的一款记账 app,设计很可爱,界面很易用,而且用 tag 取代了死板的分类(比方说我在咖啡馆吃了一顿,完全可以记作 coffee + food)。

唯一不太爽的可能就是 Toshl 沿用了国外习惯的按 0 补位的输入方式(就是 13.5 需要写作 1350),不过也仅仅是习惯问题而已,暂时就先用着吧。

另外 EP 推荐了一个叫 Piggie 的免费 app,长处是能给消费的东西拍照存档,稍后再试。刚写完马上用了一会儿,立马觉得牛逼得不行。

首先界面虽然很多原生但是一点都不简陋,Top bar 和 bottom bar 的设计尤其聪明、方便。最棒的是常用的支出分类全部内置,虽然是英文的但是记住常用的就 OK。另外还有很好用的 Recurring 功能,把按月付费的支出也一并计算了。

综上所述,Piggie 是目前最牛逼最好用的记账软件。

3 weeks ago 3 notes

WURM - generative art therapy on the iOS

WURM is a beautiful art space that will let you still the mind and indulge in the sensory pleasure of tactile-visual therapy. No filters, no layers, no blending. No art degree, no special skills. Only color, shapes, and your sense of play! If you’ve never held a brush in your life, it will show you how to make art without one. If you’re already an artist or designer, it will help you experiment in a new way.

3 weeks ago 1 note