Adel Anwar » design http://www.adelanwar.com where technology, design and business intersect. Wed, 09 Mar 2011 12:31:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Chrome – Gmail Notification http://www.adelanwar.com/2011/03/chrome-gmail-notification/ http://www.adelanwar.com/2011/03/chrome-gmail-notification/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 12:31:03 +0000 adel http://www.adelanwar.com/?p=698

Chrome v10 has this subtle new email notification for Gmail which I found to be particularly interesting. I haven’t found any resource online regarding this behavior, so decided to post it here.

I’m curious – is there any API to do this?

]]> http://www.adelanwar.com/2011/03/chrome-gmail-notification/feed/ 0 The Clear War http://www.adelanwar.com/2009/12/the-clear-war/ http://www.adelanwar.com/2009/12/the-clear-war/#comments Sun, 27 Dec 2009 13:24:30 +0000 adel http://www.adelanwar.com/?p=680 Designers should be arbiters of the truth: They should be the kind of people who stand up and tell it like it is, and that usually calls for courage. Kevin Mattice on how its incumbent on designers to stand up against evil. ]]> http://www.adelanwar.com/2009/12/the-clear-war/feed/ 0 Type Inspired Interfaces http://www.adelanwar.com/2009/12/type-inspired-interfaces/ http://www.adelanwar.com/2009/12/type-inspired-interfaces/#comments Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:49:32 +0000 adel http://www.adelanwar.com/?p=678 inspiration for interfaces from the type you choose to use. ]]> http://www.adelanwar.com/2009/12/type-inspired-interfaces/feed/ 0 Note & Point http://www.adelanwar.com/2009/11/noteandpoin/ http://www.adelanwar.com/2009/11/noteandpoin/#comments Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:03:32 +0000 adel http://www.adelanwar.com/?p=676 Note and Point is a nice design inspiration gallery for people making Keynote/Powerpoint presentations. ]]> http://www.adelanwar.com/2009/11/noteandpoin/feed/ 0 The Story of Carbonmade http://www.adelanwar.com/2009/11/the-story-of-carbonmade/ http://www.adelanwar.com/2009/11/the-story-of-carbonmade/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:51:03 +0000 adel http://www.adelanwar.com/?p=673 100,000 users and so can you, Spencer Fry talks about the history of carbonmade and how its come a long way for a non-funded company. Inspiring indeed! ]]> http://www.adelanwar.com/2009/11/the-story-of-carbonmade/feed/ 0 MacWorld Cover Design Process http://www.adelanwar.com/2009/08/macworld-cover-design-process/ http://www.adelanwar.com/2009/08/macworld-cover-design-process/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 07:01:28 +0000 adel http://www.adelanwar.com/?p=668 captivating time-lapse video. ]]> http://www.adelanwar.com/2009/08/macworld-cover-design-process/feed/ 0 How Canon Prototypes Cameras http://www.adelanwar.com/2009/04/canon-prototypes/ http://www.adelanwar.com/2009/04/canon-prototypes/#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:57:25 +0000 adel http://www.adelanwar.com/?p=654 How canon prototypes camera

Canon illustrates how they prototype camera bodies using balsa wood. Interesting article and a good reference for product designers.

]]> http://www.adelanwar.com/2009/04/canon-prototypes/feed/ 0 Little Red Riding Hood http://www.adelanwar.com/2009/03/little-red-riding-hood/ http://www.adelanwar.com/2009/03/little-red-riding-hood/#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:15:54 +0000 adel http://www.adelanwar.com/?p=651

Tomas Nilsson was given an assignment to reinterpret the fairy tale – ‘Little Red Riding Hood’. This was the result

]]> http://www.adelanwar.com/2009/03/little-red-riding-hood/feed/ 0 Evolving Design Research Map http://www.adelanwar.com/2009/02/evolving-design-research-map/ http://www.adelanwar.com/2009/02/evolving-design-research-map/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:59:24 +0000 adel http://www.adelanwar.com/?p=605 design research map is defined and described by two intersecting dimensions: One defined by approach and the other by mind set. ]]> http://www.adelanwar.com/2009/02/evolving-design-research-map/feed/ 0 Good Design in Ten Commandments http://www.adelanwar.com/2009/02/good-design-in-ten-commandments/ http://www.adelanwar.com/2009/02/good-design-in-ten-commandments/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:46:09 +0000 adel http://www.adelanwar.com/?p=548 ten most important criteria for what he considered as good design. These have subsequently become the ‘Ten Commandments’. ]]> http://www.adelanwar.com/2009/02/good-design-in-ten-commandments/feed/ 0