How do you fit an Audi A4 on a developer's desk? [Part 1]

Here at Silvercar we created custom hardware and software that interacts with an Audi A4 to revolutionize the way people rent cars at the airport. Writing code that interacts with a full size four door sedan comes with some…

12 things you should know about the Watch.

Every time I meet someone and they notice the Apple Watch on my wrist, they ask me…

Redesigning Use Your Interface

Back in November 2012 I began to notice motion being used on the web to improve buttons, forms, loaders…

DESIGN is…

What CEOs should know about design

Why do so many brands use Blue as their base colour?

This week I was talking to a colleague about a new style that seems to be emerging in the design of icons. You know, those flat coloured icons with the simple flat dark shadow? Yeah, well I took it upon myself to discover how easy it was…

Coffee vs. beer: which drink makes you more creative?

Proxima Nova is the new Helvetica

It’s been two years now, since the majority of web startups, blogs and everything in between is doing a massive use of one of Mark Simonson’s biggest successes to date: Proxima Nova. Like Helvetica in the last decade, it’s quickly becoming the new standard for the web…

Ideal Line Widths for Web Fonts

And a tool to help you calculate them