Marcus Mattsson » Design

I found something to love about Windows 7

Marcus — Mon, 31 May 2010 22:48:02 +0000

I’ve been using Windows 7 for a couple of weeks now, and I don’t want to sound like an angry Apple fanboy, but I’m really not that happy with it. It all seems nice on the surface, but if you (…)

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Windows 7 Likes to Tell You Stuff

Marcus — Fri, 14 May 2010 08:49:01 +0000

I recently installed Windows 7 for work-related purposes, and I think this screenshot is a pretty good represenation of my experience with the operating system so far. Come on.

New Theme

Marcus — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:22:50 +0000

I’ve been using the old theme for a couple of years, and in that time I’ve changed the code a lot, and recently my changes have started breaking plugins, and I have no idea what the cause is. Today I (…)

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Bad Design: Paper Napkin Dispenser

Marcus — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:24:51 +0000

I’m finding it kind of funny to write about examples of bad design, so here we are again. This is another example I stumbled upon at school. A paper napkin dispenser, looks fine and easy to use, right? Well, this (…)

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Bad Design: Door Lock

Marcus — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:12:20 +0000

A neat example of focusing too much on aesthetics instead of usability.

Bad Design:Sony’s PlayStation 3 Remote

Marcus — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:33:19 +0000

I got my PlayStation 3 which is great and all, and I also ordered the Bluetooth remote. Already when I ordered it I winced at the horrible, horrible design choices and they’re even more apparent now that I’ve used it (…)

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