Last December was a busy month but I had some time to work on a small personal project I’ve been thinking about for months. 31 things is a small experiment to force me to think of my possessions and get … Continue reading
I just wanted to post a quick update with some exciting (a few weeks old) news. A couple of weeks ago I joined Palo Alto Software as the UX Designer for their app LivePlan. I’m incredibly excited about this opportunity … Continue reading
Over a year ago I came across a small but extremely useful tool that I’ve been using in my workflow ever since. The tool is the image compression application ImageOptim. ImageOptim compresses pngs, jpegs, and gifs and is particularly useful when
Continue readingJoshua Porter’s post on the increasing participation of designers in startups is great news for designers. I’ve also been noticing how bigger corporations, not just startups, seem to be giving design more attention. This is a great opportunity for us … Continue reading
Last night I received this sad but expected email from the Google Wave Team. I remember using Wave for the first time as soon as it was available. I remember getting the feeling this was going to revolutionize the way … Continue reading
Something I worked on over the weekend. Read the full post here.
If you design websites you probably have clients or a boss you share comps or concepts with for review and approval. Some times you have the luxury of meeting with these stakeholders personally to show the comp while explaining your … Continue reading
Rounded corners in UI and web design have been a subject of much argument in the design community. It’s refreshing to see some research supporting their use to reduce cognitive load. The following quote is from the article Why Rounded … Continue reading
With the increasing smartphone web usage we have been experiencing in the last years, it has become increasingly important to provide optimized web experiences for mobile devices. Articles like Luke Wroblewski’s The Mobile App User Experience and Jakob Nielsen’s Defer … Continue reading
I posted this video a few weeks ago with a tip on the best way I’ve found to quickly zoom with Photoshop. All you need to do is hold the command and space keys and drag your mouse (hold the … Continue reading
My name is Gaston. I’m a UI & Web designer, and front-end developer.