We are addicted to interfaces. It’s like a disease. We can’t help it. We want more. Join us in our self-inflicted misery by submitting interface awesomeness to help feed our addiction. This is the official blog of Lift, a user experience company.Tumblr (3.0; @interfaceaddiction)http://interfaceaddiction.com/<a href="http://52weeksofux.com/post/832646573/emotion-and-data">52 Weeks of UX: Emotion and Data</a>: <blockquote> <p class="sketch"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5sw99lwKL1qz8ohs.png"/></p> <p>Steve Jobs, in Friday’s iPhone 4 press conference, in which Apple tried to downplay the attenuation problem some people are experiencing with the phone, talks about both the emotional and data-driven nature of providing a great experience. </p> … <p><span>Experience Design is about emotion, to be…</span></p> </blockquote>http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/836998316http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/836998316Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:08:13 -0500<p><a href="http://dougneiner.com/post/817944245">dougneiner</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>This post is more about the GPL than WordPress, but here is my 2¢: Matt may be right in his understanding of the GPL. He is legally right to enforce it. That doesn’t mean I agree with the original choice to use the GPL or his choice to enforce it.</em></p> <p>Here is my open-source philosophy: “I share code and contribute because I <em>love</em> it. I get <strong>joy</strong> from people using my code. If you can make money off my code, awesome!*”</p> <p>Is it naive to think others should feel this same way about the code they release?</p> <p><a href="http://dougneiner.com/post/817944245">Read More</a></p> </blockquote>http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/836990853http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/836990853Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:06:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5o6meSqIb1qa301uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://markjardine.com/post/820881401/when-i-saw-the-photo-of-apples-antenna-testing">markjardine</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>When I saw the photo of Apple’s antenna testing lab, I instantly knew where they set up shop. Can’t believe they are using what once was Professor X’s Cerebro! So this is how their “Find My iPhone” app works.</p> </blockquote>http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/836987885http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/836987885Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:05:20 -0500<a href="http://blog.pebbleit.com/post/819255114">pebble.it Blog: Our New Dashboard</a>: <blockquote> <p>There’s a great deal of admiration and a hint of jealousy when we look at <a href="http://www.panic.com/">Panic</a> Software. They have a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ldandersen/3272600774/in/set-72157613632425705/">stunning office</a> in Portland, a suite of brilliant Mac products such as Transmit and Coda, and manage to find the time to build a <a href="http://www.panic.com/blog/2010/03/the-panic-status-board/">custom status board</a> for their office.</p> <p>Metrics are important…</p> </blockquote>http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/836962290http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/836962290Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:57:01 -0500<a href="http://modernerd.com/post/832206137/an-open-letter-to-support-ninjas-web-rock-stars-and">Modern Nerd: An Open Letter to Support Ninjas, Web Rock Stars, and Sandwich Artists </a>: <blockquote> <p>To Whom It May Concern</p> <p>You are not a ninja. Each time you use the word ‘ninja’ in vain, another one moves into your attic. Ninjas train. Ninjas battle. Ninjas don’t check email.</p> <p>You are not a rock star. Rock stars paint on silence. Rock stars trash hotels. Rock stars use Internet Explorer 6….</p> </blockquote>http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/832438287http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/832438287Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:09:39 -0500Matthew Smith: So why didn't you move to Greenville?<br /> Me: Sean Gaffney told me you have to pay extra for movies in 3D. Six dollars.<br /> Matthew Smith: Oh... Well. You know you can see regular movies without paying extra, right?<br /> Me: Yeah.http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/761555690http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/761555690Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:34:12 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l351wyFTUc1qapmbqo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>I love this design. So simple.</p>http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/641115735http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/641115735Fri, 28 May 2010 11:31:46 -0500<a href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/05/24/free-designer-s-portfolio-icon-set-12-high-quality-icons/">Wow this is a great set of icons on Smashing Magazine</a>http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/633378545http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/633378545Tue, 25 May 2010 23:22:32 -0500Smashing MagazineIconsFree<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2zq0qXbqK1qapmbqo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We recently launched an intense WordPress redesign for <a href="http://www.thenextweb.com">The Next Web</a>, which includes a widgetized, customizable dashboard, BuddyPress integration, and custom Facebook integration with a home-grown Facebook WordPress plugin that allows users to sign in to The Next Web using their Facebook account and also adds all articles to the Facebook OpenGraph.</p>http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/631999561http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/631999561Tue, 25 May 2010 14:26:50 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0gyaiMIWV1qapmbqo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Love this site: <a title="Rich Brown" href="http://www.richbrown.info">Rich Brown</a></p>http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/501238355http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/501238355Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:03:54 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzseh4STSj1qzvr49o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://delgrosso.tumblr.com/post/470146973/what">delgrosso</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a title="LRT" href="http://lowresolutiontheatre.com">What</a>.</p> </blockquote>http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/471941215http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/471941215Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:54:01 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzl8abwBkn1qapmbqo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>We’ve been making some tweaks and updates to AllDevJobs.com, refining the interface and making the job listings easier to read. Do you like it?</p>http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/461163264http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/461163264Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:56:35 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzjogtKfLW1qapmbqo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>We recently launched a new <a href="http://www.upthemes.com">WordPress theme shop called UpThemes</a> which has been in the works for quite some time and we’re extremely pleased with the response we’ve gotten so far, as well as the awesomeness of our <a href="http://www.upthemes.com/2010/03/introducing-the-upthemes-framework/">UpThemes Framework</a>, which makes it super easy to customize our themes and import and export your theme configuration to other WordPress installations.</p> <p>Make sure to download <a href="http://www.upthemes.com/2010/03/holding-pattern/">Holding Pattern</a>, our first free theme with the new framework, and see just how easy it is to customize. Oh, and did we mention our themes are all licensed under the GPL?</p>http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/459361441http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/459361441Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:50:00 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kycwyu0qVk1qapmbqo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>The shirt I designed for the Red Is White Design-Off contest vs. Kyle Steed is now for sale at RedIsWhite.com. Make sure to pick up a shirt (or twelve) because proceeds go to charity!</p>http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/409353743http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/409353743Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:37:41 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyauiyN5Vc1qapmbqo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Another sneak peek, this one is of the UpThemes members area.</p>http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/407067682http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/407067682Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:49:46 -0600<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyaug5MGz71qapmbqo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Sneak peek at the new UpThemes.com</p>http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/407065698http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/407065698Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:48:05 -0600<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxfksdRuPc1qapmbqo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>User submitted link: <a href="http://olivecrush.com">Olive Crush</a></p>http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/374390176http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/374390176Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:33:49 -0600<p><a href="http://52weeksofux.com/post/372655370/utility-vs-beauty" class="tumblr_blog">52weeksofux</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p class="sketch"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxdr2xiI6w1qz7ace.jpg"/></p> <p>A good designer always works to keep the form, function and the aesthetic quality of a design in balance throughout the life of a project. Just because something looks good doesn’t mean its useful. And just because something is useful does not make it beautiful.</p> <p>More often than we want to admit, we use glitz and glam—or worse, the current popular design trend—to hide the areas where we simply dont have an elegant solution appropriate to the problem at hand. It is too easy to get caught in the trap of focusing on “making it pretty” without giving consideration to the actual purpose of the design.</p> <p>At the same time, a designer should understand that even the most utilitarian product can benefit from subtle, refined aesthetic treatments and turn what is a dull and boring, yet necessary, task into something enjoyable and engaging.</p> <p>The most elegant solution will yield a design that is gracefully tempered with restraint and precision—both useful and beautiful.</p> </blockquote>http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/372775754http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/372775754Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:22:04 -0600<a href="http://alldevjobs.com/job/655/experienced-wordpressphp-developer-at-creative-shift-design/">Featured Job Posting: Experienced Wordpress/PHP Developer</a>http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/370730060http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/370730060Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:22:24 -0600alldevjobsjobsdevelopers<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kx9v29u3RM1qzowpoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://spencerfry.tumblr.com/post/368877233/how-the-ipad-came-to-exist">spencerfry</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>How The iPad Came To Exist</p> </blockquote>http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/370728207http://interfaceaddiction.com/post/370728207Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:20:41 -0600