Currently
You are currently browsing the Julius Mattsson blog archives for June, 2009.
Bits & pieces
What's that traffic light on the new iTunes window? And, it's nice with that new icon but couldn't they have rethought the entire thing? iTunes feels like an unfitting name for something that does so many different things (you don't go to the "Music Store" to buy a book, do you?)

The normal practice among web developers for icons have always been to embed them in images and use CSS to display. We do this so much, we hardly think about it at all any more. Pictos, however, is a clever way of taking a step away from this. Instead of using images, you embed the Pictos font and use that instead.

My favorite note taking app, Simplenote, has just been updated — or perhaps upgraded is a better word. Along with a new more visually appealing graphical reform, we're seeing tons of new features and updates to the service itself.

Fisheye, macro and wide angle lenses available for use with camera phones.

High quality short about the chaos that a little lottery ticket can set about.

Previously
Search
Categories
Friends

Goodbye hyper, hello summer!

June 18th, 2009

Yesterday was the last day of Hyper Island. It’s with mixed feeling that I’m packing up my little student apartment and putting the final touch on the cleaning masterpiece before departing back to Gothenburg. In many ways it has been a fun year filled with new experiences and new friends, although at times I have felt so stressed to get everything to come together that it takes the edge out of the motivation. One year flies by extremely fast.

Last night we had a little get together at Bredgatan and said our goodbye’s. Freddy got a Swedish soccer shirt that everybody signed.



Posted in Hyper
Comments & Opiniated wisdoms

Extraordinary clouds

June 16th, 2009


Posted in Bits and Pieces
Comments & Opiniated wisdoms

Snacks for Pineapple

June 11th, 2009

Today Sara-Lee and Caroline came with some snacks to the “office” of our informal agency dubbed Pineapple. Jonas, our CEO, is looking the part with his sunglasses and feet on the table.

5u7



Posted in Hyper The Industry Project
Comments & Opiniated wisdoms

Daddy and Crispin, sitting in a tree

June 11th, 2009

Boulder based Crispin Porter + Bogusky, a renowned advertising agency, announced today that they will be buying one of the Swedish all stars; Daddy, as a part of their expansion in Europe. This is a big. If you’re into digital and living in Sweden, you definitely know the work that Daddy has done. It’s very high quality, all of the time (look at their old site for the good stuff). I hope that the new U.S governance will add to the great legacy that is Daddy.

cpbgbg



Posted in Ramblings
Comments & Opiniated wisdoms

One Response to “Daddy and Crispin, sitting in a tree”
Andreas says:

Helt jävla grymt! Vad är oddsen liksom? Whoa!



I’m going to Delete!

June 9th, 2009

It’s official! I’m going to Delete in London for my internship. It’s going to be really interesting to join the Delete team and try to help out in every way possible and also pick up some new skills. And London, oh sweet London. Apart from the short trip back when we released Visual Crooks I haven’t been able to enjoy this European capital as much as I would’ve liked to. It will definitely be a new experience. Along for the ride is my friend Max Lindquist, who will be doing his internship at another agency in London. It’s going to be a blast!



Posted in Hyper Life
Comments & Opiniated wisdoms

2 Responses to “I’m going to Delete!”
Elsie says:

LUCKY! i want to go to London so bad. Have fun!

Julius Mattsson says:

Thanks, I most definitely will!



Track terms of services

June 9th, 2009

If you’re worried about changed terms of service for the bigger websites you visit, you could try TOSback. It lists both the old and updated versions side by side, also highlighting the changes.



Posted in Bits and Pieces Web
Comments & Opiniated wisdoms

Horizontal scaling record

June 4th, 2009

Served fresh from Brand New, on the logotype for Microsoft’s rebranded search engine.



Posted in Bits and Pieces
Comments & Opiniated wisdoms

Clickfarm interactive

June 4th, 2009

I like the overall feeling of the Clickfarm interactive website, even though I think the main menu could be a bit more fun.



Posted in Bits and Pieces Inspiration Web
Comments & Opiniated wisdoms

Abandoned houses

June 2nd, 2009

A photography project covering abandoned houses in the Detroit area. It’s interesting how creepy abandoned houses are, when you think about it.



Posted in Bits and Pieces Photography
Comments & Opiniated wisdoms

What everyone is talking about

June 1st, 2009

Have a look at the YouTube video over here to see what all the fuzz is about. (Hint: It starts with Google and ends with Wave.)



Posted in Bits and Pieces Web
Comments & Opiniated wisdoms



Spacer img to push div's height
The secret treasure. Site Designed by Julius Mattsson.