Hi. I’m Matt. This has been a place of regurgitation and frivolity (don’t fret, it will continue to be) but, with any luck and a titch of effort, it will also become a place where I think, document and be more me than it has been previously. Run on sentence much? _uacct = "UA-3582268-1"; urchinTracker(); Tumblr (3.0; @aparticularpath)http://log.matthewgist.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4nmt5eaoG1qz4t9uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23828086714http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23828086714Sat, 26 May 2012 18:03:04 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4nb87tpKE1qz4t9uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23814039246http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23814039246Sat, 26 May 2012 13:52:54 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4n4cmN5Tf1qz4t9uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23805708072http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23805708072Sat, 26 May 2012 11:24:20 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4m6iaUTH21qz4t9uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23780891373http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23780891373Fri, 25 May 2012 23:13:21 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4lcvgyC9H1qz4t9uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I’m looking forward to the evolution of these icons. The light blue stripe that grounds Facebook branding is really terrific. Though right now, with the latest two apps, it bugs me that each stripe gets a different treatment. If there were just one more app (that was new) I wouldn’t be bothered as much because I’d feel like I knew the stripe had purpose or didn’t.</p> <p>It’s VERY nit-picky, but what bothers me is that the camera receives a highlighted bezel line, while the flag does not. Or it bugs me that the flag gets a shadow, while the camera does not.</p> <p>I don’t know how much it matters to me. I assume that these differences occur because different designers on different projects created the apps. Sooner or later, these are going to all come together and sit in the same environment, and then it’s really going to bother me.</p> <p>I remember thinking, when iBooks and the News Stand were first announced, that themed folders could become a ‘thing’. The majority of people would LOVE themed folders. It’d be like MySpace themes; really, really ugly but really, really satisfying to the individual. Themes done right though, like when one company has several apps (like Facebook), could actually support the brand. I don’t know that I’m opposed to a Facebook folder; and I don’t even really LIKE Facebook!</p> <p>Anyway, I didn’t mention Messages or the original Facebook app because they are old. I fully expect those icons to change. As a curious individual, I’ll be interested to see what they end up looking like.</p>http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23743710453http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23743710453Fri, 25 May 2012 12:33:16 -0600<a href="http://www.responsinator.com/">The Responsinator</a>http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23715450895http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23715450895Thu, 24 May 2012 21:37:45 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4jp81Tn841qz4t9uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I totally identify with this.</p>http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23689681567http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23689681567Thu, 24 May 2012 15:04:49 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4jn168IMR1qz4t9uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23686724147http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23686724147Thu, 24 May 2012 14:17:27 -0600<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9723000/9723484.stm?utm_source=loopinsight.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Feed: loopinsight/KqJb (The Loop)">BBC News - Today - Apple's Jonathan Ive: 'Beauty works'</a>: <p>Listen. It’s good.</p>http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23685430406http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23685430406Thu, 24 May 2012 13:56:15 -0600<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/42650461" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>The “Agnes” Trailer. (by <a href="https://vimeo.com/42650461" target="_blank">Shoulda Danished</a>)</p>http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23611602480http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23611602480Wed, 23 May 2012 09:48:24 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4hflw62HP1qz4t9uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Damnit, I knew that would happen.</p> <p>(via <a href="http://hypebeast.com/2012/05/banksy-unveils-new-paintings/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20hypebeast/feed%20(Hypebeast)" target="_blank">Banksy Unveils New Paintings | Hypebeast</a>)</p>http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23611379741http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23611379741Wed, 23 May 2012 09:41:56 -0600“Self-respect is a discipline, a habit of mind that can never be faked but can be developed, trained, coaxed forth.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/05/21/joan-didion-on-self-respect/" target="_blank">Joan Didion</a> (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://exp.lore.com/" target="_blank">explore-blog</a>)</em>http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23611007704http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23611007704Wed, 23 May 2012 09:31:03 -0600<a href="http://www.therussiansusedapencil.com/post/20069271435/the-making-of-frameographer">The Russians Used a Pencil: The Making of Frameographer</a>: <p>I do this kinda stuff, yet it still blows my mind that people do this kinda stuff.</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.therussiansusedapencil.com/post/20069271435/the-making-of-frameographer" target="_blank">russianpencil</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Tom and I have been working on <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/frameographer/id503347879?mt=8" target="_blank">Frameographer</a> on and off for about 6 months. Like our other products, it was created to scratch our own itch. We were dissatisfied with the current offerings in the market and we wanted to make something really great, something that we enjoyed using. I can’t tell…</p> </blockquote>http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23595292094http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23595292094Tue, 22 May 2012 23:17:26 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4g21xmZwd1qz4t9uo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Get your ears inside this EP. Sara Bareilles is phenomenal. <a href="http://rd.io/x/QFq5PlT64Q" target="_blank">Rdio</a> | <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/once-upon-another-time-ep/id519170584" target="_blank">iTunes</a></p>http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23565960231http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23565960231Tue, 22 May 2012 15:51:00 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4fz19skCM1qz4t9uo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>That time in *Colorado Springs* top score.. <a href="http://onwander.com/weeks/4fbbfb14b5b989000900031a" target="_blank">Share a memory from a place you’ve been.</a></p>http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23561549899http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23561549899Tue, 22 May 2012 14:46:19 -0600wanderweeks<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/v4rZjGNYxuo?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Pretty rad.</p> <p>STAPLES Center “Sports-ageddon” Conversion - L.A. KINGS to LAKERS to CLIPPERS (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=v4rZjGNYxuo#!" target="_blank">SCNTMarketing</a>)</p>http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23557541121http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23557541121Tue, 22 May 2012 13:42:24 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ftbeYYlo1qz4t9uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Very rad.</p>http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23554394918http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23554394918Tue, 22 May 2012 12:42:49 -0600<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/AFGZ8wNjzvw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Good. Friggin’ Grief. You gotta watch this. Stefan is so amazing.</p> <p>Foo Fighters - Rope (Deadmau5 Remix) DRUM COVER (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AFGZ8wNjzvw" target="_blank">stefanrun</a>)</p>http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23491030088http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23491030088Mon, 21 May 2012 12:50:42 -0600<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/24mTIE4D9JM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Yes. November cannot come soon enough.</p> <p>“Some men are coming to kill us. I’m going to kill them first.”</p> <p>SKYFALL - (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24mTIE4D9JM" target="_blank">SonyPictures</a>)</p>http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23490346659http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23490346659Mon, 21 May 2012 12:34:42 -0600“When you’re new to something, all the pain is out in the open. You stub your toes until they’re black and blue on things the veterans have all learned to avoid. This is both a curse and a gift. A curse because it’s hard to make progress when you’re constantly getting snagged. Frustration is high and defeat feels scarily near. You might well give up entirely before you know the dance of the natives. But a gift, too, because you have the clarity to make things drastically better. You won’t miss the non-sense the veterans have long since accepted as the norm. Once you’ve acclimated to the temperature of the pot, you’ll get boiled alongside all the other frogs. But until then, you’re in a magical position to make great strides. To propose radical solutions, deliberately ignorant ideas that just might be brilliant. This is the time to do the impossible, because you don’t know enough to know what can’t be done yet.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://37signals.com/svn/posts/3179-you-only-get-one-chance-to-be-a-beginner" target="_blank">You only get one chance to be a beginner - (37signals)</a></em>http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23484315882http://log.matthewgist.com/post/23484315882Mon, 21 May 2012 10:23:42 -0600