June 2010
3 posts
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PadMapper: Effective Pie Topping UI
After checking out tips on Quora for neighborhoods to checkout while visiting Silicon Valley, I followed a recommendation to try out PadMapper. I love this idea of having UI elements simply overlaid on a Google map (as seen in the above screenshot). To keep things clean and simple, this tactic necessitates sparsity in visible menu items. PadMapper uses a slide-out menu for tracking favorites...
Stalking Howard Hughes On The Interwebs
The movie The Aviator was sloppy around the edges (what the hell were they thinking with those bizarre Wainwright cameos in the Cocoanut Grove scenes?) in spite of some excellent acting. But, one thing I am left with after viewing the film is a lingering fascination with Howard Hughes. His innovation and ability to execute on his vision were staggering. I can’t get through the film without...
New Site: Brin Levinson Art
Introducing the new and improved brinlevinson.com! Brin is an an exciting artist who lives up in Portland, OR. I’ve known Brin since we attended the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) together, where he was studying character animation. His artwork is highly stylized (tending towards the dark and mysterious), virtuosic, and always tells a story that draws you in and sends your...
