Ideas and Discoveries

I’m in Austin to talk about iPhone interface design on March 15. Come say howdy.

As usual, I’m all atingle for South by Southwest, but this year the tingle is especially tingly because I’ll be on the other side of the podium.

Browse this selection of my writings from around the web to help you unlock the full potential of your iPhone or iPod Touch.

Got a second? I’m pitching talks for SXSW Interactive about delightful iPhone apps and playful fitness technology—and I need your vote.

My new book hit shelves the last week of July, and the response has been incredibly gratifying. The book’s climbing the charts and enjoying positive reviews. Exciting!

Or, “Why I wrote and designed an entire book in Pages.” The web has changed the way we read, and my new book is part of an experiment to create a new kind of print storytelling, with lessons for writers, designers, and publishers alike.

My new book, Best iPhone Apps, comes straight out of my childhood yearning for this very device.

In the dark middle of the race, runners need encouragement, reminders that they’re strong, that the finish is ahead: plausible, real, within reach.

A missive from quite another big medium arrives in my mailbox.

David Byrne’s concert in Paris was an inspiring reminder of the simple pleasure of sharing the amazing stuff you make.

I signed a contract last month with O’Reilly to write a book about Apple’s iWork software, and I couldn’t be more tickled.

A clever logo solution smuggles in the required legalese without cluttering the design.

An exhibition of torn poster art asks fascinatingly relevant questions in an era of online mashups and user-generated content.

Paris solves a problem with its bike-sharing program by turning hill-climbing into a game.

An uncertain economy makes it a good time for web workers to return to good-for-the-web core values.

I’m zipping under the English Channel to attend the FOWA conference in London.

My post office features a clever heat-map grid to announce slow and busy hours. A perfect idea for the web.