Chris Messina has posted a variety of concepts for Mozilla he did for Mozilla last year — all of which are a great study in user experience.
Working with the team, I produced a series of mockups and written pieces that were designed to first layout a future scenario for what I call “pop computing” — an era when computing is cheap, facile, and a part of the everyday environment.
We get ripped off a lot. I often spot a button image that’s been repurposed, or a layout that’s just a little bit too inspired by a previous design we’ve done. Generally, we find it really flattering and have a good laugh - if nothing else, it makes us feel that we’re probably doing something right if people are so eager to plagiarize. But earlier today a friend linked me to Mozilla’s new JetPack design and my jaw dropped.
The worst part: Mozilla contacted Metalab about this, asking for a proposal, months ago and decided not to pursue the project.
Mozilla has posted these Firefox 4.0 Mac mockups. They look a bit contrasty and noisy to me, and the background loading indicator looks very awkward, but overall there are some nice new ideas being introduced.
Raindrop from Mozilla Labs, yet another new communication platform. Feels a bit like Mozilla’s response to Google Wave, but I like the overall concept better—seems less reliant on UI gimmickry.
Just boarded a 10+ hour flight to Europe.
The bad news: there are three five-year-old boys sitting in the row behind me.
The good news: this bar...
