In what may or may not become a regular thing the following articles from my Pocket queue kept me entertained this week.
- THEY WANTED TO MAKE A VIDEO GAME PHENOMENON. THEY MADE $10 MILLION. THE STORY OF CROSSY ROAD.
- My Year Ripping Off the Web With the Daily Mail Online
- OneShot, a one week design case study
- Glasgow 1974 – Hugh Hood – Great stills from 1974 Glasgow. Triggers a lot of memories of early Glasgow for me.
- To Succeed, Get to Failing
- Feel like you’re drowning in emails and to-do lists? Relax – it’s all in the mind
- The Myth of Multitasking: Why Fewer Priorities Leads to Better Work
- Hacking your brain
- The Himalayas from 20,000 ft – watch in fullscreen. Stunning.
- A Product Manager’s Farewell
- The Web’s Grain – A view on designing for the web by Frank Chimero. This is one you want to read in your browser as it features some great visuals.
- Life After Cancer: How the iPhone Helped Me Achieve a Healthier Lifestyle – Great post from Federico Viticci highlighting the app’s that work well with HealthKit and how he has used the iPhone to get healthier. Inspiring.
- Apple Watch Prelude – Apple don’t release new product categories that often so tomorrows Apple Watch keynote is one of the most anticipated in years. John Gruber’s post offers some insight into the product but most intriguingly the possible pricing of the Apple Watch. We’ll know 24 hours from now but it’s fun watching the internet speculate.