Tag: OLD-SCHOOL

Hummingbird Mind is an interactive story that's done up in 8-bit graphics. It's rather slow-paced, but I like it. It has several elements from my own life: working from home, procrastination, and cats. Well, it has one cat. And of course, there's a hummingbird. There's also mention of doing the dishes and a hat, but I don't want to give the story away, so that's enough hints. The controls are ...

Back when I graduated high school, most websites hadn't begun thinking about design terms like glossy, grungy, or even "not a complete trainwreck." Heck, plenty of them didn't give aesthetics a second thought. Or a first one, for that matter. It's no secret that Microsoft has some skeletons in their design closet. Hot Dog Stand will haunt them until the end of time. Less talked about are the ...

There are all kinds of fancy modern things that you can do with your iPhone, including all the techno-superhero things Jay covered in his post. What if you like things that are a little bit more nostalgic? Here are five apps packed with old-timey computing goodness! These are all available through iTunes - no jailbreaking required! Fortune [iTunes link] - Ever wish you could tap into the wisdom ...

The last two versions of Windows we've seen (Vista and 7) have clearly gotten a little more attention in the aesthetics department. They've certainly come a long way from the blocky grayness that we grew accustomed to up until 2000. While you'd normally use a program like Stardock's WindowBlinds to improve the overall look of your desktop, there's something oddly attractive about using it to ...