Adaptive vs. Responsive
I was recently asked what I thought about the differences between "Adaptive Design" and "Responsive Design", and their respective uses. The answer was neither short nor simple, so I had to write this post.
M.C. Escher
Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898 - 1972) was a Dutch graphic artist who became one of my favorites during my adolescence. His work blends art and mathematics through fractals and geometric figures that transform into objects, as well as through the conception of impossible structures.
The universe as a computer
Mathematics is said to be the language of the universe, but lately I have thought that it is more a description of the universe. If there is such a thing as a language of the universe, it should be binary code.
I am not a programmer - What a web developer does
I am a web developer and proud to be one. It is my ideal job because I am passionate about it and am also very good at it. I decided to write this piece because I have realized that most people do not understand what I do. I am a web developer and, in short, I develop websites; what many people do not understand is what developing a website entails.
On mental models and the algorithmic brain
Human beings possess inherent mental models that are like formulas applicable to different situations. The model I am referring to here is the one that leads us to think that a phenomenon was caused by an immediately preceding action…
The fallacy of "free"
Lately, I have been somewhat amused by a television ad from a certain political party in which a father complains about the fees he has to pay at his children's school. He voices his complaint by saying that it seems as though his children attend a fee-paying school.
Usability details illustrated by a cinema ticket
Communication design—poorly categorized by some as "graphic design"—is an essential part of businesses, especially those whose brands have a direct relationship with consumers. Unfortunately, with the exception of a few European countries such as Switzerland or Germany, communication design has not been given due importance within organizations.
Balance
In nature, there is no justice, only balance. While justice is an unreal concept created by humankind, balance is nature's method, and it is real.
So different
This is a rarely seen photo from the early nineties in which we see the young Steve Jobs and Bill Gates posing for a magazine. No words are needed to recognize the obvious differences in personality between them, differences that would ultimately be reflected in their products.
Web Development with the iPad
After a year and a half of using the iPad, I am still surprised by its usefulness and versatility; it is a great productivity tool. I had wanted to write this for a few months, but I put it off because I needed to cover some other news and events. Today, at last, I can tell you how the iPad helps me in my web development work.
The Nature of Steve Jobs Through a Letter from Stanley Kubrick
It is curious how some words have no proper translation in other languages. Taste is not translated into Spanish with all its richness: beyond one of the senses, taste refers to something more abstract, something like what in Spanish we call “buen gusto,” or “good taste,” except that in Spanish we have corrupted the expression by adding the adjective “good”…
Thank You, Steve
This is the post I never wanted to write. For a couple of years, it had seemed inevitable that one day I would write about the death of my hero, Steve Jobs. There is no point in writing about his death, but about his life—not the companies he founded, the products he helped create, or his vision of technology, but his example in life.