IO|OI#01 with Kai Brach

This is the first instance of an interview series called IO|OI.

The idea is to ask interviewers their own questions assuming that they project their own interests into their interview partners and therefore might also have something to tell about the very same topics themselves. At very least that’s what we’re gonna find out.

#01 is with Kai Brach, creator of the wonderful Offscreen magazin.

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All questions are cut out from the actual print product (in this case Issue #02) and glued to index cards. Kai then wrote his answers on these cards. Here we go.

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Bonus Track • Making Of

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Coffee & Synths II … just happened

Thanks to all who joined the session. It was an absolute pleasure.

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More photos from Stefanie Schmitt (Thank you!)

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Coffee & Synths II

Coffee and Synths

Random groups of 3 jam for 10 minutes. Repeat.

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Bring your own Synth. Battery powered, mini-jack for sound output. And headphones.

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Everyone is welcome. We are really all beginners, somehow.

To join register at Agora’s website here.

Details? Process and rulesFAQ • Photos

Pinning • 1.1 Released

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The first update of my app Pinning is now available and comes with some significant enhancements.

More Minimal

In 1.1 I removed the grey card-like area around items to put even more focus on text itself. The cards metaphor is still there but only visible while editing and when adding a new item.

Responsive

Another advantage of this change is the increased responsiveness of the app layout. Due to the smaller item height, there is less overlapping and the organisation stays intact, even when switching between extreme screen orientations like from portrait to landscape on an iPhone 5.

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The interface is fully responsive and works well across all possible screen orientations and dimensions. All items map relative to the available space.

Animations!

The second biggest change is something that screenshots cannot convey. I added animated transitions to most board actions like adding items by tapping and dragging, editing, removing items. This makes the app usage more fluent and seamless. Also items are now limited with their movement to the board, no more lapping over. If you try to move an item outside the board it smoothly bounces back.

Give it a try and let me know what you think.