Apple has yet to roll out any indoor mapping features in Japan so finding the correct route to a train or subway station is a challenge. Directions always steer you […]
Maps
Apple Maps is Used Three Times as Often as Google Maps
Anick Jesdanun’s Associated Press piece on Apple Maps has been making the tech blog rounds this week. The best take is Nick Heer’s Pixel Envy Apple seems to have improved […]
Cool Japan
Shugyoso Monk’s Run Trail Race
In honor of this year’s Minobusan Trail Race even held on November 27, I am posting my translation of the 2013 race with permission of the Japanese writer and photographer. […]
Cool Japan
And The Winner is…
The annual chrysanthemum show at the local temple. The sizes and colors amazing as always.
Apple
How Apple is Giving Design a Bad Name
Don Norman and Bruce Tognazzini are pretty harsh on Apple’s post-iPhone UI design philosophy. They have been on this track for a long time and I do not agree with […]
Japanese Typography
Apple Advanced Typography
John Gruber and other writers have noticed that Safari does not support recent high end typography web developments: It’s disappointing how poorly Safari fares here. Mac OS X has had […]