Archive for August, 2011

Is it time to rethink the common receipt?

This thought provoking article discusses how we could rethink and redesigned the common reciept. Makes for interesting reading.

Why couldn’t cash registers also give you more information than just what you bought and how much you paid for it?

http://www.fastcodesign.com/1664374/the-ui-geniuses-at-berg-rethink-the-common-receipt

Creating Reusable Background Patterns

Here’s a great little tutorial on creating great background patterns for web pages etc. The trick is, and I have used it before myself, is to create one reusable transparent PNG background and use CSS background-color property to create various color skins. Check it out at http://webdesignerwall.com/tutorials/creating-reusable-versatile-background-patterns.”