Tag: design

Touch Icon Sketch Template

When did touch icons get so complicated? It had been a while since I last made a touch icon, so when I recently wanted to add one to a project, I decided I better double check the sizes of icons that I needed to make.

I remembered reading a useful article about touch icons in the past called “Everything you always wanted to know about touch icons”, which I was able to find again. I had thought there were only two sizes of icons that I needed, but I was surprised to find that the article had been updated with a recommendation to produce nine icons to account for various versions of iOS and Android.

In order to make this easier on myself (both now and in the future), I decided to make a handy Sketch template that I’ve linked to below. The final code needed in the HTML <head> should look like this:

<link rel="icon" sizes="192x192" href="touch-icon-192x192.png">
<link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="180x180" href="apple-touch-icon-180x180-precomposed.png">
<link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="152x152" href="apple-touch-icon-152x152-precomposed.png">
<link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="144x144" href="apple-touch-icon-144x144-precomposed.png">
<link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="120x120" href="apple-touch-icon-120x120-precomposed.png">
<link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="114x114" href="apple-touch-icon-114x114-precomposed.png">
<link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="76x76" href="apple-touch-icon-76x76-precomposed.png">
<link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="72x72" href="apple-touch-icon-72x72-precomposed.png">
<link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png">

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Oscar Ceremony Design Work

I loved the design of the 87th Academy Awards ceremony last night, and it looks like I wasn’t the only one. Bloomberg Business reported that the design work was done by Henry Hobson, a live action director and graphic designer. It turns out that I’ve seen some of his work before in a few other title sequences, such as the one from The Walking Dead.

Oscars Sound Editing Title

I particularly loved the typography used throughout the Oscars. One other little detail I really liked was how the titles used for the best sound editing nominees looked like an audio timeline.

You can see more of Henry Hobson’s work by checking out his website or by following him on Twitter.

Update: Art of the Title has a much better writeup of the 87th Academy Awards, along with an interview with Henry Hobson.

An Event Apart Orlando: Special Edition 2014

My notes from An Event Apart Orlando: Special Edition 2014 at Disney’s Contemporary Resort in Walt Disney World.

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