Jack Zerby Blog

“Hey yuz! Its Tony freakin Alamo!” - found this gem on my windshield today

Presenting the new Goodsie layout system.

This was by far the biggest challenge design-wise on Goodsie. To have this many combinations that all work within different layouts, border sizes, whether the title is on or off, showing the price on the right or bottom, whether it’s a large image with a small border, or a small image with a large border, etc…

I started the project with a diagram:

Then moved on to a grid. The grid had to have 20px margins and fit 4 sizes perfectly. It took a bit, but I finally found one that worked.

Overall, this new system lays the foundation for rapid development of new layouts and new ways to show products.

Big thanks to the team (Eli, Ed, Jeff) for knocking this out of the park!

caseypugh:

So this just happened

CASEY YOU ARE THE MAN!

“Work as hard as you can. If you aren’t working as hard as you can, someone else is out there working as hard as they can. Those people who are working harder than you deserve opportunities more than you do, so stop making excuses for why you aren’t working hard and just work hard. When you feel like you’re working as hard as you can possibly work, work a little harder and you are probably getting close to how hard you actually have to work. Do more shows. Take more classes. Watch more shows. Meet more people. Challenge yourself. Don’t expect anyone to hand anything to you. If you aren’t exhausted all the time, you probably aren’t working hard enough.”

Chris Gethard. (via justin)

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zachklein:

Katy Perry - California Gurls (Majestyy Remix)

Majestyy = Brian Jacobs

Wow that is smooth…

Back to School Kids!

Wait, what year are you?

Im just getting into cooking steak, using my Le Creuset Cast Iron Grill Pan (which is amazing). Jack O’Shea knows more about meat than anyone in the world, fantastic video.

Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles living for the city (via somebod)

jonathanmarcus:

A Sneak Peak of HiiDef’s Newest Project, Dashboard.me. Coming Soon!

Wouldn’t it be helpful to have a holistic, real-time view of your Company’s key business metrics that looks just as stunning on an iPhone as it does on a 60’ plasma?

Rob and Sean are KILLIN it on this…!

http://www.graphic-exchange.com/exellence/fabienneverdier.htm

Darth Vadar in the recording booth…

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Picasso was in a park when a woman approached him and asked him to draw a portrait of her. Picasso agreed and quickly sketches her. After handing the sketch to her, she is pleased with the likeness and asks how much she owed to him. Picasso replied $5,000. The woman screamed “but it took you only five minutes”.

No, madam, it took me all my life, replied Picasso.

”

http://www.freshbump.com/special/10-design-quotes-designed/

Jack Walking - One of his farthest walking feats…one for the record books.

jonathanmarcus:

Three’s Company!

After many months of hard work, the private beta for Goodsie is finally ready! Post-term is an understatement - it simply refused to leave the development womb.

Goodsie is HiiDef’s third successful launch in less than 24 months and part of the 2009 vintage. The patient is in good health and seeing visitors on an email registration basis.

About Goodsie

Goodsie makes it easy to create an elegant, enterprise-quality storefront to sell physical or digital goods. Retailers of all kinds, from eBay power sellers to artisans in handmade marketplaces, or even musicians on MySpace, can have their own branded online store without any of the traditional hassles of setting up shop online. Goodsie features a real-time design interface, structured product search, support for Paypal, Google Checkout, Amazon Payments and much more. It costs $20 month with a 30-day free trial.

A sincere thanks to David, Jack, Kevin, Eli, Ed, Jeff, Rob, Heather, John and the rest of the team for making Goodsie a reality!

Goodsie (by Jack Zerby)

Pentagram's Lisa Strausfeld Wins National Design Award

Congrats to my former boss Lisa, she’s amazing!