New dawn fades, and with it the words of the old master. In its place, like the paths of a million ants marching with sure but inscrutable purpose, we see what may be the trace lines of a cursor, driven over many hours of design work.
And so, it would seem, Nicholas returns to his great strength: seeing the numbers & patterns of things, and then making them beautiful. ("Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories," said Sun Tzu.) I only wish I knew the meaning of the red circles (mapped to the Photoshop UI?).
[Literal-minded product manager tangent: When he says, "Click, drag, and release relentlessly," he's not using the Blur tool, is he? And if so, can Adobe be sued for repetitive stress injuries?]
Play by play commentary for this match is provided, as it happens, by John Nack.
Tickets | Archive | Blog | The Crowd | HQ
Hello, friends, please note we've compiled the 2010 preseason into one easy-to-watch video along the lines of our Season Two video. When will Season Three start? What surprises await? Season Ticket Holders will find out first, and tickets don't cost a dime!
Oliver Reichenstein of Information Architects in Tokyo submits the final volley (Oops I just accidentally typed "vinyl folly!") Our humble document has clocked over 21,000 miles today, and almost that many layers. Thanks for joining us for this and all our preseason matches. Sign up for free Season Tickets to be the first to find out about our regular season!
Here's a list of the players for today's Around the World in Ten Layers match. There is no coin-flip for today but that doesn't mean The Ref isn't busy.
Don't forget to sign up for Free Layer Tennis Season Tickets to get the scoop on the regular season, which starts later this year. Plus who knows? Maybe you'll get a chance to show your stuff in a Qualifying Match.
Subscribe to the LT RSS feed.
Layer Tennis is presented by Adobe® Creative Suite® 5
© 1999-2010 Coudal Partners, Inc. All Rights Reserved | Privacy | | Clients | 
CP RSS Feed