No big words, just a couple of recently dribbbled shots I really like.
The icon work of Leonardo Yue is… ah, see for yourself.
Stunning typography.
This one definitely has click tapability.
Retaining a service as simple and easy-to-use as possible has always been my primary goal for AirLink. No signup, no download & install, no interface – just one bookmark. I think I did a pretty good job.
However, there are a couple of features I’d like to add / you asked me to integrate that brought me into a dilemma.
Two-way Sharing
Almost from day 1, users asked for an option to use AirLink the other way round: to send urls from their mobile to their desktop. Backend implentation is quite simple; I’ve even managed to integrate a smart mechanism into the existing bookmarklet that detects automatically whether you want to send a url or open a previously Airlink’d url. No need for a second button.
I thing it’s pretty cool, HOWEVER, the real problem is that installing bookmarklets on the iPhone is everything but simple – It’s not ‘Airlink style’.
(This is not a problem for people who use Mobile Me bookmark sharing, but I assume that the majority of users don’t.)
Developer API
Another thing that has been on my mind for some time now is a public Developer API. Can’t say too much yet, but things like AirLink Push Notifications are possible.
Same here: backend implentation is basically done but again, there’s a huge problem. An API needs user authentication, so that data can be delivered to each respective user. This means that new AirLink users would have to sign up with their email and a password. Again, simplicity would suffer.
I’m not quite sure what to do. Retaining simplicity by refusing new features? What do you users think?
Today I scored 2 Dribbble invites. The thing is, I don’t want to give away these two invites to some random folks. The player I draft will show up in my *drafted list* and everybody will know who to blame for the guy uploading cat photos.
So, here’s the deal: Upload a piece of your work and post a link in the comments. I’ll then pick the winners. Sounds subjective? Well, it is.
Edit: The winners have been chosen. Thanks all for participating.