Craig Murdo
@craig.murdo.uk.ap.brid.gy
Head of Product & Design @ Relata #ux #productdesign #design #hci #hiking #photography #travel #cooking #gardening 🏴🏳️🌈
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Oh man - young Craig would have absolutely loved this! So cool to see such adaptive, interactive tech engage kids imaginations, and doesn’t tie them to a screen. Keen to see where they take this in the future!
https://www.lego.com/en-us/smart-play
https://www.lego.com/en-us/smart-play
January 5, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Oh man - young Craig would have absolutely loved this! So cool to see such adaptive, interactive tech engage kids imaginations, and doesn’t tie them to a screen. Keen to see where they take this in the future!
https://www.lego.com/en-us/smart-play
https://www.lego.com/en-us/smart-play
RE: https://mastodon.online/@nikitonsky/115842181787810835
This is a superb breakdown of what should have been second nature to a company like Apple…
This is a superb breakdown of what should have been second nature to a company like Apple…
New blog post! A close look at Tahoe menu icons https://tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-icons/
It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons
Looking at the first principles of icon design—and how Apple failed to apply all of them in macOS Tahoe
tonsky.me
January 5, 2026 at 6:07 PM
RE: https://mastodon.online/@nikitonsky/115842181787810835
This is a superb breakdown of what should have been second nature to a company like Apple…
This is a superb breakdown of what should have been second nature to a company like Apple…
RE: https://eldritch.cafe/@maxbvrn/115689740259670311
Ah yes, the ‘ignore usability and make it shiny’ approach!
Ah yes, the ‘ignore usability and make it shiny’ approach!
eldritch.cafe
December 11, 2025 at 9:38 AM
RE: https://eldritch.cafe/@maxbvrn/115689740259670311
Ah yes, the ‘ignore usability and make it shiny’ approach!
Ah yes, the ‘ignore usability and make it shiny’ approach!
As a big fan of the original British Rail branding, and a proponent of nationalised railways, the new GBR visuals are pleasant to behold!
https://britishrailmanual.com
https://britishrailmanual.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
As a big fan of the original British Rail branding, and a proponent of nationalised railways, the new GBR visuals are pleasant to behold!
https://britishrailmanual.com
https://britishrailmanual.com
RE: https://mastodon.social/@jimniels/115682264724995650
I'd love to see their rationale for the change
I'd love to see their rationale for the change
mastodon.social
December 8, 2025 at 10:27 AM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@jimniels/115682264724995650
I'd love to see their rationale for the change
I'd love to see their rationale for the change
An interesting read on what Alan Dye’s departure from Apple could mean. I’m hoping to see a return to the highs of the HCI led approach to Apple’s UIs.
https://daringfireball.net/2025/12/bad_dye_job
https://daringfireball.net/2025/12/bad_dye_job
★ Bad Dye Job
It might have made some sense to bring someone from the fashion/brand world to lead software design for Apple Watch, but it sure didn’t seem to make sense for the rest of Apple’s platforms. And the decade of Dye’s HI leadership has proven it.
daringfireball.net
December 5, 2025 at 11:36 AM
An interesting read on what Alan Dye’s departure from Apple could mean. I’m hoping to see a return to the highs of the HCI led approach to Apple’s UIs.
https://daringfireball.net/2025/12/bad_dye_job
https://daringfireball.net/2025/12/bad_dye_job
November 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Ah.. Siri… 🤦🏼♂️
October 22, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Ah.. Siri… 🤦🏼♂️
A fantastic exploration into the potential for Apple's UI design...
https://www.lux.camera/physicality-the-new-age-of-ui/
https://www.lux.camera/physicality-the-new-age-of-ui/
Physicality: the new age of UI
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www.lux.camera
June 4, 2025 at 2:11 PM
A fantastic exploration into the potential for Apple's UI design...
https://www.lux.camera/physicality-the-new-age-of-ui/
https://www.lux.camera/physicality-the-new-age-of-ui/
A beautiful article about the font we love to hate…
https://microsoft.design/articles/comic-sans-and-the-art-of-imperfection/
https://microsoft.design/articles/comic-sans-and-the-art-of-imperfection/
Comic Sans and the art of imperfection - Microsoft Design
microsoft.design
April 2, 2025 at 10:08 AM
A beautiful article about the font we love to hate…
https://microsoft.design/articles/comic-sans-and-the-art-of-imperfection/
https://microsoft.design/articles/comic-sans-and-the-art-of-imperfection/