1. Introduction
It is a great time to be a Mac user. There’s new hardware, there are new software, and there are many interesting apps that bring new experiences.
In today’s post, we are going to take a look at some of those apps and give you some tips on how you can use them to make your life better.
2. Spring Collection Trends
Even if you don’t have the budget or the time to design a full collection of products, there are still many things you can do to help your brand stand out. And that means being more unique.
In this post on Medium , I share some research I have done (and some tips for other designers) on how to create designs that make it difficult for your competitors to copy. I try my best to provide a bit of context and context is always great, so even if you don’t read the whole thing you might find some good ideas for your own work:
3. Trends
We have been seeing some good stories from our friends at Bespoke Post lately, so I thought we’d share a few of them. Some are about the big trends that are coming up: Macbook Pro with Retina Display is the year’s biggest seller; Macbook Pro with Touch Bar is on its way to becoming the biggest seller; and Macbook Pros are expected to be huge sellers again in 2017. Some are more specific: Apple Pay is the future of mobile payments. And some are still less well known: Apple Watch 2 will have a Qualcomm chip, and will run iOS without needing to be paired with a phone.
Even if you don’t work for Bespoke Post, you probably know people who do. So whether you use Apple products or not, these stories should give you an idea of what’s happening in the world of technology now and how it might change in the future. So go read them all if you haven’t already!
I also want to point out that we were happy to accept an invitation from Bespoke Post to participate in their blog post series on “Macspring-2016-Best-of” and we thought it would be fun to take a look back at some of our favorite pieces from last year (and perhaps learn something new). We hope you enjoy it!
Macspring 2016 Best of – The Best Stories
One piece I particularly liked last year was an article by Jordan Kahn from The Next Web (a very good source for tech news): “The History Of The Macbook Pro With Retina Display – Part One…” The article describes how Steve Jobs arrived early one morning at Apple HQ in Cupertino and proceeded to destroy his own first generation MacBook Pro with Superdrive support. It shows just how much Jobs cared about making sure his devices could meet personal needs, even ones that were completely arbitrary, such as color schemes for keyboards and mice (the white keyboard he used for years was actually a yellow one). Once it was complete, he was so proud that it went straight into his office (which had no other way but to look like his office) right away — as opposed to waiting until later when there were more people around (it didn’t matter what color they were wearing either).
4. Spring Fashion Trends
In the year since Apple released the Mac Pro, I’ve been thinking about this spring’s fashion trends and what makes them work.
In a nutshell: there are a number of reasons why trends are good for a brand. They can be easy to articulate. It’s easy to explain why something is cool or not. The alternative is to say “it’s a trend, you have to buy it because it’s a trend!” When you have an understanding of why something is cool, it becomes much easier to make your product stand out from the crowd through design and marketing.
This year, Apple got some great inspiration from the fashion world when they unveiled the new MacBook Pro line of laptops in June:
In mid-June, Apple launched its new MacBook Pro line for 2016 featuring their True Tone display technology that adjusts color temperature depending on ambient light. The display technology has been around for years but it wasn’t until last June that we saw its feature in Apple’s laptops in action… In May, we showed you how Apple takes advantage of True Tone by using it as the basis for its own style guide… In short (and this is probably obvious), these notebooks will be more colorful than previous models thanks to Apple’s True Tone display technology… True Tone has been used regularly by computer manufacturers as an attractive feature since at least 1993… But what is it? How does it work? What else can I learn about this technology that I couldn’t before? This article explains everything you need to know about True Tone lighting in Windows 7 and Windows 8 systems…
True Tone lighting was originally introduced by Philips back in 1993 with monitors called LumiLife… It’s part of their LED digital signage display system called LumiLife which lights up your signage project with different colors based on how well light falls on your message…
I’ve always found true-tone displays fascinating since they’re so similar to bright light sources like streetlamps which can help create moody environments and images designed for nighttime viewing. And there are various ways that true-tone displays have been used… Philips first developed the concept with their LED billboard signs back in 1987 where they made sure each sign had its own individual color temperature which would make them stand out from others on their street after dark… TRUE TONE LED SIGNS LED BLOCKDOWNS LED BLOCKS LED BLOCKS 2013 STREETLAMP REFLECTORS MUR
5. How to Do Spring Makeup Look
There are a lot of things you can learn from applying makeup to your Macbook Air — and I’m not just talking about the products that can be purchased from the Apple Store (although there is an entire section dedicated to them, too). As with all things mac, there’s a wide variety of ways to get the look. You can purchase mac cosmetics online. You can buy MAC products in your local Apple store (but you have to order online first). You can buy polish at Sally’s Beauty Supply. You can even buy MAC cosmetics online and ship them directly home (they are shipped to your house and delivered by UPS, so you don’t have to worry about customs or any other hassles).
What you need to know is that some of these methods actually cost more than others — but it does not have anything to do with quality or functionality. It has everything to do with personal style and the way you feel about yourself in front of the mirror:
I recently received a deluxe lipstick set as a gift from my cousin, who is quite beautiful, but genuinely doesn’t wear makeup (I don’t think she was aware that I did too). It turns out that it comes in two different shades: “Rose Gold” and “Ivory Gold.” The packaging was exactly like the one they sell at Sally’s Beauty Supply! It was perfect!
I started reading up on what I thought were some of the best ways of applying makeup on the Macbook Air, thinking it would be helpful for my cousin when she encounters me in public. There aren’t any reviews specific to this product, but online reviews seem mostly positive :-/
It turns out that there are plenty of different ways how someone could apply makeup on their Macbook Air without looking like they just stepped out of a beauty parlor — which is sometimes exactly what one wants when trying something new for themselves or for others. However, there isn’t much information about people doing so for practical reasons like keeping their laptops clean under clothes when travelling (or school) .
The following are some recommendations: • Use Blush Brush – This small brush helps get more product on your face at once by swiping across your face instead of brushing back & forth many times through each cheekbone area. • Use Tapered Paintbrush – This smaller brush helps avoid having patches over where your blush touches your lip area which keep appearing through your
6. Conclusion
At the end of the year, we’ll be sharing a few of our favorite products from the year. This is only a small subset of what’s out there, so let me know if there’s anything else you’d like to see us highlight.
As always, thanks for reading and comments are always welcome.
Bryan Cantrill – @bryancantrill