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Re-animated
Recently, I spent a bit of time updating the `friz` animation control framework for JUCE that I wrote last year, adding a few things to it that make it easier to use and more expressive.
He Was a Co-Founder of NWA. Now He’s Created A Platform to Get Small Businesses Back to Work
Kim Renard Nazel is best known as Arabian Prince, a founding member of the '90s rap group N.W.A. whose raw lyrics on police brutality inspired a generation of West Coast rappers. But the producer and artist, who goes by his stage name, has long been a tech geek...
Role Based Design
When designing custom software, designers often need to keep user roles in mind to make an efficient and effective user experience for multiple workflows. By taking a look at the needs of each user, we can design for multiple intuitive user flows while retaining a...
QA & Requirements Gathering: Why?
One of the most common misconceptions about software testing is that QA does not come into play until the development of a module is complete and ready to test. In actuality, the earlier QA is involved in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) the better. Studies...
Creative Problem-Solving in a Crisis
This Wednesday, a couple of us from Art+Logic will be talking with the folks at rock paper scissors about pivoting creatively through a crisis. Join us.
A List of Remote Work Advice From the Team at Art+Logic
Like many of you, we’ve been receiving daily suggestions of articles offering advice and insights on how to work remotely most effectively. A lot of these lists offer some great advice, and we’ve even been included in a few such articles ourselves (links below). What...
A Note Regarding Coronavirus/Covid-19
I wanted to share with you an update regarding the current situation with novel coronavirus/COVID-19. As you probably know, Art+Logic is a fully distributed company, which means that everyone, from our sales team, to our designers and developers, works remotely. As a...
MIDI 2.0 Specs Released!
After over a decade of work, the final specification documents for MIDI 2.0 have been released to the public! There's a fantastic article on the MIDI.org site that explains what the hubbub is all about that I'll just point you at rather than rewriting -- check it...
Remote-first versus remote-friendly: What’s the difference?
From SiliconRepublic.com: With remote working becoming more common across many industries, it might seem like a recent trend. But for nearly three decades, Paul Hershenson has been at the helm of a company that is remote-first. Hershenson co-founded US software...
Why Vue?
Executive Summary:
High quality documentation leads to better results – less time is spent wrestling with the framework or head-scratching about why something is working the way it is, and more time is spent making your project its best.
Art+Logic at SXSW 2020: MIDI 2.0 For Musicians
Musicians have been connecting equipment together using MIDI since 1983, and the great thing about it is that it just works. The less great thing is that it's still limited by what was possible in 1983.
The Importance of MIDI 2.0
From Resolution Magazine: Brett Porter explains why the new MIDI spec is important: greater expressivity, better timing, better data. At NAMM 2020 Roland introduced a new high-end keyboard with weighted action and lots of extras. The most dramatic revelation was that...