Geof Crowl

About
I’m a software designer currently living in Salt Lake City, Utah. I like to make nice apps and websites. Sometimes I share things of interest here. Subscribe to the RSS feed with my open source reader.

I have been focusing on photography and sell my photo prints or zines in my spare time.
On The Web

Instagram, Threads, Strava, GitHub, LinkedIn, email

Projects
Air Lookout, Simple Pacer, Super Simple RSS
Suggested Reading
Salt Lake City Canyon Info For Bikes
Introducing Air Lookout 2
Collection of Human Interface and Software Design Guides
Air Lookout 1.4: All The Complications
Kawasaki KLR 650 Rebuild Compilation

Thursday, Feb. 26th 2015

Jonathan Ive: The Shape of Things to Come #

The more I read about Jony Ive, the more I wish I could get coffee with him and talk about design and cars.

Wednesday, Feb. 11th 2015

The draw of Albert Blue #

"The car came from Jupiter, Florida, a suburb of Miami. It was on the early 911S registry and fit the bill for exactly what Bobby was looking for. 'The car had an 8.5:1 3-liter in it that was fine but really, it was a little bit of a dog. The paint was good from 20 feet but it was cracked in the paint on the roof.'"

A Gorgeous Porsche

Wednesday, Feb. 11th 2015

Typeface Mechanics: 001 #

"Our conscious minds want to draw one shape, but our eyes need to see another. Part of typeface design is managing this eternal friction between logic and optics. It’s always there, no matter the style."

Shape Comparison

Wednesday, Feb. 4th 2015

iA: Putting thought into things #

"To move beyond the routines of stereotypical web design, you need to become adept in a wide array of tools and methods, and use the right one at the right time."

Thursday, Dec. 11th 2014

Redesigning Google News #

There's some great design thinking and motion in here. I'm not a fan of the click+drag interaction on desktop, but overall it's probably one of the better Material Design™ executions I've seen.

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