Swiper no swiping?
March 29, 2013 12:22 PM   Subscribe

The Story of Christoph Niemann's Petting Zoo App, an illustrated article from The New Yorker. "I had this idea of making a simple line drawing that one could naturally manipulate by touching and swiping. How hard could that be?"
posted by oulipian (12 comments total) 12 users marked this as a favorite
 
That was so charming. Thanks for posting, I really enjoyed it.
posted by sweetkid at 1:24 PM on March 29, 2013


Does the New Yorker style guide actually specify "C.S.S." ?
posted by creade at 2:00 PM on March 29, 2013 [1 favorite]


That was really nice and I just bought the App :)
posted by no1nose at 2:01 PM on March 29, 2013


Normally I love the antiquated New Yorker style, with its diaerises and all, but really, "C.S.S." is too much.
posted by These Premises Are Alarmed at 2:28 PM on March 29, 2013 [1 favorite]


I read "C.S.S." as the sort of mistake someone who was just learning CSS would make, but I suppose it is more likely that it is a New Yorker house style thing. Hmm.
posted by oulipian at 2:36 PM on March 29, 2013 [1 favorite]


Does the New Yorker style guide actually specify "C.S.S." ?

They do "N.B.A", too.
posted by Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug at 3:08 PM on March 29, 2013


Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug: "Does the New Yorker style guide actually specify "C.S.S." ?"

Doubtless they have a special "Computer Style Sheet" to ensure they get it all right.
posted by chavenet at 3:42 PM on March 29, 2013 [1 favorite]


Here's a closer look at the app.
posted by chavenet at 3:44 PM on March 29, 2013


The app is fun and adorable and totally worth the $2 I spent on it. Niemann is a total treasure.
posted by dame at 4:04 PM on March 29, 2013


Computer Style Sheet

Cascading!

Err, sorry...
posted by aspo at 7:35 PM on March 29, 2013


Very nice. Some product designers and programmers I know could benefit from reading it.
posted by still_wears_a_hat at 2:06 AM on March 30, 2013


All worth it for the scene where his kids are beside themselves with frustration trying to teach him to play a team sports video game. If they'd started with Portal, would he still have made the app?
posted by katya.lysander at 2:27 PM on March 30, 2013


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