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David Lanham

Iconfactory

David holds a BA in Fine Arts and Graphic Design from the University of Central Florida. Before joining the Iconfactory in 2004, David worked as a designer and freelance icon artist and was a winner of Pixelpalooza in the OSX category. He is also an accomplished Illustrator and Graphic Designer. David's specialties at the Iconfactory include website coding and designing illustrative and realistic icon collections. His significant projects for clients include designing icons for MacPractice, Sybase and Microsoft Xbox 360.

David Lanham's Comments:

Atmosphere
Cameron Westland

A very interesting and well-thought out concept, if it can be done without too much processor usage and the graphics are top-notch (which by the mock-ups they should be) then I could see this being incredibly popular. Or just wait a few years and processors will have more power than they need and it won’t even be an issue!

Desktop Wars
Andrew Wilson

I could see this working and also being really loads of fun for a quick diversion. For me, it’d have to exist in a dashboard-like layer that you could call up when you are bored, and it’d take whatever is on your desktop and create the ‘battlefield’ from it. This way when you are done with your diversion, just hit the F16 key or whatever it is and go back to what you were doing.

Stick-It
Anders Melin

Stick-It sounds like an incredibly useful program if it’s feasible. I can already see all sorts of slick styles for notes added onto documents and windows. There would have to be some way to view all your notes though, the point of real-life sticky notes is that they are in-your-face so you notice them and know it’s something you need to get done.

Blossom
Dan Lundmark

I’d buy this in a second if I could get a freaky organic plant on my desktop. It’d be the epitome of functional eye-candy. Would also be awesome if there was some way to create a few petal, leaf, and branch styles and let the app generate the plant off of those, then the customizing junkies (like myself) would really jump on board.

Minerva
John Bell

Having all your correspondence available in a central location would be an amazing thing, especially if it was quick to access and find the information you were looking for. However with all this functionality, it’s going to be quite a challenge to keep the overall interface clean and functional.

Hijack
Kevin Capizzi

I’d probably post on more forums if this were made, I really don’t like some of the default forum styles out there and then you have to go to each one individually and it can take forever.

Cookbook
Michael Yuan

Been looking for a good recipe manager for a long time, and this one would blow any of the ones I’ve tried out of the water. Seems to be really well thought out and I don’t see any glaring problems with the UI in the mockups. A lot of local grocery stores have online ordering available and it’d be nice to be able to go through them instead of amazon, but as long as it makes a grocery list for me, I’m happy!

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Atmosphere
Portal
Cookbook

Contestants

  1. Anders MelinAnders

    Stick-It

    A modernized sticky solution that lets people use virtual stickies just as they do in real life.
  2. Andrew WilsonAndrew

    Desktop Wars

    A real-time strategy game that brings the battlefield to your desktop with network play, voice commands and more.
  3. Bob ConlonBob

    Savant Carde

    Takes the Hypercard concept into the 21st century through direct manipulation. Could this be the next big breakthrough in hyperlinked media?
  4. Bogumil GiertlerBogumil

    Herald

    A modern update to the newspaper, combining the power of RSS, simple newspaper creation and sharing, and an eye-catching user interface.
  5. Cameron WestlandCameron

    Atmosphere

    A virtual window to the outdoors for your desktop. View a virtual representation of your area's weather when too busy to go outside.
  6. Dan LundmarkDan

    Blossom

    A virtual plant that responds to productivity, not sunlight and water. Had a good session in Excel? Your plant will thrive. Play too much Warcraft? Expect some withering.
  7. Dillon KrugDillon

    Bookroom

    Get back into reading, with Bookroom. Presents e-books in a beautiful interface, and supports annotations and Leopard's VoiceOver support.
  8. Farzad SadjadiFarzad

    Portal

    File syncing from the future. Sync folders and documents between Macs effortlessly and watch transfer progress through a cool, highly visual wormhole user interface.
  9. James BadcockJames

    Destinations

    Plan vacations and trips with ease and tie related photos and notes to locations on the map as an interactive travel album.
  10. Jeff GreenbergJeff

    iGTD

    A Mac implementation on the popular "Getting Things Done" productivity system with iCal and Address Book integration, iPod sync, and more.
  11. Joe BatutisJoe

    Puppet Constructor

    Create simple 2D animations with the ease of manipulating puppets. With Puppet Constructor, keyframes are replaced by users manipulating their "puppets" with their mouse.
  12. John BellJohn

    Minerva

    A virtual secretary for your Mac. Minerva can automatically process new contacts, aggregate news, remind you of appointments and more, speaking with Leopard's voiceover.
  13. Josh McGuireJosh

    iGotPets

    Keep track of your pet's well-being with iGotPets, and share your pet's profile through the web.
  14. Kevin CapizziKevin

    Hijack

    A full Cocoa interface for browsing and participating in your favorite discussion forums.
  15. Marshall KucharczykMarshall

    SweepIt

    The solution for messy desktops and download folders. Set folders for automatic cleaning based on user set rules.
  16. Michael WuertheleMichael

    Chatboard

    The virtual, network-enabled whiteboard that adds real-time shared visuals to group collaborations.
  17. Michael YuanMichael

    Cookbook

    The ultimate cookbook application, with online grocery shopping, thousands of recipes, Leopard voiceover technology integration, shopping list sharing, and more.
  18. Mickey WemberMickey

    iVlog

    Photo Booth for videos, with easy to use video logging (or "vlogging") support.
  19. Mike GabouryMike

    iSightSee

    An alternative control method powered by your Mac's iSight. Control your Mac with hand gestures and movements.
  20. Peter PeblerPeter

    Bubble Fish

    Bubble Fish is the friend who knows everything, but without the annoyance factor. Ever curious to learn about a word or phrase beyond a dictionary definition? Wikipedia, Google, Flickr and more would be just a control click away.
  21. Raven ZacharyRaven

    Telepath

    Turns your phone into a Blackberry lite. Push important emails, news items, and more to your phone from your Mac via SMS.
  22. Richard WhitelockRichard

    Whistler

    Ever had the urge to create a song until you realized it was harder than it was worth? With Whistler, just whistle, hum, or tap out your creation into music app importable form.
  23. Russell HeistumanRussell

    Ground Control

    Dashboard done right, with a unified design and modules for your most used apps and important information at your fingertips.
  24. Windy ChenWindy

    iStyleIt

    Bring your wardrobe into your iLife with iStyleIt, a virtual closet on your Mac. Pick your clothes with ease, store and rate your favorite outfits, and share them with your friends.

Developers

  1. Jason HarrisJason

    Jason Harris

    Developer of ShapeShifter and Chicken of the VNC.
  2. Austin SarnerAustin

    Austin Sarner

    Developer of AppZapper.
  3. Martin OttMartin

    Martin Ott

    Developer of SubEthaEdit.
  4. John CasasantaJohn

    John Casasanta

    Developer of iClip.

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