December 2011
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April 2011
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How SmugMug survived the Amazonpocalypse →
This is exactly what I want to tell people acting out of knee-jerk fear to the Amazon cloud outages:
“Relax. Your stuff is gonna break, and you’re gonna have outages… Gmail has outages, Facebook has outages, your bank’s website has outages. They all have a lot more time, money, and experience than you do… “
Adobe launches Subscription Editions for Creative... →
March 2011
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February 2011
9 posts
“It might be a garage or a sunlit atrium, but the place you choose to do what you...”
– The space matters
10 Useful Tools For Cross-Browser Compatibility... →
Brilliant: Gym makes you pay more when you DON’T... →
“It’s nice to sign a letter, “sincerely yours,” but far more...”
– Seth’s Blog: Familiarity breeds respect
How to Measure the Effectiveness of Web Designs →
November 2010
4 posts
Cognitive Edge- Resources - Articles by Dave... →
Word of the day, “Cynefin”
October 2010
13 posts
Google Is Testing Cars That Drive Themselves →
Concerned about safety? Well, with quicker reaction times, and 360 degree awareness, computers are proving to be better drivers than humans. These Google cars have been tested on real streets, in California no less, not just some closed research track.
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Here’s what we’ve learned about doing UI for... →
Good stuff via 37signals.
I absolutely can’t believe how poorly designed the Android checkbox is.
“The fundamental difference between a for-profit business and a non-profit...”
– Why non-profit pricing?
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Apple-like Retina Effect With jQuery & CSS |... →
Interesting
Chrome Frame is out of Beta! →
I still wouldn’t rely on it for public web-apps, but this may be a boon to some enterprise apps.
The power of buttons and being normal →
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User Experience Deliverables →
One of the best UX articles I’ve read in a long time.
As a UX designer, I’ve often had trouble clearly setting expectations regarding exactly what I’m going to deliver. The deliverables outlined in this “UX Treasure Map”, put a clear linear process to many of the things I do, and packages them in the form of here’s-what-I’m-actually-going-to-give-you....
The customer is always right? In customer service, sure. Not true in design. If Aston Martin listened to the majority, they would make cheap unremarkable cars. Often, the worst websites got that way by jumping at every little user request. Good designers are curators, not bellhops.
“… someone might know that they need to lose some weight, but what they...”
– Needs don’t always lead to demand
Five rules for your About page →
I love the don’t-do-this example stock photo he uses. Perfect.
Though, I would say that step one is to question whether you even need an About page at all. A Contact page, sure, but if someone can’t tell what you’re about, if your message isn’t loud and clear, they are unlikely to click a link to find out more—especially one generically named About. Maybe “Our...
September 2010
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State Farm’s marking message is weak. They are fighting to convince me that insurance agents are still relevant. In a recent TV commercial, a young dude and his bros conjure an agent by singing the State Farm jingle. The agent magically appears with a hot girl, a hot tub, and a sandwich. Um…
I use State Farm because I get a loyal customer discount that no one can match. If...
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August 2010
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21 incredible infographics, interactives and data... →
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