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“Why we fail”, or “getting the design right and getting the right design.”
Victor Lombard writes about the downfall of Google Wave… I think of it this way: if we only test bottle openers, we may never realize customers prefer screw-top bottles. That’s what Buxton means by getting the right design. A classic interface design guideline is that any object that looks familiar should behave in a familiar… Read more
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I didn’t have this dream
As a company how do you capitalise on national interest in a particular event? Not like this: (which has since been deleted and an apology posted in it’s place, much to the confusion of those who didn’t see the original below) From twitter.com/jyarow/status/372745989091651585/photo/1 Done right it can be great Adidas released this picture on twitter following… Read more
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The antidote to apathy
Some interesting thoughts from Dave Meslin about engagement apathy “Local politics — schools, zoning, council elections — hit us where we live. So why don’t more of us actually get involved? Is it apathy? Dave Meslin says no. He identifies 7 barriers that keep us from taking part in our communities, even when we truly… Read more
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Shorter films
“How come films are getting longer? YouTube seems to have allowed creatives to indulge their long form ambitions and make commercials that are 2 minutes long rather than 30 seconds. These longer ads aren’t really any better, either, just bloated. The trend for longer ads is odd given that people skip the ads anyway and… Read more
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Long copy isnt back
The Asbury & Asbury blog recently had a great post about some long copy Apple adverts: Asbury & Asbury: Long copy isnt back. “Right now, it feels like more and more people are questioning Apple’s claim to superiority. Maybe this was Apple about to come out and tell a few home truths. Remind us exactly how… Read more
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Stewart Lee “on not writing”
“Stewart discusses the fantasy that stand-up comedy is spontaneous rather than written, and describes the evolution of stand-up over the last few decades. His talk takes in a wide range of subjects from the first app he ever came across to a discussion of the value of culture in society.” From russelldavies.typepad.com/planning/2013/08/on-not-writing.html [youtube]http://youtu.be/IrXVaytvJtQ[/youtube] Read more
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How to test responsive designs for free
“So what is a developer to do? Thankfully, there is a growing number of browser-based tools available that emulate the screen sizes of a wide variety of devices. Different tools come with different feature sets and varying levels of utility, of course. We’ll look at several of them here.” From www.webdesignerdepot.com/2013/07/how-to-test-responsive-designs-for-free/ Read more