February 2012
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“When graphic designers got bored with the perfection offered by the newly...”
– ERIK SPIEKERMANN
December 2011
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Xmas YouTube!
Great detail by YouTube! Instead of the boring santa’s hat on the logo, they put a snowflake on the player’s handle! twitter.com/nassoskappa/st…
— Nassos K. (@nassoskappa) December 22, 2011
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The ‘Tweet’ sound in iOS 5 is the Disneyland gate... →
Yes, it isn’t an earth-shattering revelation, but it is an interesting detail from a company that has made an empire out of being obsessed with them.
If you’re interested in Disneyland’s sound design at all, be sure to check out this great read from designer Dustin Curtis about ‘Mr. Q’, who solved Disney World’s issues with keeping the soundscape consistent throughout the park.
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10 Steps To An Engaging & Interactive User... →
Irene Pereyra, director of UX and strategy at digital agency Fantasy Interactive, rounds up 10 top tips to help you deliver an amazing interactive user experience
Design for the user, really
Do your homework
Be an advocate for the user
Forget about Nancy, think user types
Less really is more
Pretend you’re working for Fisher Price
Take cues from tablets
Design your UX
Collaborate with...
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Enough with the apps already →
An interesting view on apps, by Dave Winer:
I’m talking about the newspaper or magazine that, when you click on a link to go to one of their articles, puts up an interstitial telling you that you could read the article in their app instead. Initially, I installed one or two of these. The other day I installed a big comprehensive one from Google. Flipboard is the original one of these reading...
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Grandmother Tips →
Just a few tips that my grandmother should have given me, but unfortunately never did.
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How good UI design cannot fix a broken solution →
Every interaction seems to have been thought through and designed until its last little bits (and those matter as much as the big bits). It even has room for some warmth (like the circle rolling away when you delete it) which is rare for Google’s cold UID approach.
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The condescending UI →
…seeking out an aesthetically pleasing interface seems a nice goal.
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WatchKURZSCHLUSS. A tragic robot love story.
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AntiMap →
The AntiMap is an Open Source creative toolset for recording and visualising your own data.
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Why design? →
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Color of the Year →
PANTONE 2012 Color of The Year Pantone 17-1463 Tangerine Tango
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Designing User Interfaces For Business Web... →
Business Web application design is too often neglected. I see a lot of applications that don’t meet the needs of either businesses or users and thus contribute to a loss of profit and poor user experience. It even happens that designers are not involved in the process of creating applications at all, putting all of the responsibility on the shoulders of developers.
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Dark Patterns: Deception vs. Honesty in UI Design →
We might not like to admit it but deception is deeply entwined with life on this planet. Insects evolved to use it, animals employ it in their behavior, and of course, we humans use it to manipulate, control, and profit from each other. With this in mind it’s no surprise that deception appears in various guises in user interfaces on the web today. What is surprising, though, is that up until...
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Tubalr →
Tubalr allows you to effortlessly listen to a band’s or artist’s top YouTube videos without all the clutter YouTube brings. Who needs a radio station with playlists if I can create my own?
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Projection Mapping the Library →
One of the places where the tension between searching and browsing is readily apparent is the library. We go to search for a book, do research, or just read and work. However, we often find ouselves getting lost among the shelves of books, spending time browsing, and hoping for a serendipitous discovery or two.
Sures Kumar just posted this concept video showing what a mixed touch, digital,...
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“I realized that books no longer look like books. Adaptation to what – correctly...”
– Theodor W. Adorno, Notes to literature
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Inspiration vs. Imitation →
A little post to all the hungry, young designers that are struggling to find their own voice, but end up a bit too close to their inspirations. There are definitely people that maliciously rip artists off left and right, and this post is not for them. They are evil and cannot be helped.
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A Chronology →
Web design is not about trendy menus and cool photo galleries. Web design can be something clean and minimal but with reason.
A Chronology is the type of web design I enjoy! Great and clean typography, smart use if imagery, simple but clever interactions. Love it!
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The Language of Interfaces →
Clarity is best achieved through words. Icons are a tricky beast to work with. They can be literal or metaphorical. A magnifying glass can mean zoom, or search. A down arrow can mean download, save, or simply “drop-down”. A back arrow doesn’t say for sure if changes will be saved.
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Inspiroidu: How to stop building user interfaces... →
Building good user interfaces is important tasks to let customers interact with a system effectively. Creating positive user experience is a next step that leads to making customers happy after interacting with a system.
Interface is a means by which users interact with a digital system effectively. It includes controls, tabs, navigation and other elements. The task of a designer is to organise...
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Website / Kiss by Fiona Bennett
Interactive / Website Design and Concept for Kiss by Fiona Bennett. Crystal clear, simple and attractive design.
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