Bar Jokes Involving Grammar and Punctuation
Here’s a bit of Friday grammar humor for ya, care of McSweeney's. Enjoy!...
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Come to the Dark Patterns
Dark patterns are intentional content and design decisions in UX that tend to employ deceptive practices to trick you into taking some action. There’s actually quite a bit of psychology that goes into such design decisions. I recently came across this website and presentation that details what...
Continue reading ...GoDaddy Purchases Media Temple
DISCLAIMER: I will generally not comment on the happenings and decisions of my employer, here. More so, the thoughts and opinions on this blog are my own and do not represent or, necessarily coincide with, those of the company. However, I wanted to speak out on this one. Yesterday, GoDaddy purchas...
Continue reading ...Don’t Confuse Engagement with User Experience
Substantially more Android phones are sold than are iPhones (about 5:1 in 2012). However, iPhone users do much more shopping, browsing, and app-downloading. So, what gives? This Harvard Business Review article, by Michael Schrage, discusses it. The key point is: Designing a great device is not the ...
Continue reading ...Getting writing credit: Better late than never
Dalton Trumble, another writer blacklisted by the (Charlie?) McCarthy hearings, is finally vindicated and honored with the credit for Roman Holiday....
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