March 2010
58 posts
What is it you do again?
Working in UX means being asked over and over “What do you REALLY do?” I’ve come to a fairly succinct answer:
Personas. Userflows. Wires. Mobile. CSS. Strategy. User Research. Social Media. Planes, trains and automobiles. Annotated comps. Team building. Spreading the UX gospel. Client conversations. Transforming a brand. Learning new platforms. Late nights. Early mornings....
Listicle Without Commentary: The 11 Best... →
11. Cadbury Mini Eggs 10. Cadbury Hollow Eggs Filled With Cadbury Mini Crisp Eggs 9. Whoppers Robin Eggs 8. Hershey Marshmallow Eggs 7. Cadbury Caramel Chocolate Eggs 6. Brach’s Fiesta Malted Milk Eggs 5. Perugina Baci Dark Chocolate Easter Eggs 4. Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs (6 oz. size) 3. Reese’s Pieces Pastel Eggs 2. Fannie May Marshmallow Eggs (Dark chocolate) 1....
45 Blog →
“Digg has always aggressively pursued ways of evening the field and avoiding...”
– Personalization and the future of Digg - O’Reilly Radar
With High Profit Margins, Saffron Is The New... →
In September 2009, authorities at an airport in Mangalore arrested two passengers arriving from Dubai with 18 kilograms of contraband hidden in their suitcases. This wouldn’t be shocking if they were smuggling drugs, but they weren’t. Instead, the passengers were carrying nearly 90,000 dollars worth of saffron.
Rhino Handmade | Tantilla Plus →
Just a reminder this amazing album is still available from Rhino. House of Freaks were a favorite of mine and “Sun Gone Down” is only the beginning of how wonderful an album it is.
Hand Carved Rubber Stamp Tutorial - a set on... →
An excerpt from That Mitchell and Webb Sound -...
Half a Chicken - Food For Thought (1988, Rabid... →
Wilfully obscure and wonderfully loud.
Best Buy Offers dodgy 3D glasses sync
I’m not sure how Best Buy and Geek Squad hope to escape the poor press that keeps rolling in when they endorse such a questionable practice.
The ad states the service includes TV and Blu-ray player set-up, connection to your wireless network and “sync your 3D glasses for an amazing experience”. The package price lists the “geek” services as a $150 value. The offer’s only problem is that...
Soda AND B-Roll! →
I love the video on the front page here SO MUCH because… in the first few seconds? THEY GOT THAT B-ROLL!
“I’m not eating instant coffee I’m taking my medication.”
– rstevens
This American Infographic →
“My new years resolution is to make an infographic on every This American Life ever made.”
What a great method to teach yourself infographics too.
STRYCHNIN GALLERY SHOP →
“One of the bizarre things that occurs whenever particular high profile slots are...”
– More Calls for Fed Governors Who Actually Saw Crisis Coming, Care About Consumers, and Tolerate, Um, Welcome Transparency « naked capitalism
Some mornings you just need a little extra volume...
“In the history of product launches, the rollout of the Obama Administration’s...”
– Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner : The New Yorker
Arcade Aid →
Anything with a Golden Axe reference works for me.
Secret desktop wars | MetaFilter →
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Canada: the country that pees together stays... →
I’m surprised the pipes handled all that pressure evenly!
Zeus Jones - Marketing as a Service: Using... →
Amazon.com: Live: The Village Callers: MP3... →
Significant Objects | ...and how they got that way →
Armed Robbers Storm Poker Tournament on Live TV →
Panic swept over Berlin’s Grand Hyatt today when a group of burglars carrying Kalashnikov assault rifles waltzed into a European Poker Tour tournament and made off with $1.2 million, before a live television broadcast.
Swearists
I had a chance to finally watch In The Loop last night and I cannot say enough great things about this movie. The story is hilarious, the characters are well done, the pacing is solid and the dialog is so good I may watch it again today just to catch the lines again.
I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention how the movie is also a string of expletives wrapped around some scenery. Not...
The Book Nobody’s Been Waiting For →
Screw the book, it’s this terse review that should win an award.