Co.Design
Humor. How important is the Internet to us, really? That’s what Boston Consulting Group asked in their recently released study (PDF), which weighed the Internet’s importance on everything from the global economy (which will account for 5. 2% of GDP for G20 countries by 2016) to individual lives (polls found that 21% of Americans would give up sex for Internet access, but only 10% would give up their cars).
By Mark Wilson, 20 March 2012
Co.Design
Humor. In a fantastical alternate timeline, the original Macintosh was followed up with the iPhone. And this was its interface. read more.
By Mark Wilson, 29 February 2012
Morten Just og Rock
E-commerce. I visit websites of real-life shops from time to time. They can be handy and they can be annoying. When I found this Oatmeal comic (that referred to this excellent xkcd diagram) I was reminded about an old sketch I had lying around.
By morten, 9 November 2011
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Lifehacker
Humor.
It took Microsoft long enough, but they've finally (FINALLY!) changed the blue screen of death to be something a little more friendly and a little less scary. More »
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By Jason Chen, 14 September 2011
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UIE Brain Sparks
Humor. LL Spool J’s (aka Jared Spool) new single, That’s What It’s About, is his first new release in over six years. “I’ve been keeping in touch with my fans and doing some gigs. While on the road this song came to me. I’m really amped about it.
By Lauren Cramer, 24 June 2011
Scott Berkun » Blog
Humor. If you like your project manager, this is a list of things not to do. But if they really deserve it, here are proven ways to drive them mad.
Never give specific odds or probabilities. Always make ambiguous commitments like “Probably”, “we may be able to do that” or “it’s possible”.
By Scott Berkun, 17 February 2011
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uselog.com | the pro...
Humor.
A fairly brilliant Dilbert cartoon about how some designers can prioritize aesthetics over functionality: "If I clutter the design with useful information it will look ugly and I won't be able to use it in my portfolio. " See how it ends here.
[Tip: Tommes].
By Jasper (uselog.com), 16 February 2011
Pathfinder Software
Humor. [note: when you see a painful restaurant website, can you please send them a link to this post or copy and email this to them? It is in all of our best interests that we get better restaurant sites. Thanks!]
Dear Restauranteur,
We realize that as an entrepreneur you wear a lot of hats, but you probably aren't a web professional. So, we would like to humbly give you some advice to improve the web experience for your customers.
By Todd Wyder, 31 December 2010