The way to get peo­ple to love a cal­en­dar app is not to make it look like what they used 10 years ago, but to make it bet­ter than what they used 10 years ago.” – Ben Brooks

Nothing says Send Message, like the words “Send Message”. You can play with envelopes and arrows all you want. That’s not to say that icon-only interfaces are bad. They exchange initial clarity for long term beauty. It’s a choice you sometimes have to make.

— Des Traynor

ialreadydontlikeyou: Designer’s Confessions This is my life. View the entire snarky set.
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Designer’s Confessions

This is my life. View the entire snarky set.

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willw:

A series of photos Steve took in my office testing Photo Booth filters in 2005. Rest in peace.

– Mike Matas 

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Ideas happen outside the four walls we call a workplace
Gavin Kelly, co-founder Artefact (via gregmelander)

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staff: While browsing the Dashboard, in addition to clicking J and K to jump to the next and previous posts, you can now click L to like the current post!
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While browsing the Dashboard, in addition to clicking J and K to jump to the next and previous posts, you can now click L to like the current post!

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…built to accommodate evil doers, thieves and little sisters.

The pirate ship bedroom by Steve Kuhl.

Mighty Dream: Quick File-Sharing Apps

Lately, there’s been an explosion of quick file-sharing apps bursting onto the scene. Droplr, Cloud, and TinyGrab stick out the most to me and of them I’ve used Droplr and TinyGrab. Cloud is still in invite-only phase, but according to Chris Bowler, it shares many similarities with Droplr and,…

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It doesn’t matter how pretty your site is or how many bells and whistles you have. While a high-quality site is important, the majority of people today value usability more than good looks or fanciness.
Seductive Interaction Design

Usability clears the way for a good experience by eliminating troublesome interface distractions, but a great experience stems from something more — an awareness of why people could or do care. The danger is in confusing “ease of use” with actually desiring to use something.These are two entirely different things. Both are essential, but simply making something more usable won’t guarantee any more clicks or conversions.

… Usability is about removing the roadblocks and obstacles that get in the way of a great experience.

Stephen P. Anderson (Seductive Interaction Design)