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Entries from October 29th, 2008

The Wink Heard Around The World

October 29th, 2008 No Comments

We all know Sarah Palin’s wink now, either from the self-declared maverick’s VP debate, or from Tina Fey’s brilliant portrayal on Saturday Night Live.

Tonight’s the evening for Obama’s 30-minute campaign ad, and here is probably the best ad from either campaign yet.
The simplicity of going with no voice over, and just music and text instead, [...]

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Yahoo! Homepage Redeisgn: Reduced Clutter

October 28th, 2008 No Comments

Yahoo! is doing a major homepage redesign, and here’s a screen cap I came across. Notice how clean and simplified it looks — with very clear sections for different types of user tasks and functionality, and minimal content — it really prioritizes what’s important, and cuts out the clutter. IMHO, this gives Google a competitive [...]

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Put Your Website Where Your Mouth Is

October 26th, 2008 1 Comment

Talk is cheap in any medium. You can’t just say you’re there to help your customers and not back it up with well-designed functionality on your site that provides real value.
And so when Obama’s website recently added a Tax Calculator to show how much people will save under his plan, I had to post about [...]

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