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 [...]
Entries from October 29th, 2008
The Wink Heard Around The World
October 29th, 2008 No Comments
Tags: obama · param name · quotes · simplicity · wink · www youtube
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 [...]
Tags: homepage · redesign · usability · web design · yahoo
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 [...]
Tags: interactivity · obama · online · personalization · web design
