A beautiful visualization on the NYTimes today from survey data of how Americans spend their time: sleep, working, eating, watching TV, etc. You can sort by age group, employment, education, and more. I love the simple animated transition when you click through different filters. And how the color and layout make look like layers of [...]
Summer of Awesome Ideas: July ’09
August 11th, 2009 1 Comment
All things said are permanent on the web, but the stream of consciousness is ever changing. At any given moment, a new trend or news story can explode like wild fire, and the network of consciousness will reshape around the new idea. I think there are great ideas to come out of aggregation and visualization [...]
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The Usability of Print Advertising
August 4th, 2009 No Comments
The way that text formatting and layout of pages on a website effects usability is a standard part of user experience thinking. In some cases, streamlining the content on a page, or moving a button around at a key conversion point, can mean millions of dollars in return. Shortly put, good web design emphasizes a [...]
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Declassified Bush-era global warming photos
July 30th, 2009 No Comments
“Photos from US spy satellites declassified by the Obama White House provide the first graphic images of how the polar ice sheets are retreating in the summer. The effects on the world’s weather, environments and wildlife could be devastating.” [full story via Guardian]
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Open Green IP and Cost-Cutting by Nike
July 30th, 2009 No Comments
GreenXchange is a collaboration between Nike, Best Buy and Creative Commons to openly share innovation around green design and sustainability. This is a hugely important partnership, here’s why: two of the biggest brands in the world, forgoing the need to hold on to IP in favor of reducing costs, and lowering environmental impact. Nike is [...]
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Forecasting the Next 1,000 Years of Advertising
July 20th, 2009 1 Comment
If you’re in the marketing or advertising industry, you’re bombarded ad nauseum, by articles protesting the death of traditional advertising media. How TV is on the outs, and the growth of digital is eating into media dollars previously earmarked for these traditional mediums. But while these industry experts source reputable data in their forecasts, I [...]
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links for 2009-07-15
July 15th, 2009 No Comments
User-centric design: evolved Robert Fabricant of frog talks more about UCD being about behavior not tasks and needs. (tags: ux innovation) It's all philanthropy Patagonia’s Founder on Why There’s “No Such Thing as Sustainability” from Fast Company (tags: sustainability business) What Will Cell Phones Look Like 10 Years From Now? Fast Company Q&A with some [...]
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