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4 Things Designers & Marketers Can Learn From the Slap Chop Website (Yes, The...
We’ve all had restless late nights where we can’t sleep only to be greeted with the Slap Chop guy Vince. He’s chopping food and rambling on with unbridled enthusiasm. Yes he’s a little ridiculous and...
View ArticlePraying To The Wrong God
Let’s go back to the year 2000 for a few minutes. The music industry is in turmoil due to an amalgamation of factors: The Internet has arrived. Distribution of just about anything that can exist in...
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An Argument For Building Attractive Things
Here’s a rule of thumb that applied to both people and design experiences: The more attractive something (or someone) is, the more we’re willing to tolerate its flaws. When something is beautiful,...
View ArticleWhy Do We Love Rounded Corners? The Answer!
Nearly four years ago, I asked the question, and attempted to answer: “Why do we love rounded corners?” Back then it hit quite a nerve, leading to an enlightening (and entertaining!) comment thread....
View ArticleThe Web And Rewarding Expertise
On the Web, you (“you” being a designer or developer) can pretty much do whatever you like. Got a hankering to reinvent how a personal profile or company presence is going to look on the Web? Go nuts....
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The Rise & Fall of The Nintendo Wii
At Arc90, one of our meeting rooms is proudly called the Wii Room. It’s an informal meeting space with a whiteboard, projector and…a Nintendo Wii. When we first got the Wii a couple of years ago, it...
View ArticleThe Essential First Step To Blowing Minds
"Less is more." It’s a powerful phrase. It’s one of those rare quotes that itself is illustrative of what it’s trying to say. If we decompress it, we’re really saying something like "If you show less,...
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The iPad & The Side Streets
Anyone that follows this blog knows that I’m an unrelenting advocate of building great user experiences. Whether on the Web, mobile or desktop software, great user experiences enlighten, flatter and...
View ArticleReadability Updated: Hyperlinks Be Gone! (If You LIke)
What I love about working at Arc90 is that, rather than just putting in my .02 on some heated debate on design and technology, we actually get to ship stuff to state our case. Shipping is the strongest...
View ArticleInnovation’s Collateral Damage
Innovation kills. When we talk about innovation (and a lot of people are talking about it these days) we mainly focus on what it creates. When something new and innovative is embraced, new behaviors...
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