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Mar 27th

Extreme User Research →

The main idea behind extreme user research is that instead of going for the real users, we go for surrogate users. Those are the ones within a company who talk directly to the customers. We want to talk to the people who talk to the people.

Mar 27th

Mandership →

Mandership is a project by Artemy Lebedev. It is largely concerned with graphic and industrial design, interface engineering, typography, semiotics, and visualization. It has been running since 1997.

Mar 26th

“A bottle—one of the ideal objects—doesn’t owe its shape to some designer who...”

– Artemy Lebedev - Designers and design

Mar 26th

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You Suck at Photoshop #3

Mar 26th

SpoolCast: Reviewing Mental Models with Indi Young... →

I’ve been reading Indi’s book, and it’s great.

Mar 25th

“Due to organizational defenses most managers will place the blame for such...”

– Peter Jones - We Tried To Warn You, Part 1

Mar 24th

“We humans are the victims of an asymmetry in the perception of random events. We...”

– Taleb — The Black Swan

Mar 24th

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Mar 23rd

Mar 20th

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Mirror, from Supreme Beings of Leisure’s new...

Mar 20th

“Part of the challenge of being a designer in such a context is keeping the...”

– Andrew Hinton, Personas and the Role of Design Documentation

Mar 19th

Mar 18th

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elainecarroll: We are… TAJ! I hope this is a real series, because I would watch it right after MXC.

Mar 17th

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Why are bonuses taxed so much harder than the rest of my pay? Not much of a bonus once the government gets involved…

Mar 13th

“Giving money to institutions that failed at their only job, which was to have...”

– Lynn Fitzpatrick, Florist

Mar 13th

Pasta Siciliano - Allrecipes →

This wonderful and easy skillet pasta dish includes sun-dried tomatoes, olives, pine nuts, feta cheese, and crushed red pepper flakes. This is an authentic alternative that gets rave reviews in our…

Mar 13th