April 2011
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First Impressions of Trove, WaPo’s News... →
Really appreciate this note from the WaPo Chief Digital Officer, Vijay Ravindran on my blog post.
ravindran:
Great thoughtful review of Trove on Media Bistro. Critique is totally fair and exactly pointing the in the direction we’re going.
December 2010
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“Success isn’t about achieving something in the future, but about doing something...”
– Leo Babauta, ZenHabits.com, Oct. 18, 2010 (via michelleminkoff)
November 2010
15 posts
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Brooks in Beta: 4 sins of news design reveals... →
jaketbrooks:
Designer Lauren M. Rabaino (she of the redesigned PressThink.org) expounds on the 4 sins of news design, which are as follows:
1. Clutter.
2. Clutter.
3. Clutter.
4. Clutter.
She has a point, no? If the design of news sites are failing, they are failing precising because they fail to do…
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Blog design should contain minimal distractions
And heck, while we’re at it — so should news design, since essentially, they’re the same: both ways to consume content. If news design wants to mimic digestibility of blogs, they would copy the same concepts. Stumbled upon this post this morning and fell in love with how damn clean it is:
Specific likes of this design:
+ Simple, clean logo
+ Huge, visually-appealing...
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New theory about company taglines
If it’s not something I’d wear on a t-shirt, it’s not simple and compelling enough. Best example off the top of my head: Socialcast. Their motto: Knowledge is social. That’s spiffy. It’s a good basic threshold for determining the effectiveness of the message you’re trying to convey to both the general public and potential customers:
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My new use for tumblr
I’ve let my use of tumblr fall by the wayside these days. I’m going to pick it back up by using this as my scrapbook of stellar design findings. Stay tuned, mmk?
October 2010
11 posts
The all new and improved PressThink is up and... →
The 100 Percent Solution: For Innovation in News →
My interpretation of 100% Solution: Force innovation by creating a huge challenge for which your team needs to creatively concoct a solution.
How Forethought (Not Intuition) Separates the Good... →
I’m not in a newsroom, but I’m still a journalist... →
I’ll be blogging for 10,000 Words! →
“The Internet is like a series of spider webs that connects us to each other....”
– Cougar Town (yes, I’m ashamed that I watch that show)
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all a blur
ux ui ui ux wireframe active tab pathfinder more wireframes dropdown breadcrumb toggle expand collapse ctrl shft S
September 2010
21 posts
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“I don’t miss people. I dismiss them.”
– BOOM. New favorite life philosophy.
“People tell us who they are, but we ignore it. We want them to be who we want...”
– Mad Men
Teaching journalists to read →
Third of Young Netflix Users Cut Cable →
Can't wait for the comedy/politics mashup on the... →
YouTube - Interview Scott Karp - Publish 2 →
Dave Cohn interviews Scott Karp
Facebook users 'are narcissistic, insecure and... →
I think I agree.
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“When autumn comes, it doesnt ask / It just walks in, where it left you last /...”
– John Mayer, Something’s Missing
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Home sweet…. parents’ home. →
The VC-free startup http://db.ly/tt →
Great post about generating your own revenue.
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“I don’t mind being married to my career, and I don’t expect it to hold me in bed...”
– Natalie, Up in the Air
Spot.Us is hiring! →
Spot.us is looking for a Los Angeles reporter for a 10 month gig.
What the Spot.Us Community Thinks of Objectivity →
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“My black sweater doesn’t match my black shirt. But I figure it’s a...”
– My awesome roommate hahahaha