On Widows, and How to Tame Them a post on 15/06/2012 · On a train from Brighton, UK · Dangling from the last line of a paragraph, a typographic widow is a thought fragment severed from its context. They are the result of careless typography – and should be policed – but given the current fluid…

jon stewart Tim O’Brien Published in the October 2011 issue, on sale any day now They gather under the tall Jon Stewart. They gather under the Jon Stewart who takes up the whole side of a building on Eleventh Avenue in Manhattan and is about three stories high. They gather under the Jon Stewart who…

Bathroom fans are great. Half-baths have one great reason to have one, and bathrooms with showers have two. First of all, if you’re in the market for a bathroom fan — granted, not a frequently purchased item for most — you should definitely consider the Panasonic WhisperCeiling . It’s much quieter…

If you follow me on Twitter, you might’ve noticed that I’ve been kinda grumpy about a number of the design articles that have been going around in the past few months. It made me wonder what exactly I’m hoping to get out of my design reading. I realized in the shower today that I’m mostly looking at…

Simplicity. It’s weaved into conversations about everything from to-do list apps to DVD players. We meet confusion ( not the same as complexity ) at the door of our design process and turn it away. Confusion isn’t welcome here — although, the sneaky bastard still finds its way into so many products.…

This unbelievably long article is related to (but not necessarily about ) a discussion that I and several other people have been participating in online over the past few days. It's about (and not about) the increasingly popular practice of re-publishing someone's online work on another site without…

For most of my life, I’ve struggled to quantify what constitutes an enticing interface. There are certain basic aims from which you can take your pick - intuitiveness, attractiveness, clarity, simplicity, consistency, and more - but those are general guidelines. I’ve had trouble defining what an…

If you know me, you know I’m looking for a new place to live. If you don’t know me, hi! I’m looking for a new place to live. Somewhere a little closer to work. Last year, I started a new job 70 kilometres away from where I live (or 44 miles, for you imperial types). I mention this only because I now…

Intel’s Ivy Bridge release schedule gives us some strong guidance for Apple’s computer lineup, 1 especially by paying attention to the TDP wattages (maximum power consumption and heat output) of the lineup. Some easy guesses: The CPUs being released in late April are likely to lead to a minor iMac…

I stumbled on a new UX testing approach which is drastically simple. My testbed was my network for creatives, Fiftytwo. Firstly, I removed the Activity Feed because I (wrongly) suspected it of borking the server, and wasn’t sure how many people used it to navigate content. Almost immediately, lots…

Better. Politics, celebrity gossip, business headlines, tech punditry, odd news, and user-generated content . These are the chew toys that have made me sad and tired and cynical. Each, in its own way, contributes to the imperative that we constantly expand our portfolio of shallow but strongly-held…

Whenever I travel, I feel a remarkable sense of clarity on the return trip. It usually hits me as I’m staring out the window of the airplane cabin or train car. I think it happens because on the way there, you have all this pent-up anticipation — you’re looking forward to seeing old friends or new…

In the book, Do You Matter? How Great Design Will Make People Love Your Company , the authors take the reader through a series of car lots while shopping for some new wheels. As we traverse the mishmash of brands, we start to see something: Every product/brand is talking to us with its design…

He was a pornographer. Maybe the worst pornographer. Now, through Britney and Mandy, he's teaching our teenage daughters about budding desire. And he'd prefer that you get off his back about it. Most Popular version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"? By I like the guy. I don't know why,…

My trusty 5-year-old Crumpler messenger bag’s time had come. It served me well and is still in great condition but it was no longer suitable for my city-life needs. When I was introduced to the GORUCK GR1 it seemed to have everything I was looking for. It’s known for being well built. If it can…

Email • Twitter At the office we have adjustable height desks, the ones you can turn into a standing desk with the press of a spring-loaded lever. The guys have used sit/stand desks at previous jobs, and we’re all familiar with articles like this one in the Times touting the benefits of standing…

652Hidden habits of ineffective peopleChris Wake Votes by Bilal Aslam, Jano Gonzalez, Hwee-Boon Yar, and 648 more.No one sets out to be ineffective, but it’s easy to pick up the habits. Too easy.Consuming more than you create -Effective people tend to create a lot of content. Content can mean a lot…

Not only is @tomcreighton clever, he's a damn good writer, too! http://t.co/WtsvMNkn

I recently read an account of John McElborough’s talk at Brighton SEO 2011 , wherein he advocated some ethically questionable SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) tactics involving creating a private network of fake blogs. I don’t know John or his work, but this entire side of internet marketing and…

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Contrast Rebellion Low-contrast font color and unreadable texts? To hell with them! Let's start with the casus belli! Click the button or press "space" to continue! http://www.awwwards.com/ Look at these websites. They look fabulous indeed but how good is that if people can't read them? Look at…

It seems odd, if not entirely counterintuitive, to find any building on Facebook’s main campus devoid of devices connected to the social-networking site. But inside the slightly grungy old warehouse that houses the company’s Analog Research Lab, there isn’t a single computer in sight. Instead, the…

October 2010 Bold is founded, angels rejoice. March 2011 We worked really hard, but were simply unable to keep up with all the work. April 19th We decided the time had come & we began a great search . April 19-26th We were overwhelmed by the awesome response of folks from all over the world applying…

Myth #1 : Introverts don’t like to talk. This is not true. Introverts just don’t talk unless they have something to say. They hate small talk. Get an introvert talking about something they are interested in, and they won’t shut up for days. Myth #2 : Introverts are shy. Shyness has nothing to do…

Article Designing for Designers May 16, 2011 I didn’t set out to design websites for other designers. But lately, these kinds of projects keep landing in my inbox — lucky me! I would like to say I make my own luck because that sounds bad ass. But really, I just try to do good work and be nice to…

Good business outcomes treat design as a holistic process that pulls in savvy marketing and research, as well as smart ideas, says IDEO’s Diego Rodriguez Good design does not always equal good business. But good business outcomes—especially when the goal is to create new sources of value in the…

Founded in 2003, Snarkmarket is a long-running conversation about media, journalism, technology, cities, design, books, music, movies, the future, and the past. The title, it should be said, is a misnomer. You’ll see. Follow along: @Snarkmarket on Twitter / Snarkmarket RSS All-time best comment…

Published 3 years 5 months ago on April 12, 2010 Estimates are the life blood of our industry. If anyone out there is getting jobs consistently without having to go through an estimation process, you’ve got some dark magic going on that I’d love to know more about. Estimates are a double-edged sword…