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Category Archives: Design
Minimum Viable Project Management
Minimum Viable Project Management from Jennifer Berk
Posted in Beyond Websites, Design, Development, Information Architecture, Management, Tools
Tagged presentations, project management
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Selling Attention – the New York Times paywall, Lincoln, Chuck, Subway, and the Washington Post redesign
This week I’m actively selling attention. Others have sold it for me in the past, every time I read an article with an (ignored) ad next to it, but now the purchasers are making their requests explicit and obvious. And … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Business models, Design, Journalism, Marketing, Personalization Design, Publishing
Tagged chuck, editorial, ethics, nytimes, patronage, sponsorship, subway, usability, washingtonpost
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How Amazon’s ebook prices are poisoning their ratings
Amazon has a dilemma. They tried and failed to keep Kindle ebook prices fixed at $9.99, while publishers insisted on having flexibility to charge more. Now complaints about ebook pricing threaten to break their user ratings, one of the features … Continue reading
CSS 201 presentation
CSS 201 View more documents from Jennifer Berk.
Why you can’t test-drive a refrigerator anymore
We have car dealerships, because you want to try driving a car before you buy it. We have mattress superstores, so you can lie on the bed before sleeping on it for the next five years. But apparently we’re killing … Continue reading
Posted in Business models, Design, Marketing
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And what I learned on the Japan/China trip, from Slideshare
What I Learned on My Fall Vacation View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: japan china)
Posted in Design
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Long question, short answer
http://dowebsitesneedtolookexactlythesameineverybrowser.com/ Looking nice in every browser is, of course, appreciated.
Posted in Design, Development, Meme
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AEAChicago2007 – “Dealing With the Both of You” by Jim Coudal
Back to main AEAChicago2007 post located a mile and a half directly east of here colocated with 37Signals create names and identities, ad campaigns, short files, tv commercials, package design for their own businesses and for others many people have … Continue reading
Posted in Conference, Design
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AEAChicago2007 – “Selling Design” by Jeffrey Zeldman
Back to main AEAChicago2007 post This presentation was otherwise known as “how fast can you type?” was in advertising for 15 years before got into the web (musician, filmmaker, etc.) got into the web so he could work in his … Continue reading
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AEAChicago2007 – “Best Practices for Form Design” by Luke Wroblewski
Back to main AEAChicago2007 post Luke Wroblewski’s post about his presentation designs web applications – eleven years of designing a lot of forms online shopping experience is browsing until you find what you want, then a form so forms stand … Continue reading
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