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The third wave of e-commerce is all about bringing emotional purchases online. Non-commodity products. More thoughtful purchase decisions. I like to call this Emotional Commerce. This is categories like furniture, home accessories, home textiles, fashion, art, and jewelry. These are categories where people care about having something special in their lives. No comment yet.
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Typography is not only an all-important aspect of design, it is also an art form in and of itself. Choosing the right font, the perfect spacing and even the correct shape of text can be an important factor as to whether a project fails or succeeds.
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For many designers Adobe Illustrator is "the" tool. With every tool we use we have deep knowledge about certain functions and really scanty knowledge on others. If the type tool in Adobe Illustrator falls in the latter camp for you this artcle, published in 2011, is a great quick overview of what's under the hood. Delete the scoop?
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A free and useful template for web designers creating responsive websites.
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This was published in 2012 but still so useful. I downloaded mine! Delete the scoop?
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Creating a success for anyone using your product for the first time will go a long way in creating brand loyalty and return customers. How could they not when, by creating a great experience, you have already told them how much you care about them. Delete the scoop?
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When we first wrote about Polar, an addictive app that invites you to make and take “this or that”-style quizzes, we called it “an object lesson in mobile design done very, very right.” Luke Wroblewski, the mobile-first... Via The Ayantek Team
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Simple. That is the rule here and should be the mantra for all: keep it simple. 
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Some interesting new ideas about engaging users. Throws a lot of industry best practice on its head. Delete the scoop?
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We chat with Idan Cohen from Etsy about what customer-centric design.
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Brief interview about the history of Boxee and it's path forward as it strives to transform the TV experience into a hybrid of traditional broadcast and the internet.
Best quote: " Avner, our CEO, has a very strong and clear vision, which is to create a simple and beautiful experience that allows you to access your favorite content, whenever you want it and on every device." 
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Brief interview about the history of Boxee and it's path forward as it strives to transform the TV experience into a hybrid of traditional broadcast and the internet.
Best quote: " Avner, our CEO, has a very strong and clear vision, which is to create a simple and beautiful experience that allows you to access your favorite content, whenever you want it and on every device." Delete the scoop?
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Typography is a key element of any graphic design. Any computer contains hundreds of pre-installed fonts to choose from and there are dozens of websites with thousands of free fonts, just some minimal knowledge and aesthetic taste.
This infographic intend to explain the basics of typography and disseminate the “best” ones that always work without too much complications. Take short walk through this fascinating world... Via Lauren Moss, antonios bouris
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The lines in any face tell an interesting story and choosing the right type will help you to tell your own. Delete the scoop?
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Editors’ note: The following is an adapted excerpt of InGenius (Harper One) by Tina Seelig.What is the sum of 5 plus 5?”“What two numbers add up to 10?
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This thoughtful and thought provoking article by Tina Seelig is a gem. Re-framing the "why" can explode the "how" into infinite possibilities. Delete the scoop?
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A guide to understanding digital & physical product design for startups
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This is not new but if you have managed to miss it in the past t is a very nicely done online presentation. Delete the scoop?
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Apple is reportedly working with a company called Gemalto on a new type of SIM card that would let iPhone software switch which carrier each phone is associated with, rather than relying on different SIM cards from multiple carriers.
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If they have to compete for this market share it could go a long way to push back on the data plan prices and changes we've been seeing there. Delete the scoop?
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The ZURBlog is where we discuss design interaction and strategy. We use design thinking to challenge businesses and designers to improve the products and services they create.
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This may not always be the "right" answer but it is one that aught to ge serious attention at the start of the conversation when considering an app or doing major updates to a current application. Delete the scoop?
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Informative and entertaining–if you are curious about the web today and tomorrow and a clear image of what issues are in front of the designer and developer... a don't miss presentation. You can follow along the entire slide deck with the speaker, Brad Frost, a Mobile Web Strategist & Front End Designer Delete the scoop?
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An article on why we have to deliver work that not only meets the needs of end users, but also satisfies the personalities of the clients themselves.
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There are seveeral ways to not talk to your client and those aren't covered here, thankfully. This article by Rian van der Merwe breaks clients into three broad groups and offers insight on the value of approaching each one in a unique way and how that translates for each client type. Delete the scoop?
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The smartphone is ushering in the age of the home robot and Keller Rinaudo is key in making it happen. A visionary with a social conscious, he has figured out how to create useful robots at a price point almost anyone can afford and using technology that is already in our possession.
It will be a new challenge for UX designers too: How do you design a personality into your interactions. So far good UX is focused all on the user; the technology is an enabler and is meant to disappear. How would you maintain simplicity when you are also making the device a primary user?
Rob Woodbridge, Untether.tv is building a library of fantastic interviews with people from the technology space and focused more on mobile.
Watch the full interview at http://untether.tv/2013/episode-456-how-the-smartphone-is-ushering-in-the-age-of-the-home-robot-with-romotive-co-founder-keller-rinaudo/ Delete the scoop?
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Highlight: The History of Typography - Animated… https://www.rebelmouse.com/GeorgiaGibbsDesign on @RebelMouse
A paper-letter animation about the history of fonts and typography. 291 Paper Letters. 2,454 Photographs. 140 hours of work. Created by Ben Barrett-Forrest ©...
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The iOS Design Cheat Sheet is a great resource for iOS designers and developers. Quickly find all important data about Apple devices when it comes to App development.
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Updated with the latest information it is exapctly as promised: athe perfect iOS Design cheat sheet.
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See more at imediaconnection.com / Don't bank your marketing bucks on the new devices just yet. Here's why connected TV isn't ...youtube.com Via Richard Kastelein & Adriana Hamacher, Georgia Gibbs Design
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He perfectly states the delima and the reason that second screen apps are gathering steam so quickly. At the heart of the "problem" it is all about the user experience and not the technology.
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He perfectly states the delima and the reason that second screen apps are gathering steam so quickly. At the heart of the "problem" it is all about the user experience and not the technology. Delete the scoop?
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An open source blogging platform which makes writing pleasurable and publishing simple. (Beaut design, open source & non-profit.
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This just funded and from the reviews of this Kickstarter project the a lot of the love came from the great user experience it promises. Delete the scoop?
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Editor's Note: David Lieb is co-founder and CEO of Bump, creators of the popular app that lets people share contact information, photos, and other content by bumping their phones together. Bump has been downloaded more than 130 million times.
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Simple is not better if the cognitive cost is too complex. The top value comes from keeping the users brain leap minimal too. Intuitive in use but also intuitive in "this makes it so simple to do "X". Also great insights into building or building on a successful product. Delete the scoop?
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DigitalGov University’s Schedule of Classes, Annual Conference, and webinars.
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The U.S. government has a very active user experience branch and there is a huge library to pull information from and some interesting courses. Delete the scoop?
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An easy to follow design course for hackers who do amazing things, curated by real design professionals.
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Brought to us by the folks who work and play at zerply.com is Hack Design. It is just getting started so if you sign in now you can be at the front of the class. Looks like it is going to be fun for all! Delete the scoop?
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MySpace is undergoing a wholesale change to the editorial thinking of the site. As MySpace exec's explained to me, they went looking under the hood and found a untapped goldmine of member generated tastes, picks and passions.
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In revamping MySpace the data drove the story and UX was put in place to support it. Delete the scoop?
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"...get out of the deliverables business," and return our focus to customer delight" This statement was enough to make me have to buy the book. Delete the scoop?
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Beautiful design and execution of a data set that is complex but also repetitive making it easy to have it disintegrate into a visual mess in the wrong hands. | Found at Abduzeedo Design Inspiration & Tutorials Delete the scoop?
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A new Apple patent application hints at an iPhone with a flexible, wraparound display.
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Interesting wow factor but every time I start adding it into current use scenarios; read content, emails, view photos, review documentation; the attraction to having my phone resemble a Times Square marquee hits a mental brick wall. When, and if it ever comes to market though, be sure I will be one of the first in line. In the meantime it gives one some interesting user experience puzzles to noodle over. How would your put this display to work in your project? Delete the scoop?
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Design and designing core value into the user's experience will play a lead role in the next phase of commerce.