Is this bad design? Ehh… It is persuasive design. TED ( or the designer) knows that if you want the video to start, you will find the play button. It’s in its logical place, just not highlighted.
By making the Share and Rate buttons stand out, they increase the chance they will be clicked, without decreasing the amount of times the video will be played – but- the most common action is no longer the easiest to find.
We are starting to see Mac OS X Lion hit CouchSurfing.org! Coming soon indeed. Can’t wait to play with this operating system.
Green Tunnel from Kevin Gallagher on Vimeo.
Snarky MAILER-DAEMON from my servers.
Hi. This is the qmail-send program at cpoproxy2-pub.bluehost.com.
I’m afraid I wasn’t able to deliver your message to the following addresses.
This is a permanent error; I’ve given up. Sorry it didn’t work out.
ILUVUXDESIGN from lyle on Vimeo.
Freshbooks is running a two parter from me about remote working and the toolset and strategies that make it work.
Check it out!
Using your finger is the best way to interact with apps on the iPad, no doubt about it. But for drawing and creating sketches? The finger is sadly lacking. It blocks your view, is not accurate, and it can be tiring to use it as a pen all day.
Enter the iPad Stylus. But, for upwards of $30 you can forget it. Make your own.
Mine is made from an old exacto knife and a bit of sponge. (Did you know they are conductive?)
Just take the knife part off, and use a pen to force a tightly wound up piece of sponge into the hollow interior of the handle. I then used scissors to trim the sponge to a rounded nub.
It works great! The whole handle is conductive, so I do not need to be careful how I hold it and my mockups and design sketches come out just fine. I no longer use paper and a pen anymore.
What can you learn about employee freedom and values from a company that is known for promoting both?