Month: May 2013
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The Internet Slot Machine
A few years back The Guardian had a fascinating piece on how addictive (and also how disruptive to productivity) checking email is. The 'variable interval reinforcement schedule' of our inbox works in the same way that slot-machines do, rewarding actions only sometimes and […]
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Designing With Constraints
"You know this moment: time is running out, the team is down by one, a player arcs the ball from downtown just as the buzzer sounds—and sinks it. it’s exhilarating. It’s heart breaking. And most of all, it’s good design." Much has been […]
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The Problem With Retargeting
…is that it's not quite good enough. We've all had it. Go to a retailer's site, have a bit of a browse not really intending to buy anything, and then you're followed around the web for the next month by said retailer […]
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A Missed Opportunity?
I had a fascinating breakfast meeting yesterday with Ed Bussey who is the CEO/Founder of Quill. Ed is a longtime digital and mobile exec and entrepreneur. Quill, his latest venture, is a rapidly growing content marketing company that specialises in content strategy, production […]
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Infinite and Parallax Scrolling
Thanks to Rubbishcorp for pointing at this wonderful Oakley site for their new Airbrake MX Google. It's a great piece of merchandising. HTML5 and CSS3 are enabling all kinds of design-rich in-browser experiences using infinite and parallax scrolling (where an illusion of […]
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When Every Page Is Your Homepage
"Instead of adding new flooring and fixtures, they've taken the house down to the foundation" Reuters are redesigning their site from the ground up and the approach that they're taking with it is fascinating. Most websites (news services included) put a lot […]
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Post Of The Month – April 2013 – The Winner
Delighted to announce that the winner (by a clear margin) in this month's vote is Antony Mayfield's post on his excellent Firestarters talk titled 'Can Agencies Innovate?'. So well done Antony. You are duly entered into the hall of fame. Thanks everyone […]
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This Is Water
"There are these two young fish swimming along, and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way…" I remember the first time I read David Foster Wallace's commencement speech, given to a graduating class at Kenyon College, Ohio. This video […]
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Post Of The Month – May 2013 – The Vote
Thanks for the nominations. Our vote this month is between: The Art, Poetry & Music of Data Viz from Tom Uglow Restructing Britain by Louise Downe Can Agencies Innovate? from Antony Mayfield The Lean Analytics Cycle by Avinash Kaushik and Alistair Croll Introducing the Modern Marketing […]