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Creating a great content tagging experience
Tags (or labels) have been around for a long time, and they serve a clear purpose: organizing content. The construct comes from the real world use of labels, glued or clipped onto manilla folders. In a...
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How accurate is the iPhone 5s CPU performance chart?
Apple's keynotes have become famous for the amount of detail and attention put into the slide decks, the interactive demos, and the perfectly scripted speeches. I've watched every keynote religiously...
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Redesigning the Mint.com "Budgets" page
I use Mint on a weekly basis (desktop + iPhone), and I think it's great! I do however have trouble navigating the "Budgets" page. It's not as intuitive as I'd like to be.I took the liberty of mocking...
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Is Apple still a misfit, a rebel, a round peg in a square hole?
After watching the Apple WWDC keynote earlier this month, I couldn't wait to get my hands on the beta's for Mac OS X Yosemite and iOS 8. I was able to get hooked up 24 hours later, and have since been...
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Startups, stop spamming to ask for feedback
I sign up for new services/tools on a regular basis, usually from startups. Some promise to do "XYZ" better than tools I currently use. Some just peak my curiosity and I want to simply dig around. I...
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The one shipping option I wish I had when shopping online
I frequently make purchases online from Amazon or Chapters Indigo. Recently, I needed a packaged delivery right away, so I choose the express shipping option. I placed the order on a Friday, expecting...
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Color range slider with jQuery UI Slider
Most UI sliders use a range element or a tooltip to indicate the current value of the slider. Some update the range color as a user slides the handle from left to right. I wanted to build a visual...
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Review: Braun Watch BN0021BKBKG
I discovered Braun watches after reading Dieter Rams: As Little Design as Possible. The book itself is a must-read for any designer, offering rich insight into the design ethos of Dieter Rams, and the...
View ArticleMaking buttons better with subtle tactile feedback
A simple concept to make a button "better" is to shift it down by 1px when it's clicked. This is not a new concept, in fact Chris Coyer wrote about it all the way back in 2010."Better" is of course a...
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Bootstrap responsive tabs
In a previous project, I had to create a tabs interface that combined a responsive design with the ability to add/remove tabs dynamically.Typically, a tabbed layout has a set number of tabs, and a...
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My list of things design
As designers, one of our motivations is stay up to date with what's new in the design world, so that we can improve our craft. But it seems like every day, there is a shiny new spot for design...
View ArticleMenu selection with blink animation
Have you noticed how on Mac OS menus, when you click an item, the selection blinks a couple times? You probably haven't, because it's very subtle. We probably perceive it unconsciously.But this pattern...
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The anatomy of a credit card payment form
Paying for something online with a credit card is simple, right? Yes and no. Yes, because we've been doing it since the early days of the Internet (e.g. Amazon), and no, because no two credit card...
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Bring the data forward
From the time you make your morning toast, to setting your thermostat, to starting your car, to paying for your coffee, to crunching an Excel report, to opening your garage door, to browsing Netflix,...
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