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RIP Steve. Thanks for Everything.

October 6, 2011

It is with a heavy heart I write this post, and I’m sure with a heavy heart that you read it. I was overcome by sadness when I learned of Steve Jobs’ passing last night, and it made me stop and think about why my emotions were so strong for a person I’d never met.
I [...]

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Storytelling is the Catalyst: From Technique to Experience

October 13, 2010

When it comes down to it great storytelling wins. Every time. A great story will trump great effects, great technique, great design, great production, anything else. Really good storytelling gets the viewer or reader emotionally invested, and once you have someone emotionally invested, you have them hooked.
Great storytelling should be the goal with everything we [...]

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Web Thievery. A Blurry Topic, Especially to CatholicOnline.org.

May 18, 2010

When something is this blatantly ripped off, it’s hard not to notice. First look at Visit Philly’s site, launched several months ago, and then look at Catholic Online’s site, just launched.
Not only do the visuals appear to have been stolen and re-purposed, so does the actual code. If you dig around in the catholiconline.org site [...]

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Don’t Ask Ordinary People What They Think

April 15, 2010

“Great ideas often receive violent opposition from mediocre minds.” – Albert Einstein
Clients often ask me if we test designs. I usually say no. This is different than usability testing, which has its merits. Unless we are testing for very specific things like, “Can you find where the search box is?” or “Where would you [...]

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My New Favorite iPhone App – Hipstamatic

January 14, 2010

I have lots of apps on my iPhone, more than I know what to do with actually. In all reality I probably have an app problem but I am in denial.
Of all my apps I love and covet, my favorite are apps for the camera. My previous favorite had been Toy Camera, which has a [...]

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New York Times – Email Fail

November 4, 2009

I am constantly annoyed by the prominent advertising the New York Times places in their email newsletters.
I understand that these newspapers need to generate ad revenue, but you would think someone with the prestige of the NYT would find a more elegant and less obtrusive way to do it for those of us who invite [...]

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