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Wireframes and Design

July 20, 2009

I just read an article by Carsonifed titled, Steps to Better Wireframing. It’s a good read and I was relieved to see that he points out some of my big issues with the wireframing process. Wireframes should not contain design elements; their function is to show flow and function and maybe hierarchy. That’s it. But [...]

Crowdsourcing or Spec Work: Either way it’s bad for business

December 1, 2008

A few months ago a company with long ties to the creative community launched a contest on a contest site, in the name of crowdsourcing, to have their home page redesigned. There was an intense reaction from the creative community, who was very angry that this company who had claimed to be creative advocates was [...]

Flock Browser – The Social Web Browser

June 24, 2008

I have been using Flock for about a week and I am really impressed. Flock is built on Firefox 3 and is called the "social web browser." It is an ambitious effort that takes the best functionality of Firefox and, similar to Netvibes, provides a platform that personalizes the browsing experience and allows one to [...]

Start-Up Land

December 8, 2007

The past couple of years have yielded many cool start-ups; I’ve been lucky to work with a few of them. I’ve recently been working with Sermo, an online community for physicians. Sermo is unique in that it’s not only a closed community but also has an ambitious goal of bringing together the corporate side of [...]

Mad Men

October 19, 2007

This show is fascinating on so many levels. As a creative in the this industry it is interesting to see a story line that explores the inner workings of the advertising industry, and the interpersonal relationships of this era (60s) provide a perspective that is fresh and poignant, and the intro credit segment is beautiful.
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