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I’m not arguing that making concept videos directly leads to a lack of traction in the current market. I’m arguing that making concept videos is a sign of a company that has a lack of institutional focus on the present and near-present.
Written pieces, talks, and other bits by Zach Holman.
An active reader asks questions, considers alternatives, questions assumptions, and even questions the trustworthiness of the author. An active reader tries to generalize specific examples, and devise specific examples for generalities. An active reader doesn't passively sponge up information, but uses the author's…
I recently worked on the update to the ASP.NET site, now in beta at ...
"In science, if you know what you are doing, you should not be doing it. In engineering, if you do not know what you are doing, you should not be doing it. Of course, you seldom, if ever, see either pure state."
There’s a really great post on Fred Wilson’s blog (AVC [https://web.archive.org/web/20160320050249/http://avc.com/]) about building a “ Minimum Viable Personality [https://web.archive.org/web/20160320050249/http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2011/09/minimum-viable-personality.html] “. Of course, this is a
A version of Windows 8 with nothing but Metro looks like an excellent design for an iPad rival.
It was less than 10 months ago that I told you that I would be writing Design for Hackers. Less than 10 months, and the book is already available. In fact, I just signed a bunch of books for some of the amazing 138 backers of the Kickstarter campaign, and I’m also packing my bags
I don't like pie charts. I don't like them because they fail to convey information. They do that because people have a really hard time ju...
Link-building services are indispensable for businesses aiming to enhance their SEO efforts and establish authority in their respective industries in a faster and more effective manner.
Flash reduces usability by: making bad design more likely, breaking the Web's fundamental interaction style, and consuming resources better spent enhancing a site's core value.
This is a very interesting little video showing off how the Game of Thrones locations are built up using Computer Graphics, substituting effectively for matte painting in traditional film. In my ex…
When I posted the link to Andrew Durdin 's visual guide to the iPhone's home button , a number of people sent me messages that basically said "I don't see the problem".
Charlie Park believes in you.
This past Friday, I went to Westfield Mall in San Francisco to conduct user tests on how people browse the web, and especially how (or if) they use tabs. This was part of a larger investigation som…
A confusing startup screen that offends existing subscribers dooms The Wall Street Journal's iPhone app to low ratings.
