jimsilverman

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by jimsilverman 14y ago
the obvious course of action, as always, would be to closely monitor your traffic and analytics, then readjust your strategy when the numbers call for action. in the meantime, not being responsive allows for more agility and more targeted s
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by jimsilverman 14y ago
Kind of insane to blame Ive, considering that only recently his jurisdiction was expanded to software.
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"Skeuomorphic" vs "Flat" – A Largely Irrelevant Design Debate(jim-silverman.com)
1 points by jimsilverman 14y ago|0 comments
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by jimsilverman 14y ago
so confused at "input.checkbox:indeterminate" 1. how does it know an unchecked checkbox has not been used? 2. why was a class of 'checkbox' added to the checkbox?
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by jimsilverman 14y ago
professions where a bowtie is suitable for a job interview: - clown - english professor - that is all
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by jimsilverman 14y ago
this is a lot more interesting than the actual movie.
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by jimsilverman 14y ago
the main problem in this example is that the designer is worrying about the scaling of the graphics, rather than the fact that the stadium map and ticket listing are severely lacking any sort of visual association. "pixel perfection" trumpe
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by jimsilverman 14y ago
as a designer, i wholeheartedly agree with his points on the obsessive strive for pixel perfection. no one cares besides designers. or at least no non-designer i've ever asked. it's becoming a problem. look at dribbble. countless designers
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by jimsilverman 14y ago
very reasonable rules for a one-employee company. will look forward to hearing about how these policies hold up as the company grows.
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by jimsilverman 14y ago
author seems to be confusing visual styling with hierarchy and information architecture. it's harmless to remove gradients and shadows, but removing context and visual priority is what makes the sink flat.
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by jimsilverman 14y ago
this site isn't about journalism, it's about aggregation.
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by jimsilverman 14y ago
agreed. the current "hand curated" approach does not seem sustainable in the long term. it's already showing some quite old news as a result. the new jersey earthquake was several weeks ago, positioned as the third "world news" story. great
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Brand Favoritism and the Sad State of Tech Journalism(jim-silverman.com)
2 points by jimsilverman 14y ago|0 comments
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by jimsilverman 14y ago
the homepage is beautiful. huge step forward in both design aesthetics and marketing clarity. congrats to all involved. but as far as i can tell, only the homepage is responsive. this is terrible. i understand that mountains must be moved i
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Apple Maps: Stepping Backward While Marketing Forward(jim-silverman.com)
1 points by jimsilverman 14y ago|0 comments
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by jimsilverman 14y ago
Coming from a Blackberry Storm, my fiance tried an iPhone 4S and said "This is so complicated. Why is there only one button? What's it do?" Ended up with a Droid Incredible 2. She loves it.
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by jimsilverman 14y ago
Not that surprising. Apple's pretty much locked into 640px width. An increase there would enrage app devs and designers. And cause a heap of compatibility issues.
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by jimsilverman 14y ago
...and the gap between native and web ui gets even narrower.
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The Troub(bb)le with Dribbble(jim-silverman.com)
1 points by jimsilverman 14y ago|0 comments