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by tb303 14y ago
nobody needs a devil's advocate, it is a cheap way of making an argument for the sake of making an argument. leather does not add distinctiveness to your app, it creates an association between your app and leather that now shares a bond wit
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by tb303 14y ago
Hey all. I'm the curator (punch me in the feelings for saying that) of Skeu.it. Thanks for the support! I'm enjoying the debate here and won't get too much into it. For those arguing what is and isn't skeuomorphism, you're missing the point
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by tb303 14y ago
best comment in this entire thread. thanks.
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by tb303 14y ago
ridiculous argument and bad misinformation. relative dates are better for users in any context involving event freshness/recency, and they are machine readable by using many well-known markup techniques, including the microformat he mention
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by tb303 14y ago
http://skeu.it/post/28959935757/square-letter
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by tb303 14y ago
principles of being a good ui designer: stop trying to make a name for yourself these sorts of lists drive me nuts because they merely serve to direct attention to the author instead of allowing the audience to find much more reputable and
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by tb303 14y ago
Then add some concrete reasoning and comparison. Do some work. Fuel the conversation. Otherwise the only thing left is the assumption that you do not understand the differences between the two tools. I'm a YUI-hater and jQ-fan, so I appreci
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by tb303 14y ago
this is a link to a person saying i like YUI because it has a gallery and modules, oh and zillow uses it. case closed! i like the internet because it has cats. it's better than phones, which traditionally had no cats.
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by tb303 14y ago
seconded
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by tb303 14y ago
So now that I've paid for instapaper for iPhone and iPad, I don't have to give Marco any more money. That means the only way he stays in business as the product grows (being that I am not a revenue source anymore) is by either a) figuring o
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by tb303 14y ago
passive: tested conversion/success rate active: tested lexicon on focus groups, asked what users expected actions to do, testing hypothetical affordances, etc.
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by tb303 14y ago
Also not a good approach. Many of the "top sites" on the web are not such because they follow best practices at all, they are top sites because of their content. The stakes are a lot higher for us here in startupland. Clear language and pre
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by tb303 14y ago
> "Login" is terrible (and you should feel bad for suggesting bad UX as though it was right). seconded I also agree that "register" is a great alternate to "sign up." My original intent in responding to this thread is to help educate HN
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by tb303 14y ago
Both data and extensive personal experience have shown that your recommendations here are incorrect.
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by tb303 14y ago
we tested this heavily at mint. the verdict was sign in/sign out is clearest to the average (nontechnical, mass consumer) user... ...but the problem is, so is "sign up." so when in conflict with a third "sign _" action, the preferred and ea
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by tb303 14y ago
A company I worked with in SF used ZeroCater, so I was a customer. As a service, they are awesome. I have food allergies and they were on the ball, making sure i always had options. They've got a great feedback loop and it's obvious how it