EverydayUX morsels (October 8th – October 12th)

Morsels

• Web Design Research Results » Lone Gunman
  Great collection of data reflecting the current trends in web design.
• The Essential Startup Reader: 10 Lessons in Entrepreneurship – GigaOM
  Must read list from anyone working within a product team.
• Showcase Of Modern Navigation Design Trends - Smashing Magazine
  Another nice list for inspiration.
• 40 Brilliant Type-Only Logo Designs | Web Design Ledger
  Nice logo list for inspiration.
• Did You Get A Magic Mouse This Holiday? Download MagicPrefs Immediately.
  Have a Magic Mouse? Get this app.
• Google And Spotify Dance Over U.S. Launch
  If this is true, it's very interesting. The lack of an answer to iTunes is a big problem for them and this would be a good start.
• 5 iPhone apps that will rock on a tablet
  Totally agree about MLB and CNN. No surprise that the most media rich on the list would be great.
• Apple Lets You Get Stalky With Google Latitude-esque Patent - Apple - Gizmodo
  Looks like Apple is working on their own iPhone-native location aggregation tool.
• Orange Friend-o-meter
  Really clever marketing campaign in support of Motoblur's social-focused functionality. Nicely executed too.
• Mozilla Raindrop Aims to Solve Message Glut in 2010 – GigaOM
  Interesting to see (particularly from a UI pov) how you'd divvy up and visualize your communication if you could lose parts of the email paradigm we've come to take for granted.
• New Usability Testing Tool Packs Power and Simplicity
  Informative piece (+demo) about Usabilla.
• Brooklyn Museum: Community: Foursquare
  Totally awesome use of the foursquare API.
• Brooklyn Museum: Community: Foursquare
  Totally awesome use of the foursquare API.
• arainert's Followers Stats - Hunch
  Great to see this data spun back to users this way.
• Marco.org - Enterprise Rent-A-Car vs. Zipcar
  I love a good customer experience smackdown.
• Just 2 shelves. - Thinking aloud
  Great wrap-up of 52 books read in 52 weeks.
• The 15 Most Influential Games of the Decade | GameLife | Wired.com
  Great list outlining the 15 most influential games (and subsequent themes) that came to pass over the past decade when gaming became the entertainment and financial powerhouse it is.
• Releasing Early Is Not Always Good? Heresy!
  A decent argument against the commonly-held assumption that it's best to release early.
• Mobile Advertising: 5 Things You Need to Know to Succeed in 2010
  Good piece outlining a smart marketing approach to attacking the rapidly evolving mobile landscape.
• Matt Witt: The DNA of a 21st-Century Creative
  Curiosity, Storytelling, Experience Vision & Control of Fear - what more could you want from a Creative?
• New York Startup Movement | Michael Karnjanaprakorn
  Great post about how New York has become such an energetic center of innovation. East Coast represent!
• What's the suckage to usage ratio? - (37signals)
  Clever way to think about products and the real impact of some poor UX decisions.
• Great Examples Of Coming Soon Pages And How To Create Yours | Spyre Studios
  Great inspiration to check out when planning your coming soon page. The key is to strike the right balance between information, engagement and generating excitement.
• Candy Chang - Design - Street Vendor Guide
  Another awesome city project from @candychang.
• 10 Rules for Increasing Community Engagement
  Great list of things to consider when building out a community. All won't be relevant to everyone but you're bound to find one or two that fit what you're doing.
• Analyzing Facebook’s Forthcoming ReDesign – GigaOM
  Nice walkthrough of the upcoming Facebook redesign.
• The Vile History of Gift Cards and How They Came to Destroy Christmas - Presents - Gizmodo
  Funny history of the gift card and it's role in the holidays.
• Strapped to Android, HTC Takes a Dizzying Ride to the Top | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
  So impressive to see how far they've come in such a short time. Shows a nimbleness some of the incumbents would kill to have.
• Goodbye, Art & Copy -- Hello, Idea Engineers
  Great article on what kind of team you need to execute on a concept these days.
• Fragmandroid: Google’s mad dash to Microsoftdom « counternotions
  Excellent piece.
• Top 5 Startup Tips from Jay-Z « The Metric System
  You can't argue with Hova. These tips are spot on.
• Linzstar | Social Media Management | Ghostblogging | Indianapolis IN
  Smart piece on how Foursqaure can be leveraged as a platform for bands.
• A Few of Our Fave Facebook Connect Efforts from '09 - mediabistro.com: AgencySpy
  I think the inauguration integration will likely be remembered as the watershed moment by most.
• The Best and Worst Identities of 2009 - Brand New
  I'm really loving that Melbourne rebrand but AOL as # 1?
• Inspiration or Rip-Off? From "I Heart NY" Tees to Amex Smiley Face Ads | Yes to Less | Fast Company
  Nice piece in Fast Company on idea borrowing... I mean "inspiration"!
• Brilliant user generated Amazon Kindle commercial. - conrad lisco
  Nice post on a really well done commercial for the Kindle that's been popping around recently.
• Mag+ Concept Video
  Best e-reader concept demo I've seen. Excited to see where Kicker goes with this.
• Snap311: Report problems to NYC in a snap!
  Awesome service. Wish there was an app for that.
• 21 Ways to Make Your Site More Web Accessible
  Nice checklist of things to consider when designing with accessibility in mind.
• The Human Interface
  Top notch presentation from Chris Fahey on designing a personal interface.
• Design View / Andy Rutledge - Where Wireframes Are Concerned
  Excellent piece on forcing yourself to examine the real role wireframes are playing in your design process.
• 101 Things I Learned in Interaction Design School
  Inspired by 101 hings I Learned in Architecture School - an excellent book. Really smart and concise.
• A piece with a lot of screenshots about the close tab behaviour in Google Chrome | The Invisible
  Thorough breakdown of a subtle UX decision that makes a big difference.
• I Can't Stop Smiling Over Google Chrome's New Ad - Google Chrome - Gizmodo
  Really great job from the folks on Google for this ad for the Chrome browser. Shows a sense of whimsy I'd like to see more from them.
• Perpetual Storytelling Apparatus | Projects | Gear
  A neverending robot storytelling + sketching machine based on technical designs from patents. Amazing.
• Sketchy Wireframes - Boxes and Arrows: The design behind the design
  Nice post on the benefits of (and tools for) sketchy wireframing.
• First Look: Breaking the print / sign / fax cycle with Zosh for iPhone
  Zosh iPhone app shows good focus tackling a single problem seemingly well - the "print/sign/fax/cycle" from your iPhone.
• Ruckus Roboticus - A Very Daft Punk Christmas (DJ Mix) - SoundCloud
  Great Daft Punk holiday mix. Great jams to zone out and kick ass to.
• Gifts for User Experience Geeks 2009 | Blog | Nick Finck
  Wishlist for the UX nerd. So much good stuff on here.
• typo/graphic posters
  I love typo-based posters but this site also provides a unique navigation approach to browsing visual content.
• YouTube - Hermès × Tokujin Yoshioka
  Hermes interactive window displays. Simple and beautiful.
• subway architecture
  Absolutely stunning collection of beautifully designed subway stations from around the world.
• Go see The Rules of Productivity presentation. Now!
  Nice post on the Cult of Overwork. Still amazed at how many flaunt hours, rather than results, as a badge of honor.
• How Vimeo Did It: Online Community From a Designer’s Perspective | Teehan+Lax
  Great short piece on the implications of designing for community.