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EverydayUX morsels (March 10th – March 12th)

by Alex Rainert on February 5, 2010 · View Comments

Apple, Major League Baseball Team Up on iPad App | Latest Apple News Blog | Apple SKY
MLB at Bat on the iPad may just be enough to seal the deal for me. Wow. Absolutely love what MLB.com's been doing.
The iPad UI Dissected In Photos
Nice little resource to get a sense of all the different UI elements coming in the iPad.
LukeW | iPad Apps: Physicality and Heightened Realism
Welcome to Hokeytown.
LOS LOGOS :: Typography Served
Nice case study on the approach to an identity design.
LukeW | iPad User Experience Guidelines
Nice high level summary of the iPad specific guidelines.
What the iPad Means for the Future of Computing | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
It makes me so happy to see sites designed for mobile use be better experiences than their web counterparts.
Unleashing the Power of Website Analytics
Nice high level primer on how to make sense of analytics data and roll that info back into your design process.
Big Spaceship | Think Blog – Getting Past Viral
One of the best pieces I've read addressing agencies' and brands' misguided belief that media can be engineered to be viral. A must read.

by Alex Rainert on January 17, 2010 · View Comments

5 Ways Foursquare is Changing the World
Probably the best piece yet at capturing what Foursquare is and why it's important.
app.itize.us
iPhone app review site that really seems to find best-in-class UI + Design examples. Going to watch this one for a bit and see if it continues.
Johnny Holland – It’s all about interaction » Blog Archive » An unsuitable match: social media and User-Centred design
Great piece on the unique way in which you need to approach designing a social app.
You can always do less – (37signals)
Amen.
Create a Widget – PlaceWidget
Awesome use of the Foursquare API. Place widget's for venues.
The Most Relevant Identity Work of the Decade – Brand New
Nice walk through the decade in branding with quick blurbs about the best and worst.
Solve Existing Problems – 52 Weeks of UX
This post should be printed and put up on the wall in every agency pitch war room.
Twitter and Foursquare Become the New Loyalty Program at Tasti D-Lite
Welcome to the future of customer loyalty programs. Really exciting.

by Alex Rainert on January 4, 2010 · View Comments

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.
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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.

by Alex Rainert on December 2, 2009 · View Comments

Twitter’s Creator Shows Off His New iPhone Project [VIDEO]
Awesome in-depth demo of (and process behind) how Square works and came to be.
LogoPond – Identity Inspiration -
Nice logo aggregation site. Good place to go for some inspiration when you're banging your head against a wall trying to come up with an idea for an identity.
The Top Ten Essential Interaction Design Books
Great list.
Wieden+Kennedy
Really well done agency site from the folks at W + K.