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3 views of Polygon’s responsive website

Posted on 17/01/2013 by Nathaniel Flick — No Comments ↓

polygon.com is a great responsive website. Checkout these screenshots from their web, ipad and mobile views. The idea with responsive is for the website and content to adjust to the device viewport for a smooth experience. The smaller the screen,…

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LinkedIn’s redesign, 3 key changes

Posted on 15/01/2013 by Nathaniel Flick — No Comments ↓

I’ve been covering LinkedIn’s mobile app redesign here and here. Their website redesign has taken a revolutionary, slow and quiet approach as well and it’s working for them. A few things to note: No more tabs – Tabs are so…

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What problem are you trying to solve?

Posted on 22/10/2012 by Nathaniel Flick — No Comments ↓

In web design, development and usability the biggest problem is not spending enough time finding out what the problem is. Albert Einstein once said: “If I had an hour to save the world I would spend 59 minutes defining the…

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StumbleUpon and Pinterest

Posted on 14/10/2012 by Nathaniel Flick — 1 Comment ↓

StumbleUpon beta has a new, Pinteresty design. I hate even mentioning that website that lets you just refashion existing content because StumbleUpon breaks me out of my normal search patterns. If you’ve never tried it StumbleUpon can show you websites…

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Getpocket.com rocks, was Read it Later

Posted on 24/09/2012 by Nathaniel Flick — No Comments ↓

Read it Later is now getpocket.com and it’s new and improved. Ever find a web page and wanted to read it later (on the bus for example) outside of wifi access? Getpocket.com is your friend. Match it with pulse.me for…

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LinkedIn updates their iphone app again

Posted on 10/09/2012 by Nathaniel Flick — No Comments ↓

I wrote about LinkedIn’s iphone app being changed slowly, and the masses don’t seem to be complaining at all, which seems to be proving my point. Small changes win! The app now has more sensible icons for Updates, You, Messages…

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Create a quick infographic CV with Vizualize.me

Posted on 10/09/2012 by Nathaniel Flick — No Comments ↓

Vizualize.me is a great way to quickly create and share your cv/resume. I got nifty and made one of my own. Employers get stacks and stacks of MS Word CV’s with the same name, phone, work history format, so make…

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Change your UI without losing users

Posted on 14/08/2012 by Nathaniel Flick — No Comments ↓

Just finished reading this post on UX Mag about Overhauling a UI Without Upsetting Users. It discusses in great detail how companies like Facebook and Twitter, and even Google, have riled user with large, wholescale design updates. I’ve discussed the…

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5 reasons why Newsmap.jp is still the bomb

Posted on 04/08/2012 by Nathaniel Flick — No Comments ↓

There’s more than one way to get your news There are websites and apps out there a plenty that show you news. Flipboard is a great example of news taken to its logical conclusion. But before it came Newsmap.jp and…

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Key Usability Questions – My talk at WordCampNZ 2012

Posted on 26/06/2012 by Nathaniel Flick — No Comments ↓

I had a great time at WordCamp this year, and thanks to Jason Kemp for posting this video of my Usability talk. I very briefly covered basic usability concepts to keep in mind while developing WordPress websites.

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