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  • April 24, 2014 • Data & Visualization • Views: 3318

    Video: The Art of Data Visualization

    “Every single pixel should  testify directly to content”  – Edward Tufte I came across this great little video from Off Book series by PBS on the art of data visualization. The video includes interviews with data...

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  • April 23, 2014 • Enterprise, Finance • Views: 7226

    The Bloomberg Makeover: 3 Concepts

    Working in within investment banking, I have become well-aware of one of the most widely used applications by sales and traders: The Bloomberg Terminal. The interface has not drastically changed for a long time, and most users are too...

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  • April 22, 2014 • Design, Experience Design • Views: 3531

    To Be or Not To Be (A Coder & Designer Hybrid)

    As a designer, I often feel the pressure of learning programming. It seems to me that the ultimate super-designer also possesses the power of coding, and would be able to design and develop a product from start to finish. In the...

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  • April 17, 2014 • Art • Views: 3320

    Comic Neue: An answer to Comic Sans

    Finally Comic Sans has been reinvented…Introducing Comic Neue!There is one cardinal rule of design – NEVER use Comic Sans. Many designers have had to painfully witness the typeface of faux joviality used in business letters,...

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  • November 6, 2013 • Inspiration • Views: 13280

    Smart Transitions Through Keyboard Tabbing

    Smashing Magazine published an article on Smart Transition in User Experience Design , in which they highlight some beautiful work by Nikita Vasilyev, a Toronto-based UI designer. “When navigating by keyboard, the user is often not...

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  • December 29, 2012 • Experience Design • Views: 3340

    Signs of Great User Experience

    I recently came across a site that outlined 5 signs of what great user experience (UX) would be. In a nutshell, here are the pearls of wisdom: An elegant UI Being Addictive A Fast Start being Seamless, and It Changes You 5 Sign of Great...

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  • February 23, 2011 • Art • Views: 3892

    Beautiful Pop Illusionist Art

    Time for some more inspiration! Philippe Bertho: Pop Illusionist I discovered his work when I randomly walked into a gallery in Studio City in LA. It was love at first sight. “Through my art, I create a visual story that only the viewer...

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  • February 23, 2011 • Business Strategy • Views: 4162

    Branding Advice

    Step 1: Unify Step 2: Simplify Step 3: Amplify NOTE: seems simple, but is not an easy task....

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  • February 18, 2011 • Inspiration • Views: 5266

    Fontplore interactive font database explorer

    Uh-mazing! Fontplore is an interactive application designed for searching and exploring font databases. Fontplore Showreel from Mphasize on Vimeo. more on fontplore.org...

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