Riding in the Murder Bus (Taken with instagram)
It’s a brave new world #songster #mtv #jerseyshore (Taken with instagram)
Rooftop work session #songster #mowgli #work (Taken with instagram)
Back on top eh? #cnn #mobile #elections (Taken with instagram)
Al King feat. The Listeners - Camera Clique
May 4th is rapidly approaching. The Kingdom will be dropping some cool tunes in the meantime. Download Camera Clique here
Toto, We're Not in Jersey Anymore: The Nets' Design Goes Hipster -
What might seem a “basic” or “boring” approach to branding is much deeper than meets the eye.
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Apparently (and as I suspected) it’s designers.
With only 15 minutes to convince a skeptical panel of experienced professionals about a new idea that doesn’t exist in the world today, they fared significantly better than their MBA counterparts. Why? Because they shared real user insights to engage us emotionally, used narrative and stories to compel us, drew sketches and visualizations to inspire us, and simplified the complex to focus us. It’s proof positive that numbers and bullet points, while important, aren’t necessarily what drive executive decision making.
via FastCompany
I started a company in San Francisco with some friends. I didn’t quit my day job, so this was an after-hours project. We set up an office and established a routine of working from 6 p.m. to midnight. After we started working for the new company full-time, I fell into a classic trap of San Francisco startup culture: I confused work hours with productivity. Somewhere in the back of my mind I knew that working smart was better than working hard, but I convinced myself that I was doing both.
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“While this [UX] is often associated with the Web, consumers who experience good UX online don’t switch off their expectations when they switch off the computer. The principles and theories of UX have created a new normal in terms of brand delivery and interaction. They state that how people actually use your product is much more important than how it was intended to be used. So engaging your consumer in ongoing, iterative product development is more valuable than holding out for a “perfect” product launch.”
Via FastCompany