“Users hate the new placement of the button for the feature we shipped last week. No one can figure out where to find it and they’re throwing bricks through our windows.” Desktop Software Designer: “We can hide under our desks until the next release literally ships to physical stores 12 months from now. People will … Continue reading Why I’m a Designer Part 1.5: Design Emergencies | alternatekev
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Why I dislike our available text input options
I explain a few frustrations with the UX of various text input types including <input type="text" />, <textarea>, and an element with contentEditable enabled. Demo: Why I dislike our available text input options
It looks like Press this is getting some… well… press
While Press This is a tool that makes it easy to share snippets of content on the web, it should not be used to re purpose entire articles or share full-size copyrighted images. As Voltaire once said, “great power comes with great responsibility.” Source: Press This Bookmarklet Generates Concerns of Copyright Infringement
The Android Switch | Noscope
The platform really doesn’t matter much anymore: smartphones are marvels of modern science that democratize technology in an unprecedented way. That’s the one thing to take away from this switch, really. We are spoiled to live in an age where you can literally ask our phones questions and have answers presented based on the sum of human knowledge. For that … Continue reading The Android Switch | Noscope