Nathan BrekkeNon-Partisan Search Engines: Google’s New Political UIIn today’s hyper-polarized political climate, it’s hard to be truly unbiased. At least, that’s what the media thinks; Google’s redesign of…Mar 26, 2018Mar 26, 2018
Nathan BrekkeFiltered Content: Snapchat’s Ridiculous but Profitable UIAs a designer myself, everything that Snapchat does is obnoxious: juvenile icons, campy face filters, and a seizure-inducing yellow color…Feb 22, 2018Feb 22, 2018
Nathan BrekkeNot Everyone “Likes” FacebookAlthough the majority of Gen X’ers cringe at the sight of Zuckerberg’s social media phenomenon, the rest of the developed (and recently…Feb 13, 2018Feb 13, 2018
Nathan BrekkeToo Much of a Good Thing: SoundCloud and Excessive InnovationWe all know SoundCloud, the platform full of wannabe superstars as well as wannabe stoners. The music creation and discovery service went…Feb 6, 2018Feb 6, 2018
Nathan BrekkePushing Our Buttons: The Evolution of the Phone Dial Pad Setup“90% of the population is right-handed,” claims the article. That number seems exaggerated, if you ask me. Either way, the authors make a…Jan 30, 2018Jan 30, 2018
Nathan BrekkeLessons From A Mid-Nineties Interface BookIt’s long. It’s tedious. It was written in 1993. But there’s actually some valuable takeaways here.Jan 23, 2018Jan 23, 2018
Nathan BrekkePrototyping and the Twitter Video InterfaceRome wasn’t built in a day, and Twitter Video took pretty damn long, too.Jan 23, 2018Jan 23, 2018
Nathan BrekkeSlacking On: How Slack Effortlessly Assimilates Their New UsersIn today’s ultra-mobilized society, Slack is a monumental achievement in workplace communication, and their user interface is no exception…Jan 11, 2018Jan 11, 2018