Don’t Mess Up Tumblr: Five Lessons Learned From YouTube

When Google purchased YouTube there was lots of skepticism and outright derision. Today analysts estimate its enterprise value is approaching $20 billion. So I guess it all worked out, eh? Being one of the first Googlers to join…

Speed V. Quality is the Wrong Argument

Mo’ variables, mo’ problems

At the risk of ostracizing myself from the design community, I have to disagree with the commonly held view that speed directly affects quality. If your company is on the extreme end of…

Ask, don’t tell

Giving “less blah” and “more ah!” product feedback 

Focus? You mean Discipline.

You know that scene in every martial arts movie where the young, impatient student gets the crap beat out of…

Improving by Removing

The ancient mantra of ”Less is more” is thrown around a lot when it comes to design. Making a product as simple as possible by having less of it is something we as designers attempt to do almost every day.

Ignorance is Bliss

The ignorance described in this piece is ignorance of walls, limitations, and naysayers. This ignorance supports continually…