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Redesigning things is fun. I’m no designer, but I thought it might be nice to try my hand at redesigning the Foursquare user page, particularly with regard to how one friend views another friend on the site. Based on some things that I know are possible from a programming standpoint, I’ve also suggested […]
It hurts somehow to admit, but I love the Courier interface.
It feels important to me to somehow attempt to mimic a journal for something that will be used as one. Certainly, this could be duplicated on an iPad using an app, but I think the idea of two screens and a functioning spine is a major differentiator.
We’ll […]
Whoa! New YouTube.
I like. Less features, better features.
Most times, I talk about YouTube in a way that goes something like, “Yeah, it’s big, but it’s ugly. I like Vimeo better.” I think I might be wrong about that. It perhaps doesn’t get enough credit for the way it looks.
When you collapse all the bits and pieces on YouTube, it’s actually a pretty decent-looking, […]
Me, this morning: “Ahh. Finally someone has thought about how this kind of thing should work.”
I rather like the main content module on the homepage of ESPN.com. It’s got a lot of flexibility for different kinds of content: video, photos, multiple selectable videos, and pages upon pages of big, pretty multi-media stuff. Feels like this is […]
I like the internet. You could say we’re friends. Best buds, really. And good friends do nice things for each other. That’s why I like making cool things for the internet.
Here’s the process I follow:
1. Design the framework for an idea
2. Hand that framework to smart creative and development people, watch them make the idea better
3. Work […]
Yesterday I was reading a profile in the New Yorker about Ian McEwan. He’s the author of Atonement, among other works, and one of the key features of the profile was his discussion of narrative suspense and how to create it.
Narrative suspense is the thing that makes you turn pages, and while it may be gimmicky—see […]
A few weeks ago, I dropped $50 on a subscription to the NBA Broadband League Pass service, allowing me to “Watch every regular season, out-of-market game LIVE on your computer.” As you probably already know, I’m a Lakers’ fan and Cali-raised boy, displaced to the Midwest.
I love Chicago, but I’m far away from Fox Sports West […]
Or: why the internet can be sweet for watching sports.
Also: how easy it is to screw it up.
I’ve recently become rather addicted to web video, but not in the viral/YouTube sense. In fact, I hardly ever look at youtube without a recommendation from a friend. But with Hulu, Netflix, and iTunes offering such high-quality TV/Movie content, […]
