Tag Archives: websites

The antidote to over-stimulation

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Paul

Whilst reading http://contentsmagazine.com/articles/space-to-breathe/, the quote antidote to overwhelm and over-stimulation struck a cord with me. Quite a lot of home pages try to do everything, but by doing this they overwhelm the visitor. The absolute antithesis of that has to be the new WorkFu site, and to say … Continue reading →

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You can’t force people to use your product

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Paul

As it turned out, sharing was not broken. Sharing was working fine and dandy, Google just wasn’t part of it. People were sharing all around us and seemed quite happy. A user exodus from Facebook never materialized. I couldn’t even … Continue reading →

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Everything that can be invented has been invented

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Paul

“Everything that can be invented has been invented” Quote anecdotally misattributed to Charles H. Duell, Commisioner, US Patent Office, 1899 Apparantly a misquote, sometimes the web can feel like this at times. You work on a idea you have just … Continue reading →

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On ‘Magpie Designers’

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Paul

In an ever-changing web world, new technologies are constantly evolving. With the emergence of alternative font display systems, new CSS effects and the increased uptake on modern browsers, designers are using these new techniques more and more. Add this to … Continue reading →

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Condensed Type #3

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Paul

Welcome to the third Condensed Type; A weekly roundup of typographic links from my dedicated typography account @typographylinks. Enjoy!

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Why Comment?

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Paul

A subject that has created a bit of discussion recently has been to do with comments. With Tim Van Damme removing them completely with the latest design of maxvoltar.com and Sam Brown blogging about the subject just last week I … Continue reading →

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URL ABC

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Paul

A better-late-than-never post on a game played by Tim Van Damme, Elliot Jay Stocks and Sam Brown (i’m sure there are plenty more people playing the game!). Simply go to your browser, type in the letters A-Z and blog the … Continue reading →

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