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Re-spinning the web

2010-09-03T00:25:28Z

When trying to come up with a new solution for something that people are already used to, there’s a high risk of getting things wrong. The new thing has to be better that the old, widely adopted one. On top of that, it has to work as well as (if not better than) the old, broadly tested one. Let’s see some right/wrong examples:

Say that you need a drop-down list and you can’t get by on the HTML select element.

Right: Google Translate keeps classic keyboard shortcuts for the list items (that’s me typing POR+ENTER):

Wrong: Zara focuses on aesthetics, but forgets about fucntionality (that’s me failing to select Madrid with the keyboard):

Or… say you want to bring music social networking to the desktop.

Right: Spotify gets the better of both worlds: super fast desktop class performance and persistent back and forward navigation. But above all, it gives everything —artists, songs, users— an URL.

Wrong: Ping, Apple’s just born social network is horribly slow. It displays a “connecting to iTunes” message everytime you click on something, most of its objects are not linkable and the navigation is a mess: suffice to say the Home icon takes you to… the iTunes Store.

Dropbox - What do I do if Dropbox is stuck syncing, won't launch, or reports an error? -

2010-09-02T18:33:46Z

How one word can change the whole thing

2010-09-02T18:30:51Z

More on pattern recognition:
I have just activated GMail’s Priority Inbox in my personal account. It is meant to lower the time you spend checking email. Or the times you check email.
Because the default page title has changed from “Inbox” to “Priority Inbox”, I keep thinking I have a conversation open on the GMail tab, and I can’t help clicking on it to return to what would be its “normal” state (“Inbox”.)

"sólo puedo decir a Prisa que lamento su pérdida. No la del equipo de “Carrusel”, un grupo de..."

2010-09-01T12:53:21Z

“sólo puedo decir a Prisa que lamento su pérdida. No la del equipo de “Carrusel”, un grupo de periodistas gritones, en ocasiones machistas y soberbios, que tiene todo el derecho del mundo a elegir el lugar donde descargar su humor tabernario. Lo que lamento es la pérdida de modales, perspectiva y credibilidad que el fútbol (y sus secuelas radiofónicas y televisivas) están provocando en El País, mi periódico de toda la vida.”

- Javier Pérez de Albéniz (El Descodificador)

Time left to complete page

2010-09-02T12:44:29Z

denegro posted a photo:

Ticketmaster stressed me so much I missed the concert.

Sharpfolio: Wordpress Portfolio Theme | WebRevolutionary

2010-08-31T14:20:55Z

Onitsuka Tiger by Asics Ultimate 81Â® - Zappos.com Free Shipping BOTH Ways

2010-08-31T18:38:40Z

Categories: Shoes, $50-100

Found by denegro

Red Military Lantern by Hindsvik

2010-08-31T18:38:40Z

Categories: Home, $20-50

Found by amberchandler

The Garbstore » Challenge Mount Fuji

2010-08-31T18:38:40Z

Categories: Apparel, $100-200

Found by johnson

FLIGHTJACKET.COM - Detail

2010-08-31T18:38:40Z

Categories: Apparel, $500+

Found by Hoopie88

Promos BBT: Regalos de Empresa y Marketing Promocional

2010-08-30T15:16:52Z

Definitely not Luis S. Parejo.

2010-08-30T15:16:45Z

denegro posted a photo:

Seen at IED Metropoli covers exhibition iedmadrid.com/noticias/coleccion-metropoli-exposicion-de-...

Originals by Craig Robinson:
www.flipflopflyin.com/minipops/fminipops115.html
www.flipflopflyin.com/minipops/fminipops124.html
www.flipflopflyin.com/minipops/fminipops126.html
www.flipflopflyin.com/minipops/fminipops144.html
www.flipflopflyin.com/minipops/fminipops138.html
www.flipflopflyin.com/minipops/fminipops145.html

Restaurante Mesón de Pincelín (Almansa)

2010-08-30T09:32:58Z

Etiquetas: por probar

Las Rejas (Las Pedroñeras)

2010-08-30T09:32:58Z

Etiquetas: por probar

"It is not just what it looks and feels like. Design is how it works."

2010-08-27T13:17:05Z

“It is not just what it looks and feels like. Design is how it works.”

- Steve Jobs

La Dichosa (Madrid)

2010-08-27T13:50:24Z

Buenas cañas y tapas en Conde Duque

He ido un par de veces y me ha parecido un gran descubrimiento, un buen recurso nuevo por el barrio.

Bar de cañas y tapas agradable, con mesas de sentado y de de pie, y sitio en la barra. Tiran bien las cañas (mahou), se puede fumar, está limpio y las tapas y raciones están buenas. He probado la cecina (bien), el pincho de mihojas de calabacín con salmorejo (muy bien), los huevos rotos (regular), las croquetas (bien) y los "chupachups de ave" (una especie de muslitos de pollo con salsa cajún, bien).

Etiquetas: conde duque, cañas, noviciado, amaniel, tapas

alberto ha valorado este servicio como: 'me encanta, uno de mis favoritos'

Doc XL | ResourceFurniture

2010-08-27T12:19:48Z

Categories: Home, $500+

Found by denegro

Jay Greene | Author of DESIGN IS HOW IT WORKS

2010-08-27T12:19:48Z

Categories: Media, $1-20

Found by denegro

Vinos y licores

2010-08-27T08:47:14Z

sonesu posted a photo:

En la chantrea

müstang

2010-08-27T08:47:14Z

esmuz posted a photo:

ford mustang
Oslo.
Mamiya C330 + portra 160VC

Felix (Madrid)

2010-08-25T22:02:12Z

Etiquetas: via:isabl, via:carlosubeda, para llevar

"I’m not arguing that pressing the stream’s pause button is an easy thing to do. The internet twitch..."

2010-08-25T21:28:39Z

“I’m not arguing that pressing the stream’s pause button is an easy thing to do. The internet twitch is a powerful force. But it’s worth taking a hard look at our behavior now because the omnipresence of the realtime web will only increase.”

- Dave Pell

Lufdesign: store

2010-08-25T08:58:18Z

Categories: Other, $1-20

Found by denegro

Heflinreps

2010-08-24T12:35:05Z

via http://www.heflinreps.com/portfolio/portfolio.asp?artistID=21#10

"Great design does not come from great processes; it comes from great designers."

2010-08-24T11:06:47Z

“Great design does not come from great processes; it comes from great designers.”

- Freed Brooks