Web sélection

Every now and again we showcase fantastic favicons, those tiny pieces of art that you’ll find in your browser’s address bar or when rifling through your bookmarks. These little gems are important (...) plus

Do you remember?.. The first time you played with pieces of modeling clay, melting them in your hands and going deeper and deeper into the colourful plasticine world where your imagination was (...) plus

Si vous croyez que l’expérience utilisateur se limite à votre seul produit, vous êtes complètement à côté de la plaque. Une bonne expérience utilisateur commence le jour où vous entrez dans un magasin (...) plus

Yes, this is another round-up of fresh and useful Javascript techniques, tools and resources. But don't close the tab yet, as you might find this one very useful. In this selection we present (...) plus

The always surprising and refreshing Abstract City blog at New York Times Online, which regularly features visual pearls like New York in Lego and Subway Map Bathroom Tiling, has just posted a (...) plus

Il y a quelques jours, je travaillais sur une interface dotée d’une section assez complexe, réagissant de manière radicalement différente en fonction des choix des utilisateurs. Le genre de (...) plus

There are two kinds of companies I really like. One that ignores the competition entirely. And one that picks a fight. Method, and their new laundry detergent line, is a great example of the (...) plus

Véritable plaidoyer pour un travailler autrement, Rework, le dernier opus de 37Signals pourrait fortement ressembler à une accumulation de lieux communs ressemblant à s’y méprendre à une overdose de (...) plus

Ad agency Mullen chose to focus on Zappos’ famous customer service for their new ad campaign. The twist is, behind the puppets and comedy are recordings of actual customer service calls. Mullen’s (...) plus

37signals Answers (recently launched) is our first new app built with 37signals ID integration. That means everyone involved is using real names and avatars. And wow, what a difference it makes. (...) plus

If you appreciated the depth and level of detail of the now classic infographically animated The Credit of Crisis - Visualized, you will probably also like the following! "How to Feed the World?" (...) plus

From December 2006 to February 2007 we were in touch with the product manager of facebook. The prospective: Redesigning facebook. Eventually. Since the contract was never signed, we kept our (...) plus

Google Public Data Explorer [google.com] is yet the latest entry in the ongoing race to democratize data access and its representation for lay people. Similar to Many Eyes, Swivel, Tableau Public (...) plus

It's one year since our last Web Trend Map. A lot has happened, but there are not enough changes in the landscape of domains in the last 12 months to create another domain based Web Trend Map. (...) plus

Business Week has developed a list of what they call the World's 27 Most Influential Designers. I'm honored to be on the list, but I am also skeptical. Among other things, I am a design thinker, (...) plus

Last week at Media2010, Marc Frons (Chief Technology Officer, Digital Operations, New York Times), Nic Fulton (Chief Scientist, Thomson Reuters) and me were asked to answer several questions on (...) plus

Table of Contents: Living With Complexity (PDF 385kb) Simplicity Is in the Mind How Simple Things Can Complicate Our Lives Social Signifiers Sociable Design Systems & Services The Design of (...) plus