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Matt Webb made a clock called Poem/1 and he's funding it on Kickstarter. So lovely.
The success or failure of a product is less about the technology and more the user’s experience of the technology. Be sure to find, keep, compensate, and celebrate those that are pushing the world of UX/UI forward. In the world of web services, design can no longer be outsourced or relegated to a department. As interfaces become companies, design
... See moreScott Belsky • The Interface Layer: Where Design Commoditizes Tech
What is a brand?
Firstly, here is what it is not…
: A logo
: A product
: A fancy office
The best definition I ever heard is this…
A brand is the most valuable piece of real estate in the world: a corner of someone’s mind.
In reality, a brand only ever exists in the minds of customers.
And there’s a further nuance.
A brand’s value isn’t determined solely by... See more
Firstly, here is what it is not…
: A logo
: A product
: A fancy office
The best definition I ever heard is this…
A brand is the most valuable piece of real estate in the world: a corner of someone’s mind.
In reality, a brand only ever exists in the minds of customers.
And there’s a further nuance.
A brand’s value isn’t determined solely by... See more
The fork on your plate isn’t inevitable—it’s propaganda. Its design has been polished by centuries of iteration, yes, but also by centuries of forgetting. We stopped asking why a fork looks the way it does because it became too familiar to question. It’s not a tool anymore; it’s a dogma.
But supernormal isn’t about inevitability. It’s about normalization. When something becomes so ubiquitous, so embedded in daily life, it disappears from view. That’s not just true for objects—it’s true for the systems we live by. Markets, money, time.
We learned the hard way that new products are hard enough to figure out, and we should make as many things as familiar as possible. Again, life and new products are hard enough. When you can use a familiar term instead of being original, do so. Never opt for a solution that is more creative but less effective.
Scott Belsky • Crafting The First Mile Of Product
Hence myhub: “it’s your blog + your portfolio + your recommended reading for your friends / public bookmarks library” (that last one is a bit tougher, as not many people share bookmarks).