Redesigning with Personality in Web Design →

No, not a personality quiz, a free chapter by Aaron Walter from the upcoming Smashing book. Don’t miss the voice and tone discussion about two thirds in.

Why interaction is the brand →

And, why interface is not.

James Kelway writes about getting companies to love customers (ux) and getting customers to love companies (brand).

(Source: mediameg)

Are You Saying “No” When You Could Be Saying “Yes” in Your Web Forms? →

Great post on the tone of error messages. 

Unorthodox design of MailOnline

While everyone else goes shorter on content, the UK’s Daily Mail goes longer. Jakob Nielsen says they’re breaking every web design rule in the book to support content.

• A homepage packed with hundreds of stories
• Stories comprised of super large photos and extra long headlines
• News featuring celebrity gossip
• SEO in extreme

Curious to see how it works for them (and probably not for you)? Read more at BBC News.

"GLOBALTEENS SUPER HINT: Switch to images today! Less words = more fun!!!"

Gary Shteyngart, Super Sad True Love Story: A Novel

helloshauna:

Technical communication and package design combine for effective, usable communication.

Wish I could give this to my mom. Perfect for her and even cute.

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Experimenting with some button text today.