Archives for October 2010

The White House and Twitter, Really?

October 31, 2010
by John Saddington

Press Secretary Robert Gibbs answered a question from Twitter and I like how it was very “un-polished” but at the same time found the web-cam shot to be rather un-appealing (not interested in seeing your nose hairs buddy).

Not sure how I feel about this since it still seems rather scripted.

Thoughts?

Design Thread: Intel’s New News Site

October 31, 2010
by John Saddington

Intel’s new site that’s focused on, well, news, is terribly unattractive.

I am constantly baffled how significant companies within our industry launch websites that look like something out of the 90’s. Look at the font treatment, the sideabar, “centered”…?

OMG.

Learning a Few Life Tips from Digg Ex-CEO Jay Adelson

October 31, 2010
by John Saddington

Jay Adelson is one of my heroes who’s done some phenomenal work (obviously) within the silicon valley ecosystem. Startups like Revision3, Digg, and Equinix which is now a 4-billion dollar business.

But, my respect up’d recently as I learned a few things about his home life:

Adelson is also devoted to his wife Brenda and their three children. And Brenda knows what it means when he gets that wild look in his eye … “My wife has been supportive but she’s watching carefully because she knows I am addict…”

My wife would have a few things to share with Brenda if they ever met up!

Neat Tshirt Mockup Website for Testing Out Designs

October 31, 2010
by John Saddington

This service is pretty darn simple and neat: ShirtMockup allows you to upload an image, see it on a shirt, and then download that image for use elsewhere.

We tried throwing up a small 8BIT logo just to try. Hurray! It worked.

😉