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David Lewis, Bang & Olufsen’s chief designer, discusses the company’s unusual approach to design with The Wall Street Journal.Along the way he reveals the pioneering B&O design team only [...]Read more
From 37signals, popular since 1 weekThere’s a popular book on entrepreneurship called The E-Myth which claims that baker’s shouldn’t run bakeries, plumbers shouldn’t run plumbing companies, and everyone else should think about how they [...]Read more
From 37signals, popular since 2 weeksAlan Taylor of The Big Picture proves how designers who can also develop are able to get things done without jumping through hoops of approval, explanation, and cycles of review.In an interview at Waxy.org, Alan talks about how The Big [...]Read more
From 37signals, popular since 2 weeksApple MobileMe’s login screen is more than just an empty box. The depth charge approach gives you a peek at what’s behind the login and makes you want to “unwrap” it and get inside. It’s not surprising that a company [...]Read more
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The Ivanhoe Reservoir in LA holds millions of gallons of drinking water. It’s also contaminated with cancer-causing bromate — caused by a reaction between sunlight, chlorine, and naturally occurring [...]Read more
From 37signals, popular since 3 weeksSo far we’ve received about 80 applications to our call to hire a new web designer at 37signals. We’re beginning to get in touch with people we think may [...]Read more
From 37signals, popular since 3 weeks
A collection of “Made in…” clothing labels from around the world. Read more
From 37signals, popular since 3 weeksOne of my intellectual heroes, Ronald Langacker, recently released a new book which summarizes his 30-year-old program of Cognitive Grammar, a radical and insightful approach to understanding language. In the very beginning of the book, Langacker outlines three principles which [...]Read more
From 37signals, popular since 3 weeksStartup mythology demands that to create something great, you need superhuman sacrifices. You need to work for no pay, you need to put in 120 hours/week, you need to [...]Read more
From 37signals, popular since 3 weeksYou read that right. We’re looking to hire a new designer that can kick our ass. We’re looking to be changed. Redesign 37signals.This is the chance to redefine the look and feel of 37signals. We’re going to start with the [...]Read more
From 37signals, popular since 4 weeksWhen we launched the new Backpack, we were going to increase the prices across the board. It was a big overhaul and we felt the improvements were worth it.But [...]Read more
From 37signals, popular since 4 weeksThe Skybus Rules of Flying The Skybus Rules of Flying uses straight talk to explain how the airline keeps tickets cheap.3. Bring a book.We’re not big fans of fancy [...]Read more
From 37signals, popular since 4 weeksThe web is a world of constraints, the materials of HTML and CSS flex and give in ways that encourage particular styles. And being able to understand and bend [...]Read more
From 37signals, popular since 4 weeks
Interactive NY Times graphic. See it in action.According to “You need this to get a job in journalism,” multimedia experience is becoming increasingly important in newsrooms.Journalists who can flourish [...]Read more
From 37signals, popular since 4 weeksBill Taylor, the original founder of Fast Company magazine, and author of the inspirational Mavericks at Work, came to our offices last week to grab some coffee and talk [...]Read more
From 37signals, popular since 4 weeksA lot of companies point fingers when something goes wrong. So it’s impressive when a company asks, “Even though it’s not our fault, what can we do to make [...]Read more
From 37signals, popular since 1 monthWhen designing a UI we usually go right from a quick paper sketch to HTML/CSS. We skip the static Photoshop mockup.Here are a few reasons why we skip photoshop:You [...]Read more
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There was a lot of interest in the Amazon S3 statistics that we posted a while back, so I thought I’d follow up with some more current data. Here’s [...]Read more
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Apple search Apple.com’s quick search pulldown is an innovative way to present online search results.FriendFeed Narendra Rochelle writes:I don’t know if it actually works or on what interval, but [...]Read more
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