I’m devouring any information I can find about Hello Health, which is the first consumer-centered health care service I’ve seen.
One of the doctors behind Hello Health has a really illuminating blog post announcing the service and explaining why something like this hasn’t happened before now.
Who they’re targeting:
Our market is the 47 million people in America [...]
Find out: http://www.designz23.com/
I’ve seen dozens of sites like this over the years and my reaction is always the same: after the initial luls die down, I can’t help but wonder if the joke’s on me, the Professional Web Designer. These sites satisfy a need.
The Times discusses a new milk jug design adopted by Wal-Mart and other big box grocers which cuts distribution costs dramatically. One problem, though. Did anyone try to use it?
But if the milk jug is any indication, some of the changes will take getting used to on the part of consumers. Many spill milk when [...]
“The past” is filled with far more examples of products, innovative thinking, and success stories based on activity-centered research, magic, genius design, and just plain luck than UCD can claim even on its best day.
What’s cheap and easy is the idea that we can dissect a chef’s work and call it a recipe. That we [...]
Brand Tags asks people to describe a brand with a single word. The results are aggregated, painting a picture of how various brands are perceived.
I was struck by how unaware most people are of some of the most popular internet sites and services. Look for the giant ? symbol:
Wordpress
TechCrunch
Flickr
Gawker
It’s a great reminder to any [...]
Two quick—and only tangentially related—reads for Wednesday morning:
On imagining Steve Ballmer embracing Firefox 3:
But it’s also a nice little “thought exercise.” It is impossible to imagine Ballmer acting with this kind of initiative, imaginative or vision. (I’m not suggesting that what Briggs proposes is a good idea. Only that it is hard to imagine Ballmer [...]
Our minds are quick to convert new optical experiences into familiar stories, favored viewpoints, comforting metaphors. No wonder, for how else can we manage optical data flows of 10 MB per second without familiar categories for filing, without the rage for wanting to conclude?
An excerpt called "See Now… Words Later," from the Edward Tufte’s upcoming [...]
I’ve been reading A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction on the subway which, despite its volume, is a perfect book to digest in five to ten minute chunks. It’s a collection of 253 patterns which, in two to three pages per pattern, guide builders toward humane ways of designing buildings, organizing public spaces, and facilitating [...]
I Love Typography featured some of Maggie’s letterpress work in the “Sunday Type” post for April 21. We’re always excited when her work is recognized, but to be noticed by one of our favorite blogs is truly very flattering.
You can check out more of Maggie’s letterpress work on her blog and at her Etsy store.
I’ve mentioned political typography here before, and the Times blog piece linked below is just an extension of that discussion. What I want to draw your attention to is what I think might be the first ever appearance of Comic Sans in the gray lady:
Change you better believe in.
Thanks for the link, Maggie!
To the Letter [...]
Sans Comic Sans is written by Matt Raw in Brooklyn, NY.