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Pinterest’s Founding Designer Shares His Dead-Simple Design Philosophy

by João Ferreira on Mar 23, 2012 • No Comments

"“Designers, designers, designers” has become the new “developers, developers, developers.” Witness the ever-growing list of job postings for product designers, UI designers, user research designers, UX designers. They’re posted faster than I can read them. Someone needs a “senior design champion” (versus a normal design champion?), while another is looking...

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Why User Experience Is Critical To Customer Relationships

by João Ferreira on Feb 17, 2012 • No Comments

With the explosion of social media and smart devices, customers are becoming incredibly sophisticated, elusive, and empowered. As a result, the dynamics that govern the relationship between brands and customers is evolving.

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20 Great Visualizations of 2011

by João Ferreira on Jan 17, 2012 • No Comments

"As the popularity of visualizations grows, so does their range and quality. Here’s a list of 20 of the best Static Visualizations, Interactive Visualizations, and Information Videos from 2011." Read the full artice: http://blog.visual.ly/20-great-visualizations-of-2011/

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Pictoplasma Festival 2012 – Opener

by João Ferreira on May 14, 2012 • No Comments

This year's Pictoplasma theme, doomsday, inspired the trailer for the world’s largest festival of contemporary character culture to tell a story around a Macy's Day parade full of twisted characters. Far from the gloom and doom which usually goes along end of day stories, our creatures invade a vacant city and make it their own....

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The Anatomy of a Horrible Web Design Client [INFOGRAPHIC]

by João Ferreira on May 2, 2012 • No Comments

What does a horrible web design client look like? A horrible web design client is someone who does not really know what they want. They will consistently change their mind with every new idea, new sketch, and new draft. The only way to counteract them is to be completely confident in your vision for your...

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Responsive Navigation Patterns | Brad Frost Web

by João Ferreira on May 2, 2012 • No Comments

Top and left navigations are typical on large screens, but lack of screen real estate on small screens makes for an interesting challenge. As responsive design becomes more popular, it’s worth looking at the various ways of handling navigation for small screen sizes. Mobile web navigation must strike a balance between quick access to a...

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Insect Traps

by João Ferreira on Apr 29, 2012 • No Comments

‘Insect traps’ explores the digital nature of organic molecules and biological organisms. Virtual insects are injected in closed simulated environments where they fight for their lives against larger than life biomolecular structures.