Another recurring quote, and again Quote Investigator does the best job of giving it some evidence and background. This one is ringing in my head at the moment for the number of meetings, decks, calls, products, platforms and briefs that I see that suffer from not doing it.
The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice
Heard this quote so many times I had to research it. Not totally pleased with the likely origin outlined here, but I am becoming an increasingly big fan of Quote investigator. Such a nicely researched little site.
The emails that brought down Enron still shape our daily lives
Reminded today of this particular yucky aftereffect of Enron. That their enormous trove of company emails have been used to train language AI’s, with obvious (surely) issues:
Give a damn about accessibility, brought to you via a PDF
A great resource with regards to accessibility, from individuals that are way more qualified than me. But I can’t get over the fact they decided to put it into a PDF.
Lessons learned from six-years leading a community of practice
An enormous and thorough deep dive into building communities of practice by Scott Colfer, found via good folk at work.
Cookstrips are recipes drawn as black and white graphics with short instructions
Originating in the 1950s, ending up in the The Observer in the 1960s, Cookstrips were an amazing foretelling of Instagram/TikTok recipes. Would love a book of these.
It’s dyslexia awareness week
And I was not aware. Not even of the fact that such a week existed. But having found out, and being dyslexic, I thought I might share my experience. For your awareness. This image is a near perfect illustration of how dyslexia feels to me. ‘Near perfect’ because the words don’t literally move in a… Continue reading It’s dyslexia awareness week
Naming things is hard. Part 1. Choosing a name for your brand
My favourite bread in London comes from the E5 Bakehouse, in E8. They also run the E5 Roasthouse, in E14. Soho House New York is not in New Yorks SoHo. Soho House Berlin is also not in Soho because there is no Soho in Berlin. Soho House London is in Soho though. When opening another… Continue reading Naming things is hard. Part 1. Choosing a name for your brand
Browser Tab Amnesty #3
‘Perverse incentives’ are incentives that have unintended and undesirable results that are contrary to the intentions of its designersAlso known as unintended consequences, or the cobra effect, or by a whole number of other names and stories. Whatever it’s called, whenever I hear these terms, my mind goes to UX design-related cases, specifically, and the… Continue reading Browser Tab Amnesty #3
Buying domain names for daydream projects: The big money edition
An interesting read about how Basecamp acquired hey.com for their email product. They don’t reveal the sum they paid, but guesses are invited, so I’m throwing my reckoning of $500,000. Whatever it cost in the end though, I bet it was a tense and niggly 18 months. It resonates particularly with me today, after spending yet more… Continue reading Buying domain names for daydream projects: The big money edition
Documenteering 