Finally, a place for my ramblings!Tumblr (3.0; @em3design)http://em3design.tumblr.com/“Sometimes it makes sense to just take a step back and think about usability, though. It can pay off in the end.”<br/><br/> - <em>Mint.com CEO Aaron Patzer on launch of new design</em>http://em3design.tumblr.com/post/46472081http://em3design.tumblr.com/post/46472081Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:26:00 -0400““…what in law is called “de minimis.” “What that means is, ‘Is it too trivial for the law to mess with?…””<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080625/tc_nm/workplace_blackberry_dc">Workplaces to see more spats over after-hours - Yahoo! News</a></em>http://em3design.tumblr.com/post/39863699http://em3design.tumblr.com/post/39863699Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:37:54 -0400“…consumer loyalty is built through great experiences over time not through early availability. First mover or early advantage is overrated. Google was late to search, Flickr was late to photosharing, Facebook was late to social software. Being late gives you a chance to watch the market develop and spot what’s actually working and what isn’t. Take your time, build something valuable, and then go to market.”<br/><br/> - <em>Signal vs Noise</em>http://em3design.tumblr.com/post/36050702http://em3design.tumblr.com/post/36050702Sun, 25 May 2008 23:20:40 -0400“We labor under the misconception that we learn by reading; we don’t. We learn by using what we’ve read.”<br/><br/> - <em><em>Lifehack.org, Dustin Wax</em></em>http://em3design.tumblr.com/post/35959678http://em3design.tumblr.com/post/35959678Sun, 25 May 2008 00:18:45 -0400<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LaSQjioe_vE&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LaSQjioe_vE&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>David Bowie from the front row of the Webby Awards 2007</p>http://em3design.tumblr.com/post/8965014http://em3design.tumblr.com/post/8965014Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:44:34 -0400“Users spend most of their time on other websites”<br/><br/> - <em>“This means that they form their expectations for your site based on what’s commonly done on most other sites. If you deviate, your site will be harder to use and users will leave.” <a href="http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9605.html">Top Ten Mistakes in Web Design (Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox)</a></em>http://em3design.tumblr.com/post/146930http://em3design.tumblr.com/post/146930Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:20:18 -0400“Figuring out technology is easy compared to trying to figure out people.”http://em3design.tumblr.com/post/10346http://em3design.tumblr.com/post/10346Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:58:29 -0500<p>“Citizen Image is an open community where it’s completely free to join. Once you’ve joined you can begin uploading images. On the backend we have photo editors that vet the images for adherence to our policies and image authenticity. Once the editing process is complete, say in the case of a timely editorial image, we push these images via ftp or email out to every major news outlet  for purchase.” <a href="http://www.606tech.com/fullarticle.php?artid=356">read more…</a></p>http://em3design.tumblr.com/post/10339http://em3design.tumblr.com/post/10339Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:53:24 -0500<a href="http://www.citizenimage.com">Citizen Image</a>http://em3design.tumblr.com/post/10303http://em3design.tumblr.com/post/10303Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:33:47 -0500<img src="http://14.media.tumblr.com/10293_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Recent photos @ Razorfish</p>http://em3design.tumblr.com/post/10293http://em3design.tumblr.com/post/10293Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:30:57 -0500<img src="http://5.media.tumblr.com/10188_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Recent photos @ Razorfish</p>http://em3design.tumblr.com/post/10188http://em3design.tumblr.com/post/10188Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:41:01 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/r4bc3AkJEso&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/r4bc3AkJEso&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Someone struck a funny bone!</p>http://em3design.tumblr.com/post/10135http://em3design.tumblr.com/post/10135Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:12:15 -0500<a href="http://www.43things.com/">43 Things</a>http://em3design.tumblr.com/post/10128http://em3design.tumblr.com/post/10128Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:09:44 -0500“The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.”<br/><br/> - <em>Michelangelo</em>http://em3design.tumblr.com/post/10123http://em3design.tumblr.com/post/10123Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:08:31 -0500