Journal Entries & Case Studies

The New York Times: A Realignment

Like most publications, NYTimes.com somehow has too many ads and too much content... at the same time. In this realignment, we all take a breather.

November 16, 2011 Case study
Twitter: The Mobile Application (for iOS)

An evaluation of Twitter's mobile application for iOS: what works and what can be improved to enhance the user experience.

October 20, 2011 Evaluation
Perfection vs. Pixel-Perfection

A design can be "perfect," but how do you make it "pixel-perfect?"

October 4, 2011 Article
FaceUp: A Case Study

Written before Facebook for iPad was launched. Facebook applications for iPad are glorified web apps; we can do better (and it starts with FaceUp).

March 10, 2011 Case study
Apple.com: A Case Study in Realignment

Written before navigation and support pages were revised. Apple's design aesthetic is second to none (in my opinion). Its website? Less so.

January 18, 2011 Case study
Project Hawkeward: Why the Blog’zine Format

What is Hawkeward.com? What is a blog'zine? What is this site trying to do?

January 1, 2011 Article