Web design can be deceptively difficult, as it involves achieving a design that is both usable and pleasing, delivers information and builds brand, is technically sound and visually coherent. Add to this the fact that many Web designers (myself included) are self-taught, that Web design is still novel enough to …
Read More »On the Facebook Like button, and why it’s awful.
In Company of One, around page 8, I wrote: It was a hackathon that led to the creation of Facebook’s “Like” button, which arguably connects its ecosystem to the rest of the internet. It seems like a fairly innocuous sentence. While it’s factually true and fits into the overarching story, …
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