Writing interface copy

Great stuff from Nicole Fenton. This is a talk but translates well to a writeup. UI copy gets the shaft so often, not just in terms of the attention it receives but also

New Pirate Bay logo

This is pretty awesome, regardless of your opinion of TPB. If you see them as sort of punk rock establishment fighters, you're bound to love the visual middle finger. If you

Hamburger update: totes fine

From UXmatters, "Why It’s Totally Okay to Use a Hamburger Icon." The pendulum swings to a reasonable center. Which, apparently, is the part of a mobile screen where users focus.

Heresie

I stumbled on this a while back when I was big on reading mp3 blogs. In the few years since I regularly trawled those sites for the mysterious and bizarre gems they posted,

Bad townies

On the way to work this morning, I heard Op Ivy's "Bad Town," and I realized two things: 1. It is objectively the worst song on Energy. 2. Tim