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Podcast Turf War is Inspiring Some Awesome A/V Editing Tools
Big streaming players and upstarts alike are driving the next phase of popularity in Podcasting. These players want to control that coveted position of the go-to Podcast app on people's devices. The ongoing demand is also inspiring some innovative tools popping up to...
Digitizing Your UX Sticky Notes
Sometimes the analog approach is a quicker and easier way to achieve a particular task. A classic example is the appropriately stereotypical use of sticky notes by User Experience designers to facilitate various workshop exercises such as card sorting and other...
Mobile Data-visualization has a Y Axis Problem
There is a 'trendy' design pattern, many years in use, of not displaying the Y axis on a chart in some financial mobile apps. I first noticed this in the app Robinhood. But I’ve also seen it in apps such as SoFi. Sadly, despite advocating for a change, these apps are...
“The Ballad of Wilbur Ross” Music Video by The Dogmatics
This is the second video released from The Dogmatics latest EP on Rum Bar Records. The song is titled “The Ballad of Wilbur Ross”. Produced by photographer and filmmaker Rudolph Childs.
“She’s the One” Music Video by The Dogmatics
This is a follow on to an earlier post about The Dogmatics latest EP on Rum Bar Records. The band recently released a video for the first single "She's the One". This was another fun effort to participate in. The excellent garage rock aesthetic was the creative...
New Presentation Tools Breaking Boundaries
Updated 10/23/2019 to include additional services. See this twitter thread for details. What is a "Presentation" in the post-PowerPoint era? There's a subtle shift in the Presentation tools landscape that's been emerging lately. Products like Google Slides, Zoho Show,...
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