designtox

A compendium of interesting interface and interaction designs and other curiosities that may interest designers.

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It hurts to watch.

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One thought I had while clearing out my email inbox this morning: the key to staying in my inbox and not becoming annoying (which means eventually getting filtered) is for an email to have the same level of value and importance as the other emails in my inbox.

You can think of it as a normal distribution curve – if the x-axis is value or importance, then it’s the outliers on the left that get annoying. No, I’m not trying to look for computer deals every day, MacMall. No, I’m not trying to join your weekly webinar, promoter who will not be named. No, I’m not trying to support this action by the Sierra Club as much as I am an environmentalist and want to stay on the list to get other updates. 

Imagine if when subscribing to a periodic email, you can choose how busy you are, say: ‘leisurely life’, ‘pretty standard’, ‘busy as hell’. There can be finer tuning, but that’s just a starting point.

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Very cool modular filters at Crate&Barrel

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The best ‘Report A Violation’ screen I've seen

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Downloaded Tidal. There are some interesting ideas here, but the whole app is very odd. There are many interface elements and gestures that don't feel very iOS native. For example, carousels detect swipe gestures but don't have "direct manipulation" the way iOS has always done it.

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More e-commerce sites should work on their search. Here, UNIQLO uses predictive search and takes advantage of this by showing you things you might not otherwise have looked at.

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Hella good UX and copy and everything.

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Amazon’s package tracking is actually pretty cute

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God, I love Fruit of the Loom and their ad agency

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Facebook’s safety check feature is bringing relief in the wake of the Paris attacks

Facebook responded quickly to the Paris attacks. A feature called Facebook Safety Check, first released in October 2014, started to pop up almost immediately after Friday’s news broke. It allows you to notify friends with your safety status, view which of your friends are in the affected area and even mark others as safe. On Friday, the year-old tool proved to be a popular, inestimably helpful feature and an unexpected blessing for many users.

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DuckDuckGo must be the most user-centric search provider ever. Kudos to them.

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Lookin’ clean

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I’ve always been a fan of Foreign Policy’s design, and here’s a fascinating bit about the website. It basically frames itself as a web-first content site, rather than a magazine that has online articles.

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Sound decision: Inside the world of audio branding with Skype’s new pings, bounces, and pops via The Verge

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Adidas seems to be digitally altering their model photos so that it shows two different skin tones. Good, if weird.