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Deconstructing the new Gmail/G+ interface for design ideas.

ok, it's 2011. No site is perfect, but it probably is time to shame sites that store plain text passwords. Especially those sites from big companies with the means to change things.

Dear media, please give Andy Rutledge complete control over the design of your sites. Thanks.

Best take on Google+ so far. And the Media. And the Books.

Fun concept piece. It'd be nice to see this as a Kickstarter project someday.

Oh boo! Google is going to change the name of Blogger to "Google Blogs". Sounds pretty bland to me, but I'm biased for obvious reasons.

Derek's original design for Blogger. I remember the code name: Blue Note. It'll be a shame to lose that personality, but corporations gonna corporate.

Handy chart that shows which browsers support various HTML5 form features.

I enjoyed this episode by Jesse, Adam, and the gang. I never really need to wear a suit, but it's amazing to the see the level of detail that can go into it.

This picture still looks like something out the future.

Fascinating presentation about the current state of gameification, and some suggestions for where application designers should be headed. Along the way he asks, "What vision of The Good Life do your designs convey?"

Check your work.

Does what it says. Having common device names on the presets is a nice touch.

"Buzzwords are frequently used in news media. These are words that do not typically occur in everyday speech, but are common among newscasters, talking heads, and pundits on cable news." Often misused, this site collect media buzzwords and provides the real definition.

Create stories using social media.

Insanely colorful sculptures and drawings.

Images that are liked on MLKSHK.

This helps explain why the tyranny of choice is tyrannical. The time it takes to make a decision is based on the number of choices available.

Screenshots of sites that display well at different window sizes. [via mathowie]

A clean, simple interface to the existing jQuery documentation.

"What would a Business Class news site look like?" Great question.

A few ideas that could reduce the friction of signing up/in.

"We reckoned there there are five different things people mean in different contexts when talking about identity and the Internet." Nice summary of the pieces that make up Online Identity.