Nathan Brekke·Mar 26, 2018Non-Partisan Search Engines: Google’s New Political UIIn today’s hyper-polarized political climate, it’s hard to be truly unbiased. At least, that’s what the media thinks; Google’s redesign of…
Nathan Brekke·Feb 22, 2018Filtered Content: Snapchat’s Ridiculous but Profitable UIAs a designer myself, everything that Snapchat does is obnoxious: juvenile icons, campy face filters, and a seizure-inducing yellow color…
Nathan Brekke·Feb 13, 2018Not Everyone “Likes” FacebookAlthough the majority of Gen X’ers cringe at the sight of Zuckerberg’s social media phenomenon, the rest of the developed (and recently…
Nathan Brekke·Feb 6, 2018Too Much of a Good Thing: SoundCloud and Excessive InnovationWe all know SoundCloud, the platform full of wannabe superstars as well as wannabe stoners. The music creation and discovery service went…
Nathan Brekke·Jan 30, 2018Pushing Our Buttons: The Evolution of the Phone Dial Pad Setup“90% of the population is right-handed,” claims the article. That number seems exaggerated, if you ask me. Either way, the authors make a…
Nathan Brekke·Jan 23, 2018Lessons From A Mid-Nineties Interface BookIt’s long. It’s tedious. It was written in 1993. But there’s actually some valuable takeaways here.
Nathan Brekke·Jan 23, 2018Prototyping and the Twitter Video InterfaceRome wasn’t built in a day, and Twitter Video took pretty damn long, too.
Nathan Brekke·Jan 11, 2018Slacking On: How Slack Effortlessly Assimilates Their New UsersIn today’s ultra-mobilized society, Slack is a monumental achievement in workplace communication, and their user interface is no exception…
