This has been a long time coming, but Some Random Dude is now running advertisements. I am pleased to write that I have joined the InfluAds network as one of their community members. You have probably already noticed the difference on the site in the promotional area. I am still working out some details on the placement, but this is pretty much how the site will look for a while. I have written about my concerns with online advertising, even though I acknowledge its necessity. That said, I have been wanting to be a part of an ad network for almost the same amount of time. I feel I will have a much better understanding of advertising if I actually advertised on my site. Up until this point however, there wasn’t a sweet enough of a deal to get me to actually bite. I think this will actually be the one that works though. Read the rest of this post…
Recent Articles
Long-form writings on various subjects. (more...)Some Random Dude Has Advertising (And Why That’s a Good Thing)
Posted on 6 July, 2010 7:16am | 2 comments.
Things I Have Learned About SRD So Far.
Posted on 25 May, 2010 6:07am | 1 comment.
I mentioned a while back that I would be writing on the process of improving this site. Up until this point, I have been making small, incremental changes throughout the site to see if they would impact key traffic metrics. My goal was to set up some A/B testing scenarios on my blog, but performing tests on anything but the most superficial of elements proved to be disruptive. I then decided to move to Plan B and implement custom event tracking with Google Analytics. In short, the results have not only been revealing, but unexpected. I always knew in a theoretical level how important deriving empirical data was in order to justify a design, but soon after I began to observe detailed click patters, that opinion became concrete. If I was writing my Golden Rules of Site Redesign article today, it may be a little different. Read the rest of this post…
Life+Work Stream
Media/content from myself and others. (more...)Clapclap Design
12:30pm, 28-07-2010 | no comments.
Easily one of my favorite designs I have seen. The site has beautiful interaction/motion design and the layout of information is beautiful. Amazing work. via yay everyday
Materia Typo by Micha? Adamiec. via Typography Served
12:30pm, 28-07-2010 | no comments.
Materia Typo by Micha? Adamiec. via Typography Served
MODOLUCE
2:20pm, 27-07-2010 | no comments.
Subtle, yet quite nice interaction models. The organization patterns are quite nice. via AnotherBookmark
Ephemeral Show
2:20pm, 27-07-2010 | no comments.
The site uses a dashboard-esque UI where all elements are draggable and open on double-click. I like the idea in theory, but it just doesn’t completely jive with me in all practical purposes. via siteInspire
Marcio Kogan
2:20pm, 27-07-2010 | no comments.
The site employs some amazing motion work. Simple, yet alluring – my favorite type. via AnotherBookmark
Snippets
Thoughts and findings. (more...)Games can make you well http://bit.ly/axoAb5
Android vs. iPhone: Current Ads – the iPhone ad is so much more human (both literally and figuratively) http://bit.ly/9QrFQJ
Apple donates MacPaint/QuickDraw source to Computer History Museum http://bit.ly/cQ7Pgf
iPad Template for Keynote Prototyping http://bit.ly/bz2ZyW
BP's photoshopped spill response command center http://bit.ly/axgyAD
It Isn't Minimalism http://bit.ly/aSiAMp
Dieter Rams video interview http://bit.ly/aWtO6e
Antenn-aid, a bandaid for your iPhone4 antenna http://bit.ly/dBFWAe
Infographic: Countries Where Gay Marriage is Legal http://bit.ly/by7oZ2
