Pick of the week

Churn, mash, iterate [Long read]

Before Larry Page took over as CEO at Google, the company struggled with visual consistency across their products. Now that Google has embraced the talent of their many creative teams, the output has improved greatly. The team at The Verge have put together an interesting article that explains Google's new design direction. Watch the video if you don't have time to read the full article.

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The Up-Goer Five Text Editor [Web app]

Cut through the jargon and explain something using only the most used words. The library makes for some interesting reading, especially guessing the movies.

Via C S

Will meetings be the death of you? [Short read]

Meetings could be the death of you. This article (and its comments) helps to prove it. Oh, and don't forget 37 Signals' take on them too.

Via T J

Measured response [Article]

As I was looking for 37 Signals' take on meetings, I saw a post linking to this article about a hoo-ha involving two consumer product companies, OXO and Quirky. First read what Quirky did to merit OXO's measured response.

Via Signal vs Noise

Well, this is embarrassing... [Short read]

Is it? Is it really? A tough-in-cheek, but mildly thought provoking read. Are we in danger of being too familiar with our customers?

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