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Mar 15

Google Plus' problem is crappy design.

So what’s the Google Plus problem? There’s really only one thing left: bad design and a confusing user interface.

Google is an engineer-driven company. These unbelievably talented engineers have always put code before pixels. They’ve made the fastest, smartest Web products around. But the design of Google Plus feels, well, undesigned. It isn’t beautiful, and in the age of the iPhone and mobile apps, good design is more important than anything.

Great piece explaining how design can make or break a digital product.

Dec 27

All Household Appliances Should Be Made By Apple

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I've recently come to think of Apple more as a user-experience company than a technology company. It's the intuitive nature of their devices (starting with the iPod) that exploded the relevance of the company. So it was funny to read an article in Techcrunch that suggested Apple start designing the UI for other non-tech stuff around the house (click the photo above to read the article).

When the iPad was first announced, people choked on the name. Imagine when Apple releases its first microwave, the iNuke.

About Dan McDonough, Jr.

Dan used to be chief executive of elauwit. Now he's just another dude. Check him out on twitter at www.twitter.com/danmcdonough or on linkedin at www.linkedin.com/in/danmcdonoughjr.

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