Mobile Banner Ad by Tiffany on NY Times iPhone App
Valentines day was only a few days away and when I saw this ad by Tiffany. It was timely and relevant, which made me wonder…
What’s a Business Strategy?
I’ve been studying and researching on the topic of brand and brand marketing, and while looking up more info on the author of the book…
Mobile UI Design Trend – Use of Drag Gesture
These are the screenshots of the latest Pandora iPhone app. In the latest release, it introduced a draggable area on the bottom bar. When you…
Thoughts Just Before Death – Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs passed away today. What could have been in his mind just moments before passing away? Family? Wife? Daughter? Apple? His lieutenants? Wondering how…
iOS 5 UI Design Blooper – Notification Center Gesture
I have been running my iPhone 4 on iOS 5 beta for a few weeks and have found this UI Design blooper which is related…
Best Checkout Flows (?) – 1800flowers.com & Vistaprint
Today, I took some time to capture couple of checkout flows that are known to be well AB-tested and optimized: 1800flowers.com and Vistaprint.com. They have…
Quick Review: iOS 5 & iCloud [Video]
Okay – today, using my developer license, I was able to get my iPad 1 and iPhone 4 updated to iOS 5. [plrease skip over…
Signup in iPad – NYTimes iPad App
Today, I looked at the New York Times iPad app. Overall, I think NYTimes is doing a great job staying up to speed on the…
Amazon.com Login Form – Bad Design?
I have a great respect for Amazon.com especially for its AB-testing culture and for the well tested recommendation engine. However, whenever I look at their…
iOS Cloud Sync Coming Soon?
iOS Cloud Sync Coming Soon? Sorry – I don’t know if it is. I’ve been reading up on iPad 2 reviews and I don’t know…
iPhone & iPad Imitators: It’s time to think beyond Mobile
Imitating is not good enough. You are short selling yourself. How do you go from constantly lagging behind to leaping ahead? Foresee the future of…
iPad iOS Update – How to Skip Backup
Yes. It’s that time again – new iOS, version 4.2, has come out and we want to get it on our iPads for the multi-tasking…
Stupid Design: Sensor-Based Paper Towel Dispenser
I’m sure it’s not just me. How many of you have been frustrated by one of these sensor-based paper towel dispensers? Whether you are in…
How not to become another Wagner of GM
The recent post on GM’s turnaround puzzled me for a while. G.M., Days Away From Stock Offering, Posts $2 Billion Profit: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/11/business/11auto.html A colleague of…
It’s about time: Re-designing Toilet
There are things in life we take for granted and not think about much. Maybe toilet is one of them. Not for me. I am…
Three types of business leaders – Startup, Managers & Extraordinaire
Here’s my new hypothesis. There are three types of business leaders: Startup type, Managers, and The Extraordinaire. Startup type can start a business from scratch…