Comments for Everything is design http://www.everythingisdesign.com Chicago, user experience, interaction design, information architecture, information design, usability, graphic design, product design, strategy. Mostly. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:12:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Borders.com launches! by Tim http://www.everythingisdesign.com/2008/05/27/borderscom-launches/#comment-9650 Tim Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:37:59 +0000 http://www.everythingisdesign.com/?p=540#comment-9650 Congratulations! I like the magic shelf/quickview feature. Congratulations! I like the magic shelf/quickview feature.

]]> Comment on The end of cart? by whataslacker http://www.everythingisdesign.com/2008/02/16/the-end-of-cart/#comment-9621 whataslacker Sun, 01 Jun 2008 05:47:24 +0000 http://www.everythingisdesign.com/2008/02/16/the-end-of-cart/#comment-9621 hey that comment about the cats hurts...any who....i don't like bag either, prefer cart or basket. what else is out there? hey that comment about the cats hurts…any who….i don’t like bag either, prefer cart or basket. what else is out there?

]]> Comment on Painting with ice by whataslacker http://www.everythingisdesign.com/2008/02/03/painting-with-ice/#comment-9614 whataslacker Sat, 31 May 2008 05:06:36 +0000 http://www.everythingisdesign.com/2008/02/03/painting-with-ice/#comment-9614 nice to know there are other people out there that dislike winter as much as i do. very creative idea to brighten the cold dark days. nice to know there are other people out there that dislike winter as much as i do. very creative idea to brighten the cold dark days.

]]> Comment on Borders.com launches! by K http://www.everythingisdesign.com/2008/05/27/borderscom-launches/#comment-9612 K Fri, 30 May 2008 13:22:14 +0000 http://www.everythingisdesign.com/?p=540#comment-9612 It's very pretty. I like the bookshelves. It’s very pretty. I like the bookshelves.

]]> Comment on How to keep Lego going in the early 21st century by Gino http://www.everythingisdesign.com/2007/08/10/how-to-keep-lego-going-in-the-early-21st-century/#comment-9605 Gino Wed, 28 May 2008 18:29:48 +0000 http://www.everythingisdesign.com/2007/08/10/how-to-keep-lego-going-in-the-early-21st-century/#comment-9605 <a href="http://www.playthings.com/article/CA6533474.html" rel="nofollow">Third consecutive year of US sales growth</a>, even as overall US toy sales fall, up 11.5%. Licensing does seem to help. Third consecutive year of US sales growth, even as overall US toy sales fall, up 11.5%. Licensing does seem to help.

]]> Comment on How to keep Lego going in the early 21st century by Lego Indiana Jones http://www.everythingisdesign.com/2007/08/10/how-to-keep-lego-going-in-the-early-21st-century/#comment-9604 Lego Indiana Jones Wed, 28 May 2008 15:43:10 +0000 http://www.everythingisdesign.com/2007/08/10/how-to-keep-lego-going-in-the-early-21st-century/#comment-9604 I think that Lego is taking the right steps today to stay relevent in the futre. Especially with the video games. I think that Lego is taking the right steps today to stay relevent in the futre. Especially with the video games.

]]> Comment on Borders.com launches! by Gino http://www.everythingisdesign.com/2008/05/27/borderscom-launches/#comment-9603 Gino Wed, 28 May 2008 14:47:14 +0000 http://www.everythingisdesign.com/?p=540#comment-9603 @Adam: Absolutely! There's been some negative buzz here about how this is too little too late for Borders, but I'm going to go contrarian and say that like so many other businesses out there where the retail presence is not doing as well (Sears, Circuit City, for example), this is really about expanding the size of the pie for those retailers, which are doing pretty well online, and that Borders.com will in fact make quite a bit of money <em>just by being out there</em>. The ship to store and reserve in store features will in fact be quite compelling, I think -- just look at this PayPal survey about how <a href="http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle+articleid_1970151~zoneid_Home.html" rel="nofollow">high shipping and unexpected costs are resulting in cart abandonment</a>. @Soobee, yes (last year, but couldn't talk about it too much), and yes, the divorce papers are signed. @Adam: Absolutely! There’s been some negative buzz here about how this is too little too late for Borders, but I’m going to go contrarian and say that like so many other businesses out there where the retail presence is not doing as well (Sears, Circuit City, for example), this is really about expanding the size of the pie for those retailers, which are doing pretty well online, and that Borders.com will in fact make quite a bit of money just by being out there. The ship to store and reserve in store features will in fact be quite compelling, I think — just look at this PayPal survey about how high shipping and unexpected costs are resulting in cart abandonment.

@Soobee, yes (last year, but couldn’t talk about it too much), and yes, the divorce papers are signed.

]]> Comment on Borders.com launches! by K http://www.everythingisdesign.com/2008/05/27/borderscom-launches/#comment-9602 K Wed, 28 May 2008 13:01:13 +0000 http://www.everythingisdesign.com/?p=540#comment-9602 I guess this means that this is one of the things you've been working on recently? And does this mean that Borders is officially split from Amazon? I guess this means that this is one of the things you’ve been working on recently? And does this mean that Borders is officially split from Amazon?

]]> Comment on Borders.com launches! by Adam Cohen http://www.everythingisdesign.com/2008/05/27/borderscom-launches/#comment-9601 Adam Cohen Wed, 28 May 2008 13:00:11 +0000 http://www.everythingisdesign.com/?p=540#comment-9601 Hey Gene - Thanks for the thoughts and post about the launch! This is definitely a huge milestone for Borders as a company and the start of a new journey for the entire ebusiness team. Thanks again for your contributions last year as part of the project. There are certainly things to improve upon in future releases but it was so important to get the site live with a quality product first. Thanks again! Hey Gene - Thanks for the thoughts and post about the launch! This is definitely a huge milestone for Borders as a company and the start of a new journey for the entire ebusiness team. Thanks again for your contributions last year as part of the project. There are certainly things to improve upon in future releases but it was so important to get the site live with a quality product first. Thanks again!

]]> Comment on Online satisfaction by Gino http://www.everythingisdesign.com/2008/05/21/online-satisfaction/#comment-9587 Gino Thu, 22 May 2008 16:26:15 +0000 http://www.everythingisdesign.com/?p=534#comment-9587 Because, my friend from the mysterious Oriental Trading Company, your company, among the others, are not generally ones that immediately come to mind when people think of online satisfaction, and so all the more reason to question how did the data come up like that, where, who, how, why. Because, my friend from the mysterious Oriental Trading Company, your company, among the others, are not generally ones that immediately come to mind when people think of online satisfaction, and so all the more reason to question how did the data come up like that, where, who, how, why.

]]> Comment on Online satisfaction by unknown http://www.everythingisdesign.com/2008/05/21/online-satisfaction/#comment-9586 unknown Thu, 22 May 2008 15:34:21 +0000 http://www.everythingisdesign.com/?p=534#comment-9586 Why is that surprising? Why is that surprising?

]]> Comment on Montauksofa.com: a review by Gino http://www.everythingisdesign.com/2006/09/03/montauksofa_review/#comment-9584 Gino Thu, 22 May 2008 03:28:48 +0000 http://www.everythingisdesign.com/2006/montauksofa_review/#comment-9584 May be time to review this site again. May be time to review this site again.

]]> Comment on Montauksofa.com: a review by Joey B http://www.everythingisdesign.com/2006/09/03/montauksofa_review/#comment-9581 Joey B Wed, 21 May 2008 16:00:48 +0000 http://www.everythingisdesign.com/2006/montauksofa_review/#comment-9581 Years ago they had a great site where you could click on a color and see what each piece of furniture would actually look like. It was a terrific selection so you could pick out different slipcovers. I don't see that now with just the shades of gray site. Years ago they had a great site where you could click on a color and see what each piece of furniture would actually look like. It was a terrific selection so you could pick out different slipcovers. I don’t see that now with just the shades of gray site.

]]> Comment on Users strongly prefer ‘View All’ by Gino http://www.everythingisdesign.com/2008/03/18/users-strongly-prefer-view-all/#comment-9562 Gino Wed, 14 May 2008 22:57:28 +0000 http://www.everythingisdesign.com/2008/03/18/users-strongly-prefer-view-all/#comment-9562 The thing I left out is, I have now observed this behavior, "view all" in user testing with at least three separate, different, large (millions of users) ecommerce/online retail websites. It should be elevated to the level of convention. The thing I left out is, I have now observed this behavior, “view all” in user testing with at least three separate, different, large (millions of users) ecommerce/online retail websites. It should be elevated to the level of convention.

]]> Comment on Users strongly prefer ‘View All’ by Robert Morgen http://www.everythingisdesign.com/2008/03/18/users-strongly-prefer-view-all/#comment-9561 Robert Morgen Wed, 14 May 2008 22:48:01 +0000 http://www.everythingisdesign.com/2008/03/18/users-strongly-prefer-view-all/#comment-9561 I think the pagination is both a hold over of the 'old days' and the fact that web designers try to keep clickable info at the top of the page where it gets seen first. More pages = more views of the ads and newsletter sign up boxes. Personally I prefer the pagination because it's easier for people to work with bite sized chunks, but I would like to see some test data about it. I can also see a good argumant for view all. I think the pagination is both a hold over of the ‘old days’ and the fact that web designers try to keep clickable info at the top of the page where it gets seen first.

More pages = more views of the ads and newsletter sign up boxes.

Personally I prefer the pagination because it’s easier for people to work with bite sized chunks, but I would like to see some test data about it.

I can also see a good argumant for view all.

]]> Comment on Make my logo bigger by bern http://www.everythingisdesign.com/2008/05/02/make-my-logo-bigger/#comment-9537 bern Sat, 03 May 2008 00:07:10 +0000 http://www.everythingisdesign.com/2008/05/02/make-my-logo-bigger/#comment-9537 Can I just get the 'emotionator' please. Can I just get the ‘emotionator’ please.

]]> Comment on Design notes, on PBS by Inventing Matilda http://www.everythingisdesign.com/2007/07/24/design-notes-on-pbs/#comment-9530 Inventing Matilda Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:33:49 +0000 http://www.everythingisdesign.com/2007/07/24/design-notes-on-pbs/#comment-9530 Creativity is the best part about being a designer but it can also be the hardest when working to build a figment of someone else's imagination on paper. In my case, I am designing paper and not a building, so it is a different case for my design house...I enjoy design and people have the opportunity to browse my wares. Unfortunately, for the Snøhetta Team, their project is so incredibly immense that one cannot simply craft 300 designs from which to let the client select. I think the bottom line here is lack of communication between parties as to the expectations and realities of a large scale architectural endeavor. Creativity is the best part about being a designer but it can also be the hardest when working to build a figment of someone else’s imagination on paper. In my case, I am designing paper and not a building, so it is a different case for my design house…I enjoy design and people have the opportunity to browse my wares. Unfortunately, for the Snøhetta Team, their project is so incredibly immense that one cannot simply craft 300 designs from which to let the client select. I think the bottom line here is lack of communication between parties as to the expectations and realities of a large scale architectural endeavor.

]]> Comment on Monkey see, monkey do by Simon - presentations trainer http://www.everythingisdesign.com/2008/03/20/monkey-see-monkey-do/#comment-9527 Simon - presentations trainer Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:23:23 +0000 http://www.everythingisdesign.com/2008/03/20/monkey-see-monkey-do/#comment-9527 Hi - I'm inclined to agree that benchmarking is often done in a half-hearted "let's copy them" way: would it be possible to see your presentation slides? (Yes, as a presentation trainer I know that the slides aren't the presentation but at least then we could have a conversation about it! :) ) Simon Hi - I’m inclined to agree that benchmarking is often done in a half-hearted “let’s copy them” way: would it be possible to see your presentation slides? (Yes, as a presentation trainer I know that the slides aren’t the presentation but at least then we could have a conversation about it! :) )

Simon

]]> Comment on Painting with ice by xlt http://www.everythingisdesign.com/2008/02/03/painting-with-ice/#comment-9515 xlt Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:12:16 +0000 http://www.everythingisdesign.com/2008/02/03/painting-with-ice/#comment-9515 wow, really interesting. i know about people making sculptures from ize, but this one is something new for me. thanks for link. wow, really interesting. i know about people making sculptures from ize, but this one is something new for me. thanks for link.

]]> Comment on Users strongly prefer ‘View All’ by Abhishek http://www.everythingisdesign.com/2008/03/18/users-strongly-prefer-view-all/#comment-9504 Abhishek Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:16:41 +0000 http://www.everythingisdesign.com/2008/03/18/users-strongly-prefer-view-all/#comment-9504 I agree with "K"... I hate websites which doesnot have this option. I agree with “K”… I hate websites which doesnot have this option.

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