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Platform Diving — Top Journals, UX, and the Lure of Harmonization

A review of top journals in 18 fields show they are on a variety of platforms, suggesting cognitive burden for users which may be driving them to aggregated options with unified user experiences.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Jun 19, 2017
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Data Visualization and Scale

A clever visualization that makes it easier to understand statistics about human populations be reducing their scale.

  • By David Crotty
  • Jun 16, 2017
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Design Matters: Why Are So Many Cartoon Characters Yellow?

Why do so many animators choose yellow for their characters?

  • By David Crotty
  • May 5, 2017
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