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Fashion Site Design Pattern

Eric Fader — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:08:15 +0000

Increasingly fashion brands are establishing a direct channel online for consumers to purchase their products. There are many great examples of fashion brands selling direct including Mr. Porter, Everlane, and Warby Parker.

The design pattern across those three sites includes the following pattern:
- Predominantly white background
- Text based logo with bold font
- Centered text based logo in black
- Large hero product imagery with auto slide show

Sh*t Entrepreneurs Say

Eric Fader — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:15:48 +0000

The Fab Story – from zero to hero

Eric Fader — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:52:37 +0000

Great video of Jason Goldberg of Fab describing the progress and lessons learned along the way.

Fab.com: From zero to hero in 9 months – Jason Goldberg from HackFwd on Vimeo.

Google Protests SOPA

Eric Fader — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:39:52 +0000

If you are in the US, based on IP address, you will see a unique version of the Google hompeage where the logo is blacked out and a link to the reasoning behind it.

Please join Google in this campaign to stop one of the most destructive pieces of legislation.

Chill Launches Pinterest for Video

Eric Fader — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:13:24 +0000

Accessible via http://vip.chill.com/, the folks at Chill are launching a redesign that focuses on a Pinterest design pattern for consuming videos from and with your friends.

Welcome to Chill from Chill on Vimeo.

Good Design is a Tough Job

Eric Fader — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 02:49:12 +0000

Curled Up Experience

Eric Fader — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 04:46:39 +0000

Jason Calacanis recently wrote about the “Curled Up” experience after watching people consume content on tablets compared to other consumption experiences such as “lean back” or “lean forward”. With Mahalo’s focus on video and iPad applications, this is a very pertinent observation.

Tablets are leading to new experiences both within the applications and how people react when consuming those experiences. The combination of device form factor and interactivity of the content is probably what is driving the more intimate “Curled Up” experience.

The question remains how will companies such as Facebook leverage and adapt to the “Curled Up” experience? Facebook acquired Push Pop Press in 2011 and this team is more than capable of creating experiences that are unlike what consumers have seen. I hope that the Facebook team leverages their talent to take the user experience to the next level combining all of the assets available within users’ timelines to create a “Curled Up” experience.

There are two iPad applications that really exemplify and facilitate a “Curled Up” experience. The first was created by Road Inc. and focuses on the love of the automobile and design. The second focuses on Frank Lloyd Wrights’ Falling Water house. Watch the demo videos below:

Road Inc. App for iPad | The Legendary Cars Anthology from PYROLIA SA on Vimeo.

Facebook Cards via Moo

Eric Fader — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 04:12:24 +0000

Moo.com the creative business card and sticker company is leveraging Facebook and the disparate content that user keep within their timelines for business cards. What is really nice about this offering is that each card can have a different backing which is great for artists and offering a unique experience. Another example would be to place a unique id or code on the back of each card so that the contact can redeem or identify themselves along with interacting online.

Lucky Ant Customer Funds Business

Eric Fader — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:48:50 +0000

Lucky Ant has taken the Kickstarter model to local businesses in New York. It is leveraging the trend of consumers willing to provide money in return for exclusive products, access, and more. Increasingly companies are looking for creative ways to fund a new idea and venture. Watch the video below to learn how Lucky Ant works:

How Lucky Ant Works from Lucky Ant on Vimeo.

Cubelets Modular Robot Building

Eric Fader — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:35:06 +0000

Cubelets are a series of squares that when combined creates a variety of robots.