Matt Davey -
Interface, experience and interaction designer
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Instagram and Facebook
Some apps like Instagram are so well made with so much personality it seems tragic when they get swallowed by a bigger fish.
When products like this get made it’s only a matter of time before they disappear from their own success, usually through acquisitions of talent not products. Facebook seem to have a knack of acquiring these nice applications with personality, (Instagram, Gowalla, Sofa, Beluga, Divvyshot, Push Pop Press) rolling them into a service which has no real personality.
It’s amazing news for Instagram and it’s great news that after 30 million users they are finally making some money and for now it seems Facebook are keeping the product, which makes this acquisition something special. I however do worry it may loose a little of it’s soul.
I will file this under acquisitions that have broken my heart alongside Gowalla and Fav.tv.
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One of the best parts of Easter, although now available all year round I refuse to buy them as they are so bad for you! Baer likes the tinfoil.
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This is pretty amazing, a completely crowdfunded and visually great Sci-Fi series is now available for free to download. I hope this is the start of something great, I hope their production can speed up a little to bring the next episode soon, I would happily support anymore kickstarters or even just pay a few pounds to stream it. When you think of some film budgets are in the millions this is impressive to bring to life for $15k. Great work guys.
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Ferris Bueller
Although I’m not to happy with the reprisal of Ferris Bueller just for advertising purposes this is still awesome. I do love Honda’s advertising.
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