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UI Design Examples from the Web - Jott

Posted July 30, 2008

Yesterday I came across a fantastic little web app called Jott that allows me to add tasks to my to do list with my voice. Not only that, but it's nicely complimented by a flawless iPhone app. Here are some examples of the user interface design to hopefully inspire you.

Simple is Better

Jott's tag…

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Mastering Meetings - 10 Tips for Freelance Web Designers

Posted July 25, 2008

If time really equals money, then I've spent a decent amount of money purchasing awkward silence with strangers over the years. What I'm talking about is the minor panic evoked by a sudden realization that I'm sitting across the table from a total stranger and neither of us has anything more to say,…

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UI Design Examples to Inspire You - Big Human

Posted July 17, 2008

Fellow designers and friends Rus Yusupov and Dominik Hofmann have created a beautiful and functional little web app called Big Human that's perfect for this series I'm writing on inspirational user interface design. Prepare to be inspired.

Big Human

In an effort to easily share music with one anoth…

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UI Design Examples to Inspire You - Vimeo

Posted July 16, 2008

Originally, like my last post, I was going to write one article with a bunch of links to great UI design examples, but as I got into it the article became huge.

In order to sate my appetite for inspiring UI designers, this will be the first post in a series called "UI design examples to inspire you"…

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Maintaining a Regular Income as a Freelance Web Designer

Posted July 10, 2008

Most freelance web designers would agree; one of the greatest discomforts of freelancing is the lack of a regular paycheck. I was recently hired as a user interface designer for Wesabe, a site that helps people track their finances, and an interesting side effect of that has been me spending a lot o…

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Shawn is a 26 year old freelance graphic and web application designer, near Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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