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Design Journal

Shaza developed a habit of browsing and making snapshots of anything that visually intrigues her. She has 6 years full of this happy design baggage and hope that this post will eventually lead to a consistent series of random inspirational bits. Keep Reading

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Weekly Finds

In her spare time, when she does not spend it killing zombies, immersing in the vocalization rhythm of geckos in her neighborhood or curling up with a good book, Shaza collects, rather compulsively, tiny bits and pieces of internet that makes inspiring work looks easy. You know this roundup should be good when a Batman poster in included in the stash. Keep Reading

Team

On Horizontal Loyalty

In every career, your job is to make and tell stories. You will build a body of work, but you will also build a body of affection, with the people you've helped who've helped you back. But don't just sit there and wait - scour and scramble instead to get to your starting point. Then scramble some more. Be hungry. Be inquisitive. Read on and find out why. Keep Reading

Remote Work

Just Silence, That’s It

Giving someone an uninterrupted four hours time is the best gift you can give anyone at work. It's better than a computer, it's better than a new monitor, it's better than new software, or what people typically use. Giving them four hours of quiet time at the office is going to be incredibly valuable. Keep Reading

UI Design

Moleskine & Pac Man

Moleskine celebrates the 30th Pac-Man anniversary with a limited edition series featuring cover art and mini-stickers. The five-piece collection includes pocket and large hard cover notebooks, both plain and ruled, and a colorful set of 4 large Volant soft cover notebooks in celebrative packaging. Keep Reading

UI Design

Let the Fold Breathe

Shaza has been planning and designing websites for quite a while now and in recent years, the same notes keep creeping into our clients' revision request: "Reduce the header height, move sections upward, try to keep everything above the fold." Here's why you should stop worrying about the fold. Keep Reading

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Why Higher Education Is Overrated and Skills Aren’t

It is painfully clear to many employers [that there] are serious gaps between elite educational credentials and actual individual competence. College transcripts spackled with As and Bs — particularly from liberal arts and humanities programs — reveal less about a candidate’s capabilities than most serious employers need to know. Keep Reading

Projects

Launching Real Soon

Stampede v3 is the most ambitious project we have done for ourselves. But when it is finally launched, you may find it look way simpler than the actual effort - that is because the team members share the very same values that have prevailed ever since the early days of Stampede. Watch out for us. Keep Reading

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What I Like About Webcamp KL

Webcamp, to borrow the term, is a series of free events in the spirit of BarCamp with specific focus on topics related to "working" on the internet. It's a great place to catch up with the Malaysian web community and finally associate faces to names you often hear blogging and follow, maybe even stalk, on Twitter. Keep Reading

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In Absolute Awe of Irina Vinnik

Irina Vinnik is an illustrator and designer from St Petersburg, Russia. I can read a little of Russian but you don't have to speak the language to appreciate the painstaking details she perfected in each of her elaborate illustrations. Her first book published recently, "The World of Dolls: Stories and Legends", probably excites designers more than their children. Keep Reading