December 2009
6 posts
Themes vs. Uniqueness
When Jonathan and I first discussed the design customization on Flavors, our first instinct was to offer various themes. After giving it some thought, I realized that I didnt think themes were the best way to allow the user to create something unique.
The whole goal with Flavors is to give people a tool to create something personal, something special, something different.
That can’t be...
Behind the brand
The Flavors brand started as a tree.
That’s because at the time, I didnt really care about the brand, I just wanted to start working on the product.
What does a tree have to do with the word Flavors? Nothing…but it looked cool.
Jonathan and I work well together because he knows when I’m half-assing it. So after he called me on it, I ditched the tree and started at square...
Myspace vs Facebook
My first website was awesome. A picture of janet Jackson with Hendrix playing the national anthem. Hosted on Geocities.
Creating “web-site-pages”, as my Dad still calls them, was reserved only for nerds. My friends and my girlfriends mother were very impressed.
Then along comes Myspace.
Myspace wasn’t designed to allow the gorgeous plethora of amazing glittery spinning gifs....
The challenge of dynamic design
As a designer, you’re in control of everything. I’ll spend hours tweaking the space between a headline and body text, adjusting line heights to fit the containing box perfectly, aligning a photo to wrap perfectly around a paragraph.
What happens when you are designing something that has to design something else?
What happens when you are designing something that is completely...
The Flavors.me Design Process
I’ve spent the last 1 1/2 years working on Flavors with Jonathan and so far it’s been a amazing ride. It all started with an idea Jonathan had about bringing in content from API’s which had much more potential than the widget craze.
At first, and I’ve told Jonathan this, I wasn’t too crazy about the idea. As we discussed it further. I realized that it could be...