I always enjoyed superhero comic books as a kid. I especially loved Spider-Man. The fun, joy, and feeling that this could be a job l love to do motivated me to pursue design as a vocation. Working in corporate settings doesn’t mean I can’t still enjoy design. Let’s talk about why.
Reader's Corner No. 111: The UX of Porn Tube Sites, GitHub's Funniest Code Projects, and Why Performance Matters
August 22
AIGA Eye on Design is here to teach you why bad UX design CAN be good for business in their latest porn-inspired column. Then, a Quartz article that shares some of the funniest code projects found on GitHub. And finally, EMT Hillel Wayne breaks down just how exactly a quarter-second computer lag can mean life or death under certain circumstances.
Reader's Corner No. 104: The OS Keeping NYC Subway System Alive, 3 Lessons in Branding, and Why You Keep Plugging that USB Stick in Wrong
June 21
Find out why you always plug your USB stick in upside down on the first try, learn more about the "vintage technology" keeping the NYC subway system alive, and check your design knowledge by seeing how many of these three AIGA branding lessons you already know.
Reader's Corner No. 102: An Introduction to Neural Networks, Taking a Stand Against Free Project Pitching, New Adobe Copyright Regulations
June 07
Staff article submissions will introduce you to the basic functioning of neural networks, have you questioning the industry practice of demanding free pitching for client projects, and catch you up with Adobe's new copyright regulations.
Reader's Corner No. 101: A Quora-Inspired Poem About Silicone Valley, Happy Hour Branding, and The Best Code is No Code,
May 24
Learn why Jay believes that the best code is no code, see how modern designers tackling creative alcohol branding in 2019, and inversely, read an innovative article that asks more questions than it answers; the first being what would a poem about Silicone Valley sound like if it consisted solely of user inquiries from a popular question-and-answer website (Quora)?
Reader's Corner No. 100: 10 lists of 10 things! Including Tech Pranks, Web Design Trends, Common UI Mistakes, and More!
May 09
For our 100th Reader's Corner edition we are bringing you guys TEN top 10 articles a.k.a 100 new things for you to learn!
Reader's Corner No. 97: 7 Fantastic Design Fails, Seeking the Productive Life, and a Different Kind of Theory of Everything
March 07
Employee submissions of the day include learning from design failures, some tips for living a productive life, and a high-level, metaphysical reanalysis of standard physics methodologies commonly used to explain our universe.