Author: Russ Guill

Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. Microsoft has a New Plan to Capitalize on Apple and Google’s Success – “At Microsoft’s developer conference today in San Francisco, the company made a proposition that mobile app makers might find hard to refuse: Reuse your existing code written for…

Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. The Redesign of the Design Process (Thanks to Jarrod Wubbels for recommending this article) – “Today, the best designs aren’t coming from a single designer who somehow produces an amazing solution. The best designs are coming from teams that work together…

Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. The Full Stack Employee – “Just as there are full-stack engineers and full-stack startups, the full-stack employee has a powerful combination of skills that make them incredibly valuable. They are adept at navigating the rapidly evolving and shifting technological landscape. They…

Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. A Rare Interview With Graphic Design Legend Massimo Vignelli – “From 2006, the late designer shares the story behind his infamous New York subway map and why typographic elegance will prevail.” iPhone Killer: The Secret History of the Apple Watch –…

Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. The Cost of Continuously Checking Email (Thanks to Steve Kiene for recommending this article) – “Shifting our attention from one task to another, as we do when we’re monitoring email while trying to read a report or craft a presentation, disrupts…

Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. Generational Performance Comparison: Amazon EC2’s C3 and C4 Families – “Amazon released the latest generation of its public cloud service in January 2015. Cloud Spectator recently test the Elastic Cloud Compute (EC2) C4 family to evaluate any potential performance and price-performance…