The five best design links, every weekday

Date: 2017/02/25

thedrum.com

MailChimp explains why 'FailChips' and 'SnailPrimps' are part of its first major campaign

Despite having a name that's pretty easy to pronounce, MailChimp claims that the e-mail marketing platform has a history of people mispronouncing it (a claim that stems from an audio ad that ran in 2014 before the hit podcast "Serial" in which someone mispronounces the brand as "MailKimp").

medium.com

Illustration Feedback

So I separated this part out to say that there is no expectation on a client to provide this kind of feedback, but if you're still hurting for words to articulate what you're looking for: this is the kind of feedback that I expect from other illustrators.

blog.intercom.com

Scott Belsky on the importance of your product's first mile

You product can get millions of signups or downloads, but it counts for little if you can't get new users past the first few hurdles. Entrepreneur, author and investor Scott Belsky calls this your product's "first mile", and he's seen first hand what it takes to get it right.

chatbotsmagazine.com

Design Framework for Chatbots

When I started designing chatbots for BEEVA almost a year ago, I applied some of my UX knowledge and did some unsuccessful research looking for tools that could fit my needs. Actually, I was quite amazed that I couldn't find practical literature about the topic.

medium.com

Tiny Trends #5: Floating Logos - "Flogos"

Tiny Trends " Do You Realize? " is one of the greatest songs ever by the Flaming Lips (or "Flips", a nickname I just made up) and serves as the backdrop for the latest tiny trend: Floating Logos.