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Yahoo’s homepage in screengrabs from 1996 to 2009

February 2nd, 2009 by Harry Brignull4 comments

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I like the way you can see the recurring pattern of a pristine design getting gradually tweaked and cluttered until it hits tipping point, then it gets redesigned and the cycle continues.

Source: WayBackWhenMachine. (Typo amended – thanks Hanford!)

What initial wireframe sketches should look like.

January 13th, 2009 by Harry Brignull5 comments

Check out these initial sketches for the Scribd user interface. This is what they should look like: messy and conceptual. For some reason, a lot of people still don’t get this. Being able to draw is a bonus, not a requirement.

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