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7 personality traits of great designers

Jun25
by on June 25, 2015 at 9:02 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev, designer, personality

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To be a good designer, you need more than just mastery of design skills and a good eye. With more and more companies hiring waves of designers, you must have all the skills needed to thrive within a larger product team. Photo credits: Lovelorn Poets In this piece, we’ll describe some of the personality traits that help the designers in all aspects of their work, from satisfying users to working with stakeholders. Remember that one simply isn’t “born with” these traits (although a few may come naturally to some designers). These traits can be learned, developed, encouraged, and nurtured, transforming…

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This is what happens when North Korea takes over your social media

Jun25
by on June 25, 2015 at 8:02 am
Posted In: Around the Web, hacked, Hacking, North Korea, Shareables, vooza

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Hacking has become an everyday presence in our digital lives. But what if the hackers got a bit, you know, creative? At Vooza HQ this week, they found themselves having to battle the almighty North Korean army. But, instead of waging a righteous war on the staff at the startup, they decide to enact a much more cruel revenge via social media. Can they survive? Vooza is a video comic strip about the tech world (aka “The Spinal Tap of startups”) that’s been buzzed about by David Karp, Dennis Crowley, Jason Fried, and other tech bigwigs. You can Join Vooza’s email…

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Watch an incredible 3D printed Batman suit in action

Jun25
by on June 25, 2015 at 7:36 am
Posted In: 3D printing, Arkham Origins, Around the Web, batman, Batsuit, Shareables

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Sure, you could just play Batman in the recently-released ‘Arkham Origins’ but an Irish company has taken Dark Knight fandom to the next level. Galway-based studio Order 66 Creatures and Effects scanned the outfit from the game and worked with prototying firm Tundra Designs and effects company Gauntlet FX to create a full-size, 3D-printed replica. Ditching the traditional approach of sculpting and casting armor cut the time to create the costume in half. It took the team just four weeks to build. The outfit includes a folding Batarang, fireball shooting gauntlets and built-in video screens. ➤ Order 66 [via Ireland AM] Read next: Lego…

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Netflix reportedly launching in India next year

Jun25
by on June 25, 2015 at 7:32 am
Posted In: Around the Web, India, netflix

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Netflix is reportedly bringing its streaming TV service to India by 2016, according to The Times of India. Sources familiar with the matter told the newspaper that the service will arrive with popular Indian shows like Buniyaad, Nukkad and Malgudi Days, and will be available on iOS and Android. A Netflix spokesperson told the paper, “We have said we plan to be nearly global by the end of 2016. We have nothing else to share at this point.” The company has 62 million subscribers worldwide and has a huge opportunity to capitalize on in India. With 4G services from major…

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