Four Design Links: August 27, 2009
Four more Design Links this week. Same bat-time, same bat-channel.
1. Measuring the quality of visitors rather than the quantity
Marketing blogger Helge Tennø raises an interesting question: in the age of social media, what are we missing from our current web analytics?
It is easy to measure page views and sales, but that still leaves a lot of room in between. How do we track the number and activity of different user types that make online communities work? There’s no good answer yet, but it’s something to chew on.
2. Custom weapons for Lego minifigs
If you ever thought your Lego creations were missing, say, a pulse-rifle or a fully-accessorized sniper rifle, BrickArms is the website for you.
3. Information is Beautiful
David McCandless has been on fire lately. In the past few weeks, I’ve seen many of his info viz creations in my feed, particularly the Twitter ones above.
His site, Information is Beautiful, features original work, criticism, and –what’s this?– datasets??? Bravo!
4. 2007’s Best Optical Illusion
Dept. Ophthalmology, McGill University
I collect optical illusions, but this one was new to me. Very simple, but the effect is obvious.
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