Tuesday, May 28, 2019

YouTube: 500 Internal Server Error

Visited YouTube and this happened.

Sorry, something went wrong. 
A team of highly trained monkeys has been dispatched to deal with this situation. 
If you see them, send them this information as text (screenshots frighten them):

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Email Updates on StrengthsFinder

Email 


The first checkbox after the form was this:
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I’d also like to be among the first to know about new Gallup offerings and services. I understand that I may subscribe from these offerings at any time.

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Auto Save Button

The save function is evolving. 
The icon itself is nearly irrelevant. Most children have never seen a 3.5" floppy disk. If you ask a child what the Save icon is they might guess, "A file cabinet?"

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Excel: New Features... T-Rex

This pop up appeared when I opened Excel after a recent update. 
This particular update was funny. 




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Watch Your Worksheet Come Alive
Insert animated 3D graphics to see hearts beat, planets orbit, and T-Rex rampage through the workbook.



Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Gmail micro animation

This micro animation as the page was loading was delightful to me. 
It was for Gmail's 15th birthday






Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Email updates on Zola.com


After completing an order for a friend's wedding gift I am rightly prompted to let them know where I would like my order updates sent. 
Of course! Here is my email address. 
This is a great moment (per business needs) to grow their promotional email list. 
The wording here is key. 
Most users will assume the checkbox text "Yes, send me email updates from Zola" is referring to the same thing as above "order updates"

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Upcoming O'REILLY titles

If you are part of the UX community, then you certainly recognize this book cover style. 


Perhaps they are being published by O'REALY


Tuesday, November 27, 2018

YouTube Surveys: Have you heard of Coca-Cola?

This preroll survey on YouTube.com had me cracking up. 


Do you think it was paid for by Cide Cola, or Loma Cola?

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Registration Step 1: Identity Verification

This is the flow of screens that I experienced when registering for a benefits provider through my employer. I have seen a similar questionnaire when getting a car insurance quote from Nationwide Insurance. 
(sensitive information has been masked for privacy)

Question 1 of 4
The following enhanced security questions have been set up to confirm your identity and protect your account.


Question 2 of 4


Question 3 of 4


Question 4 of 4



The Identity Verification process "had some trouble" so they asked additional questions, but the numbering started over. 

Question 1 of 4

Question 2 of 4


Question 3 of 4


Question 4 of 4



Screen shots taken 2018-2