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Jonny Mack – Seven Things That Caught My Eye This Week

Some new work music, the trailer for the upcoming Christopher Nolan movie, and a treasure trove of animated gifs. Just some of the 7 things that caught the eye of Jonny Mack this week. Jonny is a product designer at Google, who we are very much looking forward to hosting in the Product Track at Web Directions. Check them all out below, follow Jonny on Twitter, and don’t miss his session at Web Directions!

#Ferguson

A powerful reminder of how important the internet is. Without it, I don’t think Michael Brown’s murder would have been much more than a byline in local media outlets.

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Siri’s Inventors Are Building a Radical New AI That Does Anything You Ask

Interesting to think about the role of design in a problem space like this.

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Design and Research

Old gold from Paul Graham on the relationship between design and research

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Big Phone

I’m not really into electronic music, but I’m into this. It’s an EP from one of the prototypers on the Android team in Seattle. Perfect work music.

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How the sun sees you

Immediate visual feedback makes a far more compelling case than a scolding from the doctor.

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Ethan Marcotte’s treasure trove of animated gifs. Invaluable for efficient work communication.

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Intersteller

I’m a big Christopher Nolan fan and really hoping this is as awesome as it looks.

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