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Author here. You'd be surprised how many founders / operators I've spoken to over the past two years who work so hard to avoid discussing cancellations. At the core of it, they're …

Looks like we use the app differently, which is entirely possible in this world ;) My assumptions were twofold: 1) users would like to scroll and scan quickly (because they're impa…

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Was that swipe comfortable? Could you scan most of the headlines quickly, or was your thumb covering up most of them? Paper's story carousel is designed to get you scanning headlin…

Author here: I disagree that one can achieve the same effect by swiping near the center. A middle-to-left swipe on the phone doesn't make use of Paper's exciting physics-driven car…

This is the study I used as the basis of the Thumb Zone, etc.: http://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2013/02/how-do-users-re... ?

Your point about reducing the hero image is a very good one. I hadn't thought of that. And even if it's a poor quality image, the content is mostly static and distracts from the en…

Inspired by a conversation over at Product Hunt: http://www.producthunt.co/posts/1105

My favorite: http://startupstyles.com/collections/posters/products/forgin...

Thanks for the note. At best, your enumeration is highly speculative. We can only see the finished products and a little bit behind the curtain (the iOS 7 videos, "Steve Jobs" by I…

He's definitely polarizing. But I chose him because his products have had such an immense impact on our culture and what we perceive to be possible. As a side note, Ive had the mar…

It's a huge problem and I'm glad someone took a crack at identifying how large retail chains can stay relevant. I think it's spot on.

Sweet.