Acclaim Archives
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The pig makes noise
April 14, 2008
SmartyPig has been all over the place lately. Since the site launched in early March, the Happy Cog-designed social banking website has been profiled in an article on Businessrecord.com, on American Public Media’s Future Tense (available as a podcast in RealMedia, MP3 or via iTunes), Dow Jones Market Watch, Webware, Download Squad, Mashable, and on Net Banker. When not making noise in the media, SmartyPig has been listening to its users. Righteous.
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Preview Praise
March 19, 2008
The paint isn’t dry on the WordPress 2.5 preview built by Automattic and designed by Happy Cog, but the buzz in user forums and on blogs is already white-hot, and journalistic reviews are beginning to come in, too.
In “Catch a Sneak Peak at WordPress 2.5’s Sexy New Look,” Wired Magazine says: “Although WordPress 2.5 includes some nice new features like better plugin management, full-text feeds, and built-in photo galleries, the most immediately obvious change is the sleek new look, which comes courtesy of Jeffery Zeldman and the Happy Cog design team.”
And in “10 Things You Need To Know About WordPress 2.5,” Technosailor summarizes: “By far the most comprehensive change in this release was the complete rethinking of how WordPressers do their administrative tasks. Happy Cog Studios was enlisted to do usability research and testing—with the emphasis being on usability research.”
Although 2.5 is still just in preview, the build by Automattic is rock-solid, and we are using it for our daily blogging.
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Live on Design Matters
March 14, 2008
Happy Cog founder and executive creative director Jeffrey Zeldman is this week’s guest on “Design Matters with Debbie Millman,” the leading internet talk radio show on the “challenging and compelling canvas of today’s design world.” Listen live today, 14 March 2008, from 3:00 to 4:00 pm ET. Previous guests on “Design Matters with Debbie Millman” have included Milton Glaser, Stefan Sagmeister, and Ellen Lupton.
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Kongrats!
March 13, 2008
Congratulations to Kongregate, whose Happy-Cog-designed site was named the People’s Choice at the 11th Annual Web Awards at SXSW Interactive, Austin TX.
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Zeldman on Design Matters
February 20, 2008
Season Five of Design Matters with Debbie Millman features Chip Kidd, Kurt Andersen, Laurie Rosenwald, Abbott Miller, and Happy Cog’s Jeffrey Zeldman, among others. Guests include graphic designers, writers, illustrators, and even a Nobel-winning scientist. Tune in every Friday at 3:00 pm to hear the live podcast.
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A List Apart leads Web Typography Showcase
September 20, 2007
i love typography has just curated 15 excellent examples of web typography. Leading the pack is A List Apart, Happy Cog’s twice-monthly magazine for people who make websites.
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BusinessWeek love
August 7, 2007
Although it is entitled “Jeffrey Zeldman: King of Web Standards” Jessie Scanlon’s new article in BusinessWeek might help designers and developers who aren’t named Jeffrey Zeldman sell web standards to their bosses or clients.
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BusinessWeek profiles founder
June 14, 2007
Happy Cog founder Jeffrey Zeldman is profiled in the context of a 14 June 2007 Business Week special report on cutting edge designers. (See slide show on “10 professionals working at the very edges of their disciplines in order to redefine their industries.”)