“information wants to be free, But information also wants to be expensive.” wired.com/story/wired-pa…

Way way too much to digest from Cait O'Riordan’s terrific #nmd19 talk about how the Financial Times uses data + lean to drive smart product development. Here’s the money slide, though: It comes down to empowered product teams operating in the right structure. No surprise here.

Good UX is not the prize you give users for subscribing to your news site, it's the pathway that gets them to subscribe. If you don't agree, try taking someone on three shitty dates then ask them to marry you.

All of these facts mean one thing: the ultra-restrictive abortion laws coming out of 14 states now are incompatible with the science of human development. They are based on *belief*, not fact. When you legislate belief over fact, you are imposing state religion.

My latest The New Yorker cover “Summer hours” celebrates unusual and ingenious commuting ideas, bringing a breath of fresh air to the coming summer.

Can Data Be Human? The Work of Giorgia Lupi | The New Yorker newyorker.com/culture/cultur…

digestible warm grey tunable fuchsia autarchical windows blue

Interesting thread

The fab FT App team have added an Experiments page, available via the app menu (hamburger, top left). Note to Apple: the first option to appear on the FT App Experiments page was ... Dark Mode, *way* back in January. Just saying. #DarkModeIsOldNews

Mindset. Great analogy here for my favourite theme of ‘mandates and authority are not only given or bestowed upon. Many times in life and business (and product development) they simply need to be taken’. #leadership

I love it when ux portfolios focus on the processes involved in solving the user need... not the shiny finished product. Not enough do... if yours does DM me we’re hiring. #ux #journeymapping #condenast thanks to Nicolai Knoll for this excellent example from the archive!

what if we removed men from political photos: a thread

This is how you keep people. First day back from maternity leave and a returners kit complete with branded toddler t-shirt awaits me 👏🏻👏🏻 Life at FT

This is SO funny on new Vogue Portugal ♠️ You gotto know Celeste barber for this; She challenged and recreated the #irinashayk cover. Two covers, the new issue and lots of humor. “its a matter of taste” amazing issue of Vogue Portugal Editorinchief Sofia.slucas

🚨🚨Condé Nast are looking for Product Managers to lead global initiatives on how to best serve our Consumers across household names such as Vogue, GQ, Glamour, Vanity Fair, Wired. Work in a flexible environment with a bunch of smart, friendly folks! condenastuk.avature.net/careers/JobDet…

Pollution on London's Zone 1 tube mapped for the first time. An FT investigation show's just how bad the air on the tube is. Fantastic article by Financial Times' Camilla Hodgson and Leslie Hook #pollution #gistribe ft.com/content/6f381a…

Flight attendant: Is there a doctor on this flight? Dad: *nudging me* that should've been you Me: Not now Dad Dad: Not asking for a new logo, are they? Me: Dad, there's a medical emergency happening right now Dad: Go and see if adjusting their letter spacing helps

Say what you like about the monarchy, but having a funeral set to cost the economy billions at a time when millions are going cold and hungry couldn't be more on brand.