It's been quiet for a long time courtesy of the killer combination of craziness at the good ship GSP and not really having anything to blog about. So must start New Year by getting back in to the routine.
Anyway thought I'd point to a couple of things I'm loving very much at the moment which have a common theme of learning by doing.
The first is the Proof site by the good people at Zeus Jones. There's a great write up from Fast Company here but I love how they have turned the intimidating pursuit of learning about great whisky into a fun, beautifully designed social game. It creates a lovely obkect to learn around and has beautifully elegant UX. (And the whisky packaging is gorgeous)
The second thing is the brilliant simple idea of codeyear from the good people at code academy. Lots has been written about this but I love the way they have taken one of those things you put off because it feels difficulat and intimidating and truned it into a simple weekly pursuit that you know your friends are doing (200,000+ signups already and I'm seeing a whole tranche of signups on twitter). Sign up for it - it's brilliant and coding is one of the things we are all going to have to learn to be fluent in culture and marketing.
Oh, and codeyear was designed in a hour. Something to perhaps bear in mind when looking at the next timing plan....
I just stumbled upon your blog and I just wanted to say thanks a lot. Now you know you helped a total noob in his first steps. Bookmarked.
Posted by: Ramond | January 30, 2012 at 08:06 AM
Good post! I have been on code year this year... Proof site is something new. Seems interesting too. Will check it out
Posted by: Arvind Ravikumar | April 25, 2012 at 01:27 PM
Good work…unique site and interesting too… keep it up…looking forward for more updates.
Posted by: model agency Switzerland | June 06, 2012 at 01:59 AM
Really i am impressed from this post....the person who created this post is a genius and knows how to keep the readers connected. Thanks for sharing this with us. I found it informative and interesting. Looking forward for more updates.
Posted by: hoteles en puerto vallarta | June 06, 2012 at 02:01 AM
This is very useful to me. I'm glad I found this blog. Thank you for your share with us, I always learn new things from your post! It will provide great idea.
Posted by: Randall Cobb Jersey | January 05, 2013 at 10:49 PM
Hey there! This is kind of off topic but I need some advice from an established blog. Is it very hard to set up your own blog? I'm not very techincal but I can figure things out pretty quick. I'm thinking about making my own but I'm not sure where to start. Do you have any points or suggestions? Appreciate it
Posted by: Energy Drinks | September 13, 2013 at 03:45 AM