Impulse

@ultrasparky It's part of the Victorian charm of the place, like separate taps for scalding and Arctic water.
@oledward @mskirbekk Also Luke Wroblewski's book on web form design. /cc @julianmoncada_ @h_donker
@mSkirbekk What area, specifically? webfonts? responsive design? interaction? layout? ...? /cc @julianmoncada_ @h_donker @oledward
@davelab6 Yep. Jos is a good example. So is Jonathan Coulton in music. I'd like to see many more examples beyond the first successes.
@andremora Comics! (ooh, sorry: Graphic Novel) /cc @litherland @dvsch
@davelab6 Or put another way: for products you consume (use it for a time & move on), loss-leaders work. But fonts aren't (yet) consumables.
@davelab6 Maybe. I think it works for any habitual purchase - ice cream, music, books, drugs. Are fonts a habitual purchase? (should they?)
Good economic argument for future success of ebooks: The Future of the Book Is the Stream: http://t.co/X0xL6aAU
Interesting: giving away / lending ebooks increases ebook sales http://t.co/X5FXYwK5
@forcebold Perfect timing! Thanks!

Archive of February, 2005

February 7th, 2005
by Rob McKaughan

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February 3rd, 2005
by Rob McKaughan

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