psychology
The illusion of control
“If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough.” - Mario Andretti
Control is a slippery thing. It’s important to our lives; we need it to rationalise and justify our decisions, but sometimes it’s simply beyond our influence. The well-known fundamental attribution error is a clear example of how we overstate human involvement in [...]
The Fox goes shopping: cognitive dissonance in e-commerce
One of the most widely used metrics in e-commerce is conversion: simply a measure of the proportion of people who go from x to Sale, where x might be simply visiting the site, or perhaps adding something to the basket.
Of course, increasing conversion is generally a Good Thing because it makes big red lines point [...]
Most (un)wanted songs
Two artists polled the musical tastes of the American public, then composed two songs containing the most widely-loved and -hated musical components. The Most Wanted Song is short, bland and unpleasantly reminiscent of Luther Vandross. The Most Unwanted Song is over twenty minutes long, and features tubas, rapping opera singers, accordians, and (hideously) a chorus [...]
Comics and personas
Inspired by Rebekah Sedaca’s Boxes and Arrows post, some workmates and I took a social day out learn the art of comic drawing. I can barely remember the last time I attempted to draw anything ‘for real’ - it’s long been something I’ve decided I couldn’t (and therefore shouldn’t) do.
And, well, I’m still not hugely [...]
Hidden logo messages
These have already done the rounds, but hey, I think they’re cute. Can you spot the hidden images in the two logos?
No? You sure?
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