Snapchat’s UX Design Loses 3 Million Users
Snapchat has always been an interesting case study on unintuitive UX design. Its design is the king of “learned experiences” rather than intuitive UX. This is perfectly supported by its report of declining users after its recent interface...
Read MoreStop Using Creative Job Titles
- by Kenan Bateman
- in Blog Digital Marketing
- posted July 18, 2018
We’ve all seen those creative job titles in websites. Dave Thompson Search Engine Ninja Warrior Melissa Jordan Visual Extraordinaire …or the nonsense that creative agencies throw around with titles like… Blake Williams Pirate Captain All of these...
Read MoreDigital Marketing Announcements from Apple’s WWDC
- by Kenan Bateman
- in Blog Digital Marketing
- posted June 4, 2018
The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) has traditionally been a holiday in June for me. A lot of the time, I leave the keynote feeling hype about a new feature. Not this year. Unfortunately the Steve Jobs...
Read MoreAfter Effects Keyboard Shortcuts Every Motion Designer Should Know
- by Kenan Bateman
- in After Effects & Motion Design Blog Creative Professional Advice
- posted May 30, 2018
Layer Properties P – Toggle position property A – Toggle anchor point property T – Toggle opacity property (think “opaci-T”) R – Toggle rotation property S – Toggle scale property U – Toggle open all keyframed properties on layer U + U – Toggle...
Read MoreVideo Exporting Time – To Bill or Not to Bill?
- by Kenan Bateman
- in Blog Creative Professional Advice
- posted May 23, 2018
For motion graphics artists, animators, and video professionals, exporting time is dull. Every designer knows that. It’s not the flashy, creative part of the process with things changing and moving. However, it’s just as important as everything...
Read MoreCreative Source Files – Are They Free?
- by Kenan Bateman
- in Blog Creative Professional Advice
- posted May 16, 2018
Whenever a new contract is started, it’s always best to determine up front what that contract includes. Is it for just the final product? What does that final product include – and more importantly – not include?...
Read MoreUpdated Site!
- by Kenan Bateman
- in Blog
- posted May 1, 2018
It’s been a few years since I last wrote a blog post, so it’s probably appropriate I write another one. Hey, 3 or 4 posts a decade is a good pace, right? I’m revisiting the blog here...
Read MoreHello, Internet!
- by Kenan Bateman
- in Blog
- posted August 1, 2015
I finally broke down and got a website. So I have to assume I am now famous. That’s how the Internet works, right? No? Well then… “What’s the website for?” That’s a good question, me. It’s a...
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