basheera khan

basheera khan

Basheera Khan  //  Basheera Khan is a freelance user experience designer with an interest in information architecture, interaction design and content strategy. She’s also a co-founder of the collaborative bug-tracking web app, http://PlayNice.ly.

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Dec 31 / 10:43pm

3 frustrating things about Quora's UI

Between Hacker News and Quora I may never do anything productive again. Still, much as I love Quora for its salon-esque feel, there are a few things about using it that really grate.

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Dec 31 / 10:43pm

3 frustrating things about Quora's UI

Between Hacker News and Quora I may never do anything productive again. Still, much as I love Quora for its salon-esque feel, there are a few things about using it that really grate.

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Jan 17 / 7:55am

How Crumpler lost its cool

I've always admired the Crumpler brand. I have a Gimp, love it to bits. I need a new laptop bag, so of course, the first place I thought to look was Crumpler.co.uk. And I found this:
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Weird-ass name aside, what a load of sexist, insulting horseshit. Talk about not knowing your customers. :-p Of course, I've had short hair for most of my life, so I guess I could be biased and/or misled to believe these women look horrendous:

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May 3 / 7:05am

Customer retention tip #42 (Or, how not to keep ‘em coming back)

Website being updated. Going live in the next few days. Please come back
I didn't make a note of the site, so I can't even name and shame; that's how disinclined I am to go back. :-p
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May 3 / 7:05am

Customer retention tip #42 (Or, how not to keep ‘em coming back)

Website being updated. Going live in the next few days. Please come back
I didn't make a note of the site, so I can't even name and shame; that's how disinclined I am to go back. :-p
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May 3 / 7:05am

Customer retention tip #42 (Or, how not to keep ‘em coming back)

Website being updated. Going live in the next few days. Please come back
I didn't make a note of the site, so I can't even name and shame; that's how disinclined I am to go back. :-p
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