Episode 104: Fade to White

This week, Jessica and Michael discuss Facebook’s redesign, which moves away from their signature shade of blue. Michael says,

Going to white is really quite a dramatic and even somewhat shocking step for them to take…I think it also has a little bit to do with sort of neutralizing the corporate voice into which anyone on Facebook has to dwell.

Also mentioned this week:

Dezeen on Facebook’s  site redesign
• Chris Hughes, New York Times, It’s Time to Break Up Facebook
• Boing Boing, Facebook Sends Nick Clegg to Rebut Chris Hughes
• Fast Company, The Call to Rein in Mark Zuckerberg Have Never Been Louder
• NPR, New Morning Edition Theme Music
• Cris Shapan, Fuxley Deluxe Edition Examples
• Cris Shapan on Facebook
• Stanley Kubrick the Exhibition at the London Design Museum

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