Crooked Pixels

Musings about design, technology and everything in between.

Written by Charles Lim aka Ched

Field Notes

Essays for people who notice things.

Longer looks at design, technology, and human behaviour — one argument at a time.

From Pick Up to Prime Time: How to Fix the Big 3 Basketball League

Armchair commissioner

From Pick Up to Prime Time: How to Fix the Big 3 Basketball League

A half court game makes the sport more accessible for players, but at what cost to viewers?

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The UX of Super Mario Bros.: Three Concepts Found in Good Level Design

Onboarding, 1985

The UX of Super Mario Bros.: Three Concepts Found in Good Level Design

The best onboarding experience ever made came out in 1985.

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4 Steps to Fixing Toronto's Underground PATH System

Lost, underground

4 Steps to Fixing Toronto's Underground PATH System

The world's largest underground shopping complex, and nobody can find their way through it.

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The search for the perfect sketchbook continues. Is it the iPad Pro?

The sketchbook quest

The search for the perfect sketchbook continues. Is it the iPad Pro?

Palm rejection: the feature that separates a tablet from a very expensive Etch A Sketch.

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The undead web

What is the Web, Really? - The Misconception of Native Apps and the Undead Web

Apps don't compete with the web. They run on it.

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Wrist check

My Time with the Apple Watch

The best watch apps are the ones you never open.

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Where has all the Magic Gone? The Diminishing Returns of Magic

Spoiler alert

Where has all the Magic Gone? The Diminishing Returns of Magic

The explanation is never as good as the trick.

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Brushing Off: What Hair Salons Taught Me About Client Services

Lessons from the chair

Brushing Off: What Hair Salons Taught Me About Client Services

A good haircut is invisible. So is good service.

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Waiting to Exhale: How I quit smoking after 15 years

Cold turkey

Waiting to Exhale: How I quit smoking after 15 years

Smoking looks great in photos because it helps balance a composition. Quitting doesn't photograph as well.

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Be kind, rewind

Lost Experiences: The Video Store

The algorithm knows what you've liked. The video store knew what you were ready for.

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Crooked Pixels

Charles Lim is Head of Brand & Communications at PartnerStack — a designer who codes, a strategist who ships, a brand leader who drives pipeline. Crooked Pixels is his field notes on building with AI.

Learn more about Charles at charleslim.net