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Google Designer Heads to Way Cooler Job at Twitter
So much for Twitter being a source of real-time news! Nearly three weeks after Valleywag first reported the startup's poaching of top Google designer Doug Bowman, cofounder Biz Stone confirms the hire. -
#hubris
Marissa Mayer Is Right 80 Percent of the Time
Continuing her unstoppable PR rampage, Google executive Marissa Mayer took to NBC's Press:Here, a Silicon Valley interview show. The cupcake princess of search defended her by-the-numbers approach to Google's design. More » -
#nerdfight
The Unflinching Stare of Marissa Mayer
Is Marissa Mayer, Google's cupcake princess, driving away talent with her icy indifference and utter lack of management skills? One ex-Googler says yes. Here's Anne Halsall's tale of getting dissed by Mayer at a meeting: More » -
#valleywag
Google's Data Fetish Drives Away Its Top Designer
As we reported last week, Doug Bowman, Google's top designer, has confirmed that he's leaving (we hear to Twitter). Bowman's reasons for quitting are fascinating — and they show why Google's losing its cool. More » -
#favicons
Web Art in 256 Pixels
Sometimes the best art is the tiniest. Google's revamped favicon, a 16-pixel-by-16-pixel representation of the website, may be the best design work yet from a company not known for its visual flair. More » -
