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The Wander Postcard Project

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21 pointskurtvarner7 comments

What is Wander? "click" Request an Invite or sign in to find out more about Wander.

WTF?

Yeah they're 'give us your email to find out what it is' model belongs in the library of ux anti-patterns. Luckily you can put junk data in, they don't verify the email before letting you see what it's about. And even that doesn't tell you might.

So, I figured I'd sign up with a throwaway.

Spoiler alert: it's like instagram for places.

(I think. It's incredibly hard to tell, and I could be completely wrong. All I know is that I can share some pictures as postcards, or something.)

Huge props to Keenan (https://twitter.com/#!/keenancummings) for putting this together and curating such an excellent collection of art.

He's a great guy, one of the most talented designers I know, and deserves every bit of success that I'm sure Wander and this blog will have.

What does the asterisk in the title refer to? That usually means there's a footnote, but I couldn't find one. Even tried clicking on it.

I'm going to say that if a startup's blog leaves you with no idea about what the startup does, then it's poorly designed no matter how pretty it is.

My favorite part is that they all come in iPhone or iPad wallpaper forms. No. 34 is my favorite card, and instantly became my iPad lock screen.

The artwork is nice, but am I the only one who associates "designed", in the context of an online presentation, as a mix of UI/UX design? This is a Tumblr with illustrations, with an overall presentation that mimics Pinterest's appeal. If I'm not mistaken...well, judging by the sparse text after signup... the service appears to be a Pinterest for places

> THE PLACES YOU’LL GO… The places you’ve been and the places you dream of — all the places you’re connected to and the story that tells. That’s your Wanderlog

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