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Twitter Principal Designer Josh Brewer to Depart

Josh Brewer, principle designer at Twitter for nearly three years, announced Wednesday he will soon leave the company to “pursue his own thing.” Brewer worked on a number of key initiatives during his years on Twitter’s design team (led most recently by Mike Davidson), where he focused primarily on product, according to his LinkedIn profile.

Apple’s Declaration of Values: Simplify, Perfect, Delight

Apple’s new manifesto is at once a mission statement for the post-Steve Jobs era and a paean to the Apple co-founder’s vision for the company.
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Yahoo Search Gets a Facelift

Yahoo has rolled out a new design for its search pages in the U.S. that moves results higher on the page, adds improved navigation and loads faster.

Draw Something From This: Yahoo’s Design Chief Tim Parsey to Depart

After stabilizing the design culture at Yahoo amid much turmoil, the well-known user experience exec leaves the sketchbook to CEO Mayer.
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Jawbone Hires Microsoft’s Mindy Mount as President to Turbocharge Ops

A new leader for the high-profile gadget maker.
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Will Google Deliver on Its Nexus Q Promise? Not at This Year’s I/O.

The search giant won’t be updating us on its streaming media device at this week’s I/O developer conference. Perhaps next year?
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LinkedIn Brings Rich Media to Profiles

LinkedIn on Wednesday announced that it will now allow users to add video and photos to their profile pages — essentially, a way to let users create a more visual representation of an online resume. The update will begin rolling out to members of English-speaking countries on Wednesday.

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Mango Health App That Games Taking Meds Launches With Target Partnership

San Francisco-based Mango Health — a new mobile app aimed at allowing people to manage their personal health by tracking medications and nutritional supplements they take — is launching after a 16-week pilot program and a strategic deal with retail giant Target. The app rewards users with gift cards or allows them to make charitable donations for correctly following their medical regimens by using game design principles. Consumers can also check for interactions between medications, supplements and foods, and get dosage reminders. Mango has raised $3.1 million in seed funding from venture firms First Round Capital, Floodgate and Baseline Ventures, as well as angel investors Mark Pincus and Keith Rabois.

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Apple Design Teams Get Cozier

Last October Apple Inc. announced a management shake-up designed to increase collaboration across its different divisions. Sure enough, some walls have come down, though many others remain.

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