Micah Mertes

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Micah Mertes is a writer eking out a humble life in eastern Nebraska. His portfolio can be found here.

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How to Be a Literal Big-Name Author

2011/11/15

See how Stephen King’s byline took over his paperbacks. »
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The Worst Reactions to the New Facebook Top News Feed

2011/09/22

Facebook’s latest major change has made it easier to read people’s updates hating on Facebook’s latest major change. Here’s my news feed:

Read the feed har har that rhymes »
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The Criterion Collection, Designed by Your Mom

2011/08/31

The Criterion Collection is one of the few bright, shining examples of good design in pop culture. That little “C” on the top left corner of the covers means movie aficionados are in for a classy experience, the whole package a tasteful tribute to a fine film.

But imagine, if you will, an alternate reality in which the Criterion Collection selections were picked and designed by your mom after she stumbled across an old version of Photoshop Elements and took a summer semester graphic design course at the local community college.

What might that look like? »
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How to Make Your App Store Icon (Look Like Everyone Else’s)

2011/08/22

Apple’s iTunes App Store has approved more than 500,000 apps since launching in July 2008, making it maddeningly difficult for a new app to stand out.

Your best advertising tool is your app icon. You’ve got less than a square inch to work with here, so it’s got to be to-the-point, shamelessly populist and stupid obvious.

It must follow the pack; it must follow the hell out of it.

Read our pictorial guide. »
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How Joke Charts Work

2011/07/22

We’ve studied graph humor sites like Culturegraph, Amorphous Blog, I Love Charts, Indexed, JamPhat and the CheezBurger Network’s GraphJam, and we’ve figured out how they work. Enjoy.

Yep, it’s a joke graph about joke graphs. »
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The United States of Netflix Local Favorites

2011/07/10

Turns out, Netflix will tell you what movies are popular in your area. Also turns out, local favorites are often funnily clichéd.

We looked up the movies that each state was watching more than the others, and we mapped them out across the United States. Enjoy!

Mississippi: What the hell, guys?

See the giant Netflix map. »