Cognition

I’ve put some of the mockups for the new BountyUp website onto my flickr account, and it’s really starting to look good. Bruce Giovando, of voleurz fame, has a particular knack for design akin to fungus.

What I mean by that is that it’s in soft, earthy tones, and that although you might be initially repelled by it, gradually it grows on you. This is especially true of the “pig”:

I’m hoping that this cute, lovable, and strangely rotund mascot will help people overcome their initial cognitive friction, and get around to really getting their mind around this whole “social buying” thing.

Expect to see the new design up on the site within the week. Other features in production include:

* Templates for common bounty terms
* More and better social features (wall posts, friends)
* Favorite Bounties
* New and different payment methods (goodbye, Paypal)