(Seattle) InfoCamp 2008 this weekend
Hadn’t heard of this before, but there’s a design unconference here in Seattle this weekend: InfoCamp 2008. $50 gets…
Category: design
How hard to immigrate into the U.S? Awesome flowchart
I can’t say how accurate this thing is, but it’s both a great piece of design (By Terry Colon,…
Google’s web browser (Chrome): early review
I’ve written often about web browser design, so I happily downloaded Chrome, Google’s new web browser (download), a few…
A new take on Myths of Innovation
Stumbled across, via dive into mark, a clever tool for making word art from any text. For kicks, I…
What every movie review website needs
I can’t tell you how many times, even in notable magazines, I’ve read movie reviews that spoil the movie.…
Understanding Apple (Apple now the #1 Music retailer)
According to Apple, over January and February of this year they surpassed Wal-Mart as the largest music retailer in…
The worst keyboard in the world
Ok, I confess, I have seen worse keyboards in the world. But this is definitely the worst space bar…
Conference materials (and more) done right – Webstock ’08
One highlight of webstock 08 was the fantastic design of their handouts, badges and bags. Most conferences, including design…
The secrets of the Parthenon
I watched a great episode of PBS’s Nova the other night about the design of the Parthenon. Heard lots…
Usability review #4: Simplygoogle
#4 on the free review list is SimplyGoogle a utility page, exploding out many of the google options onto…
Usability review #3: Ginablack.net
#3 on the free review list is a site for the writer Gina Black. It’s a simple site and…
Usability review #5: Freetheslaves.net
#5 on the free review list is a site that has a purpose that’s hard to top: Freeing slaves.…
Why you should go to the GEL ’08 conference
I’ve been attending or contributing to GEL (Good experience live) for several years now , but I have to…
Usability is not a verb
I started my career in what is now called UX, but switched within a year for a management role…
Usability review: parkingfriend.com
#2 on the free review list comes from Geneva Switzerland, at parking-friend.com, a site for valet parking at the…
Usability review: iwethey.org
I got hit with a case of the lazies, and didn’t get to my promised free usability reviews until…
The future of the laptop: designed by kids
Amy Tieneman at CNET wrote about a school project, where kids design, and play with, their own paper based…
World usability day: Free usability review
Next thursday Nov 8th is World usability day, and there are events all over the world. For you folks…
Come to MX-East and I will buy you dinner
I’m speaking on innovation at the upcoming adaptive path conference MX-EAST, on October 21-23 near Philadelphia, PA. It’s a…
Site update complete – now 100% wordpress
For ages I’ve been working on merging the site with the blog – since the site was ancient, evil,…