Category: design

Cool != Good and the future of UI

One of the sensory highlights of E-tech ’06 was the demo of the multitouch interaction project from NYU. I’ve…

What’s better than finding a great thing, that works great and makes me endlessly happy without me having to…

I’ve been to tons of conferences and often left disapointed. They’re often so similiar and despite the high prices,…

This week in the UX-clinic discussion forum: Topic #1 – The frankenstein prototype: For 3 weeks I’ve been building…

Just returned from NYC on a flight from Song, the ill-fated Delta airlines experiment. Without much explanation Delta recently…

Jess McMullin has a good post on design games. Years ago I ran a live design competition as part…

Today marks the one year anniversary of pm-clinic, a friendly discussion group on leading and managing teams. It’s been…

Feedshot.com Summary: this isn’t a site as much as a dialog box for a service. Two buttons and four…

Sadly these critiques (in honor of world usability day) were delayed due to someone hacking the forums on my…

In honor of world usability day, here’s an essay that examines the causes of bad designs, and offers advice…

Tommorow is the first annual world usability day. Free events all over the world are taking place to promote…

Ever wonder why so much of what’s made is so bad? Here’s some answers and advice on what to…

Someone kindly submitted my post to slashdot this morning, and it took the site down for awhile – apologies.…

It’s a sad day and a good day. For years I’ve held onto my IE install out of love.…

How honest are you when mistakes are made in your favor? I bet it depends on your relationship to…

Thoughts on browser design, from someone who worked on IE 1.0 to 5.0. How to build a better browser.