Monthly Archives: June 2007

Humility & the Interaction Designer

When asked what personal qualities make a good interaction designer, Larry Tesler highlighted humility: “Enough confidence to believe you can solve any design problem and enough humility to understand that most of your ideas are probably bad. Enough humility to … Continue reading

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Sagmiester

Unlike some of my my esteemed colleagues, I must confess to being a relative novice when it comes to public speaking. Which makes it all the more awe-inspiring when I get to watch a great talk. Stefan Sagmeister’s ‘Yes, design … Continue reading

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Starbucks

“Starbucks is selling a public gathering place. Coffee is the enabling mechanism.” Jim Kunstler

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Diversions 2

Thoughtless acts looks fantastic Photosynth Brooklyn Buzz Donna Maurer generously shares her card sorting resources Core animation sounds interesting Mark El-khatib’s twenty page hand stitched atlas

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Listening to Interaction

“…watching a tool in use is the same as observing a conversation. everything, in a sense, has its inputs and outputs. From that point of view, the boundary between “interactive” and “noninteractive” tools start to dissolve. Interaction design is largely … Continue reading

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Diversions

Limited edition concert posters Rouleur magazine Beyond Standards has been resurrected and still looks good. There’s even one or two of my scribblings floating around. Grafik150 Coudal defend the London 2012 identity (I think I agree with every single point) … Continue reading

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Gulp

Paul drew my attention to the terms of use on Facebook: “When you post User Content to the Site, you authorize and direct us to make such copies thereof as we deem necessary in order to facilitate the posting and … Continue reading

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