Author Archives: James Box
Hasta luego
This little experiment is over for a while; The blog that is. I seem to have got caught in some kind of middle ground in which I feel I have to write ‘articles’ when I actually want to just spout … Continue reading
Enduring tabs
Lion or Bear? Self-Tracking and Social Identity Users can change roles over time – the device vibrates when your state changes, but you can only see what role you’ve taken on by “mating” your device with another person’s device, giving … Continue reading
SXSWi ‘09 submission
Any UX practitioner worth their grain of salt will tell you that Snap’s Rhythm is a Dancer is one of the most influential pieces of music within the experience design field. And now it’s my turn to pay homage to … Continue reading
Silverback & RITE (sitting in a tree)
We finally released Steve the Gorilla in to the wild. This was Clearleft’s first foray in to the desktop application world and brought its own unique challenges. It actually feels good to escape the confines of a browser. In fact, … Continue reading
Context over dogma
This is lovely for many reasons, but it’s the last line that gets me: Context over dogma. What a beautiful way to put it.
@media 2008
London was my home for seven years. I can’t say I miss living there yet it never fails to entice me back. And I’ve been beguiled by London again. This time after spending a few days at @media. I felt … Continue reading
Diversions 81
Bean “Bean is a small, easy-to-use word processor (or more precisely, a rich text editor), designed to make writing convenient, efficient and comfortable. Bean is Open Source, fully Cocoa, and is available free of charge! MS Word, OpenOffice, etc. try … Continue reading
Here we go again…
Well it’s that time of the year again: SXSWi. Spoken like a veteran but in truth, this will only be my second visit. Just like last year, I’ll be joining all the cool kids at the Hampton Inn Downtown for … Continue reading
