On June 12, 2009, analog will die. The Digital TV Transition (DTV) website has everything you need to know about making the switch. There are no less than 50 pages of full text explaining how to painlessly prepare. A variety of downloadable PDFs are available to guide you through the converter box installation process. There’s [Keep Reading…]
Archives for April 2009
My Top 10 User Experience Design Blogs on Blogs.com
Wendy Taylor, editor of Six Apart‘s Blogs.com, recently got in touch to see if I’d be interested in being a guest author to create a list of the 10 Best User Experience Design Blogs. Of course I jumped at the chance. Mindful of this honor and opportunity, I was very careful about the blogs that [Keep Reading…]
Links from 4/14/2009 to 4/22/2009
Wordle – Beautiful Word CloudsVia Sarah Rice (@seneb) It’s Not the Recession, You Just SuckCompletely awesome blog post about getting off your ass and making things happen YouTube – Image resizeThe coolest image resizing I have ever seen (via @orian) Mike Arauz | Blog: Spectrum of Online FriendshipPassive interest > Active interest > Sharing > [Keep Reading…]
In the Press
Inspired by my good friend Matthew Knell, I’ve added a Press page to this site to highlight some of the awesome articles in which I’ve been mentioned. I always get a thrill when asked to contribute my thoughts as a user experience designer or to be featured for my work. It’s truly an honor. If [Keep Reading…]
Do you know what you’re designing for?
The world is rapidly changing. Do you realize what is happening around you? Do you understand the context in which the products and services you help to create will be used, reused, and repurposed? Ecosystems are paradigms are shifting so dramatically that the research you do at the beginning of a project may no longer [Keep Reading…]
Links from 12/12/2008 to 4/9/2009
Woah, Postalicious was broken and I didn’t even know it. Just fixed the plugin. Notebook 1: Paul Hughes & Design Thinking – a set on FlickrBeautiful sketch notes Redesign Must Die presentation by Lou RosenfeldLou Rosenfeld hates the term "redesign". Find out way MAYOR BLOOMBERG OUTLINES 11 INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT NEW YORK CITY'S FINANCIAL SERVICES [Keep Reading…]
10 Most Common Misconceptions About User Experience Design — the presentation
In early January I wrote an article for Mashable titled “10 Most Common Misconceptions About User Experience Design” in which I asked 20 of the most prominent leaders in the user experience community what they think is the biggest misunderstanding about what we do. I was blown away by the response to the article — [Keep Reading…]
An Event Apart Boston Schedule Now Online
In January I announced that I have the honor of speaking at An Event Apart in Boston (June 22-23) and Chicago (October 12-13). The complete schedule for the Boston AEA has just been published, along with my session info: DIY UX: 5 Ways to Give Your Users an Upgrade (Without Calling In a Pro) Have [Keep Reading…]
Photo of the day: Unattended Kids
This one wasn’t exactly a submission (I asked for it), but like yesterday’s it was snapped by someone other than me — the luminous Andrew Hinton. While we were in Memphis for the IA Summit, Andrew was enjoying a meal at the Flying Fish when he spotted this sign. WE LOVE KIDS, BUT PLEASE KEEP [Keep Reading…]
Photo of the day: Elevator button or fire alert?
Folks, this post marks a special occasion. My “Photo of the day” posts have become so famous that I’m starting to receive submissions — well, I got one, from a very nice friend. When I ran into Brian Shaler at SXSW, he told me that he had a great photo for me. He snapped it [Keep Reading…]