It’s been way too long since I’ve posted, and I’m flooding with ideas. I’ve been reading up on all sorts of fun stuff about how the brain with books like Spark, Stumbling on Happiness, and How We Decide. It is…
Inspired by Dwight K. Schrute’s Fake Resume, I decided to create a real infographic resume for myself as a fun little side project… which I still might do… but in the mean time check out this cool automatic resume infographic builder…
I came across a great article today in UIE’s newsletter: Three Questions You Shouldn’t Ask During User Research. The article highlights some great points that many researchers grapple with when learning to moderate usability sessions, focus groups, interviews etc. How…
I’m giving a talk on forms tonight and to get my head focused I was scanning over some last minute articles on the subject when I came across the best error message idea ever. It’s not for every error message,…
When designing it is easy to get lost in the forest and forget about the branches on each tree. However it’s often in the branches, the subtle little additions that can make a big difference. One example of this is…
The experience of the microwave at my office drives me nuts. I often use it to “nuke” food, add some extra heat to oatmeal or re-heat my coffee. Additionally, I sometimes use it to heat up microwave meals. I like…
Too often I will see a report or set of recommendations for the user experience of something that in and of itself is not usable. This couldn’t be a more ironic and sad thing. We are the people who make…
I went to see Captain America this weekend, and I have to say I think I enjoyed the visual qualities of 40’s era WWII style designs meeting future Sci-Fi capabilities almost as much as the movie itself. It reminded me in a lot…
I recently received a tip from a friend that P.F. Chang’s is giving away a complimentary lettuce wrap for “liking” them on Facebook. Now the whole principle of getting a coupon for social liking is another post entirely. The point of this post…
I did some searching online and was able to find some great Android GUI sets for some prototypes I’m working on, but I couldn’t seem to find the date or time controls anywhere. So I created some and thought I…