The 2006 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer & Cognitive Science is awarded to Donald Norman for the development of the field of user-centered design, which utilizes our understanding of how …
The Design Observer is redesigned
I was revisiting some archived links of mine and I noticed that the Design Observer had been redesigned. It’s a nice read :)
Eye tracking experiences by Seth Godin
Paul Love from work forwarded this great blog post by Seth Godin on his experiences from Eye Tracking. I think websurfing is a hunting activity. The eye is looking for …
Lecture on Empathy & appropriation in designing for the blind
Salvatore Fiore will be conducting a lecture with the University of York’s HCI GROUP on the 17th of October 2005 titled, Empathy and appropriation in designing for blind experience. The …
Colour selection with Scheme Generator 2
Web Style have created a useful colour tool that helps in the selection of colour combinations. The tool creates suitable colour combinations within various palettes that are comfortable and pleasant …
User Interface Patterns and Techniques
Jeniffer Tidwell has written a useful list of common patterns that helps provide literary solutions within Interface Design. Her list isn’t intended as a step-by-step guide on creating an interface, …
The redesign of the BBEdit 8 icon
The recent update of the OS X software by Barebones, BBEdit, has caused some interesting reactions from users, most disliking the program more by the redesign of its trademark icon. …
Carnivale UK premiere on FX
I watched the UK Premiere episode of Carnivale on FX289. It is a great new television series about a travelling circus. The writing, opening titles and set design is fantastic. …
Mark Hurst on increasing knowledge of User Experience
Mark Hurst who runs the website GoodExperience.com has added some valuable and useful tips on how to increase your knowledge and management of customer user experience.
The NextD Design Journal
An interesting journal titled, The NextD Design Journal looks at a variety of topics and areas, including human-centered design, navigation, innovation, interaction and research.
Popular colour combinations with Colorcell
An experimental website and project, Colorcell, which aims to find the most popular color combinations.
AGDA Design Research Journal Special Issue Call For Papers
The AGDA Design Research Journal has put a Call For Papers on a special issue of the Journal covering Graphic Design & Visual Communication Research. More information is available from …
AIGA Design Forum
AIGA have launched their new Design Forum the other day, an area where you can read discussions about design and a place to say it online within a graphic design …
A new Ethnography Wiki
Peter J. Bogaards has posted a great link to a new Ethnography Wiki. Ethnography is a branch of Anthropology that deals with scientific description and study of human cultures and …
INFront profiles the SBS creative team
Australian INFront have profiled 5 designers from multicultural and multilingual broadcaster, SBS (Special Broadcasting Service). Their creative and profiled work is really amazing and worthwhile checking out. The profiled designers …