Don Norman has added to the CHI-Web discussion today by commenting that HumanML is one of the most misguided initiatives he has ever seen (Well, there goes that idea I …
Information Architecture and Internationalism
Here is a great article by Peter Morville, from Semantic Studios, which comments on the importance of recognising Internationalism in Information Architecture in particular, connecting people from diverse disciplines, countries …
An Engineering vs. User centered remote control
Webword posts a nice link to an article which introduces the differences between Engineering-centered design and User-centered design, by commenting on the remote control of a VCD player.
Peter J. Bogaards InfoDesign resource site
I came across a useful site by Peter J. Bogaards, founder of Dutch company Bogieland and a recognised leader in the field of IA, Information Design and UCD. InfoDesign is …
International Institute for Information Design
The International Institute for Information Design, based in Vienna Austria, is a body concerned over the better understanding of cultural and economic issues associated with visual communication with a focus …
An Interview with Jeffrey Veen from WebVisions 2003
DigitalWeb Mag have published an interview with Jeffrey Veen following his Keynote speech from the WebVisions 2003 conference in the US. Jeffrey Veen, a partner of Adaptive Path a User …
Peterme on Usability does not equal User Experience
Peter Merholz from Adaptive Path, has written an interesting blog entry with great user comments titled, Usability != User Experience. The blog looks at the definition of what exactly is …
Catalyst – The Genius of Junk (DNA)
Here is the transcript of last weeks (Thurs 10 July) ABC’s Catalyst science programme, Genius of Junk, which covered the patenting of Junk DNA. The television programme commented on Dr. …
Douglas Bowman on Using MT to manage more
Douglas Bowman from Stop Design has written a great article with useful links, for using MovableType (a Blog CMS) for more than just blogging. He shows this with a practical …
New mobile ringtone that annoys mosquitos
The BBC reports on a New mobile ringtone that annoys mosquitos. SK Telecom, a South Korea mobile phone operator is offering users a new service that claims to repel mosquitoes.
Bose create new noise cancelling headset
Bose have release a new headset which lets you cancel out sound and enjoy the sound of silence. Pretty nitfty. If only everything came also in these cancelling and “anti” …
Kevin Cornell’s Sketchbook
Here is the 102 page sketchbook of the talented Kevin Cornell. His sketchbook contains his documentation of process as a full composition of images from July 2002 and February 2003, …
Lenzflare – the photographic portfolio of Geoff Budd
The beautiful portfolio website of New Zealand photographer, Geoff Budd. His portfolio includes images from London, Paris, Istanbul, Gallipoli, Prague and Barcelona.
The theory behind User Interface Design
Here are two interesting articles by Mauro Marinilli on User Interface Design commenting on Usability Heuristics such as, knowing your user, minimising load, maintaining consistency following standards and displaying system …
Reducing image rollover downloads
It looks like I’m not the only one excited about this super efficient article by Danny Goodman in O’Reilly’s Dev Center titled Super-Efficient Image Rollovers. They are lean, mean and …