Google has re-introduced re-captcha, an alternative to the 2000 user dialogue challenge-response test used in computing and on the Web to determine whether or not the user is human. http://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro …
IOS8 GUI Sketch 3 Templates
The very useful Teehan+Lax IOS8 Sketch 3 Templates have been updated http://www.teehanlax.com/tools/iphone-sketch-app 2013 Tools for the iPad (including PSD) http://www.teehanlax.com/tools/ipad
Jason Santa Maria on Sketching & Generating Ideas
Jason Santa Maria has written a wonderful article post on Sketching, and making Ideas stronger. I want a big sprawling mass of ugly ideas because it helps get past the …
Universal Dimensions for evaluating Social & Physical spaces
Today I revisited the Universal Dimensions described in the Kevin Lynch book Good City Form for evaluating Social & Physical spaces. If you haven’t heard of this book, I totally …
Cooper diagrams from About Face 4
Cooper has shared a number of diagrams from the work in About Face 4. The slides and diagrams are shared via a Creative Commons 4.0 BY-ND license. The first edition …
How comics & screens work together
Opertoon and Creative Applications Network have written about a recently launched website, TimeFraming: The Art of Comics on Screen – dedicated to exploring what comics can teach about communicating creatively …
UXMatters on the Principles of Great UX Design
UX Matters have written a summary on some of the Principles of Great UX Design. The article is a summary of a panel discussion written by Janet M. Six, covering Design Principles …
Google’s Material design
Wired has written another post on Google’s Material Design, this time looking at the considerations within Interaction Design. Material design is a few things. It’s a makeover—a “sweeping, well-reasoned, and …
Mike Bostock on Scroll-based Interactions
Mike Bostock has written about 5 rules for effective scrolling within touch-based gestural, keyboard & other interactive storytelling and visualisations. Citing a few examples including the Apple Mac Pro site …
Experience design is shaping our future
Mary Treseler from O’Reilly has written a timely article on the state of experience design in our Industry. The article is the first of a series which will cover the future …
A designer Guide to DPI
Sebastien Gabriel has written a useful guide on DPI including considerations for monitor Hertz, pixel density and 4K. The guide also references the incredibly useful PaintCode iPhone6 screen demystified articles. …
Google’s new design language for Android
Wired reports on Google’s new design language for Android
Design principles behind the 2014 BBC iPlayer redesign
Kutlu Canlioglu, Creative Director for TV & iPlayer at the BBC has written an overview on the changes and principles behind the iPlayer redesign. I published a post on the …
6 Characteristics within the Internet of Things (IOT)
Carlos Elena-Lenz from Frog has published an interesting blog post in Design Mind on 6 characteristics within the Internet of Things (IOT). Intelligence Connectivity Sensing Expressing Energy Safety By framing …
Different kinds of Design Principles
Uday Gajendar has written about the different kinds of Design Principles. http://www.ghostinthepixel.com/?p=901 He mentions at least 4 kinds of principles: Cultural Systemic Tactical Legendary