So here I am in my local Sainsbury’s, doing my weekly shopping. Let’s see, what’s first on my list…? Ah, Apples. I like buying organic, if it’s not too much more expensive. Lets look at the prices: A bag of … Continue reading
There was about 120 respondents for last weeks quiz (Which of these search results pages perform best?) – not a bad turn out. What’s interesting is that quite a number of you were wrong, wrong, wrong! This is a perfect … Continue reading
Got a webcam? Want to try a cute augmented reality demo/toy on your PC (Or Mac)? Then visit the Toyota IQ Reality site. Although the wow factor of this demo will wear off after a few minutes, it’s worth bearing … Continue reading
This did the rounds last week, but if you didn’t see it, here is The Onion’s hilariously sweary usability rant about a fictitious (though familiar looking) new product from Sony. Using a feedreader? Click through to see the clip → … Continue reading
If you are a User Experience (UX) consultant, or a client who often outsources to UX consultancies, then this post is for you. It’s about UX skirmishes. In case you don’t know, a skirmish is a military tactic where the … Continue reading
Objectified is a feature-length independent documentary about industrial design by Gary Hustwit, the same guy who did Helvetica. If you haven’t already seen the trailer, here it is. Read more here.
Looking back at my last 12 months of analytics, here are some of my most popular posts: My presentation on Out of Box Experience Design: this is all about designing the moments between peeling off the shrink-wrap and getting your … Continue reading
Nothing says “I am a user interface” than 100 form fields crammed into about 850×550 pixels.
When you’re designing an experience, it’s easy to look at your competition and get caught up in the normal way of doing things. Rather than being innovative, you end up creating some small incremental improvements. A better approach can be … Continue reading
I’ve just got back from giving a talk at VBUG 2008 in Reading. It was a very friendly crowd of developers who showed a lot of interest in “this user experience thing”, and I ended up doing a solid half … Continue reading