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If you want to find out how to use a new emerging tool, don’t ask the people who invent it, because they have a very narrow view of what it’s supposed to be used for. The people who are hacking it–the people who use it for crime, who use it
Throughout life we every now and then end up in situations where we “are sure” of the outcome. We can almost guarantee it’s going to go a certain way. More often than not when we exclaim as such it’s the bad outcome, not the good one, we usually have in
[youtube id=”MH5wMTV6n3w” width=”475″] Some Swedish truths and humour from the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö on Saturday 18th of May. Image source: www.flickr.com/photos/jdhancock/3383629917
I rarely get ill or have to go to the doctor, but sometimes like the other day I’m in need of their help. On Wednesday it so happened that kitty also needed to be seen by her form of doctor, the vet, but the service we got was very different.
[youtube id=”4q1dgn_C0AU” width=”475″] Dan Gilbert challenging the idea that we’ll be miserable if we don’t get what we want. Image source: www.flickr.com/photos/jdhancock/3383629917
Simple is terrific but simplistic is not. Don’t lose important complexity. Complexity gives our lives and interfaces texture. People don’t want dumbed down interfaces. They want uncomplicated experiences. Josh Clark via Luke W
I get the majority of my energy from being around people, but I also need a fair bit of alone time. Tonight D is out and I’m having a me time night.
A lot has happened in the last 10 years. Multiple devices and smartphones in particular have exploded and with that how we use the web and what we expect from it has changed.
Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present – Jim Rohn Image source: www.flickr.com/photos/aftab/3366342089
Just under a year ago I started teaching classes over at General Assembly in London. Since then I’ve taught 15 classes with them, here and in New York. Getting involved with General Assembly is one of the best things I’ve done.
This post has been brewing for a long time. It’s about a topic I’m increasingly interested in and convinced will be the future of who we design for.