You and your browser
November 9, 2011
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On the alternative to failure
September 13, 2011
Each step by any (and every) one who ships moves us. It might show us what won’t work, it might advance the state of the art or it might merely encourage others to give it a try as well. To those who feel that they have no choice but to
On why success always starts with failure
September 7, 2011
When our mistakes stare us in the face, we often find it so upsetting that we miss out on the primary benefit of failing (yes, benefit): the chance to get over our egos and come back with a stronger, smarter approach. From The 99 percent article Why success always starts
On simplicity out of complexity
August 22, 2011
Ideas and inspiration come from conflict. It is in clashing ideas that new ideas are born – when our brains drop all of the boxes of categories on the floor of our mind, we finally see something new. That’s why the best ideas that we have are out of context
On iPads and use of apps
August 21, 2011
The major takeaway for app developers is that they must provide an experience that goes above and beyond the Web in order to give users an incentive to use an app over the web equivalent. From the UX Magazine article Five lessons from a year of tablet research on how
On social media in times of crisis
August 12, 2011
…in a world of social media, a whisper can acquire a damaging momentum regardless of its relationship to the truth From BBC News article England riots: Dangers behind false rumours Image source: www.flickr.com/photos/aftab/3397842830/in/photostream
On never stopping to challenge yourself
August 7, 2011
The secret of life is to have a task, something you bring everything to, every minute of the day for your whole life. And the most important thing is: It must be something you cannot possibly do. By the English sculptor Henry Moore Image source: www.flickr.com/photos/frank_wuestefeld/4306107546
On why you should celebrate failure
August 4, 2011
No. You failed. Own up to it. Own it. This is a beginning, not the end. From the Fastcompany article Celebrate Failure on why more people should acknowledge and learn from failure and not see it as the end. Image source: www.flickr.com/photos/aftab/3475219722/in/photostream
On capturing the rhythm of tweets in relation to real time events
July 21, 2011
…the truly fascinating aspect is how the Twitter conversation runs parallel to the TV proceedings and yet, quite often, it divagates, it stalls behind, it runs ahead—in a truly human fashion that no vox pop can ever capture From the Meta Broadcast blog post Where we capture the twitter conversation
Remembering the location of information rather than the information itself…
July 18, 2011
…is a sign that people are not becoming less able to remember things, but simply organising vast amounts of available information in a more accessible way. From the BBC article Internet’s memory effects quantified in computer study on how computers and internet are changing the nature of our memory. Image
Jobs on the iCloud
June 6, 2011
Some people think the cloud is just a big disk in the sky. We think it’s way more than that. Said by Jobs during WWDC 2011 in San Fransisco . Referenced by the Guardian in Apple pins its hopes on the iCloud as users drift away from computers Image source:
On social design and what makes for a great product
June 3, 2011
Great products and services depend on their users having great experiences. From the UX Magazine article Social design strategy Image source: www.flickr.com/photos/piper/175096029
Real time data & a more personalised web
May 11, 2011
…serving up the same stale content to everyone is, without question, no longer enough. From the Smashing Mag article Real time data and a more personalised web Image source: www.flickr.com/photos/aftab/3364835006/in/photostream
With great UX design comes great responsibilities
April 14, 2011
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Experience equality across devices
April 7, 2011
When developing apps across mobile platforms, there should be no devices left with a poorer user experience. From the UX Magazine post App Equality: The same experience who ever you are Image source: www.flickr.com/photos/giovanni_novara1/5817898537
How breakthrough ideas can emerge from small discoveries
March 27, 2011
The truth is, most entrepreneurs launch their companies without an brilliant idea and proceed to discover one, or if they do start with what they think is a superb idea, they quickly discover that it’s flawed and then rapidly adapt. From TechCrunch guest post ‘Don’t bet big. Little bets are
UX is 90% about desirability
March 17, 2011
It [Zune] plays music just like an iPod! Why don’t people get this? I don’t know why people want this one chunk of plastic over the chunk of plastic that I make?! Bill Gates character in Charlie and the Apple Factory. Quote taken from the UX booth article UX is 90%
Why UX matters
February 21, 2011
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The user experience designer. A very special species indeed
February 21, 2011
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Why you should write every day
You probably think you have nothing to write about but once you start it gets hard to stop. Honestly.
Writing is an incredibly important skill at all levels. By writing every day you reflect on things in a different and clearer way and you become better at expressing yourself. If you haven’t tried writing every day, give it a try for 30 days to begin with. I did it every day of 2012. Seth Godin has done it for years and swears by it.