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  • Comments on a User Interface Manifesto

    Jono DiCarlo at Mozilla Labs documented his feelings about user interface design in a great post titled These Things I Believe. While I do not agree with him across the board, he does make some interesting points, and helps guide software developers toward the (great user experience) light. I’ll call out a few of his…

  • Aurora, the Future of the Browser, and Agile Envisionment

    As your local Interaction Design opinion one-stop-shop, I feel obliged to weigh in on Aurora, Adaptive Path‘s newest concept series in collaboration with Mozilla Labs. First off, if you haven’t watched the videos they’ve published so far, do that first: Aurora (Part 1) from Adaptive Path on Vimeo. Aurora (Part 2) from Adaptive Path on…

  • The Elements of Design (Part 1)

    (If you’re reading this from a feed reader, you’ll want to jump to my site so you can see the images.) Today I want to talk about something a bit academic. More of a thinking game than anything else. I chose to start with Graphic Design because, well, it seems a bit more established as…

  • Karen says I haven’t blogged in a long time

    And she’s right. I haven’t uploaded pictures in a long time. I’ve slowly stopped putting myself out there, up on the web. I don’t know why. Mostly I think it’s because I’ve been busy. I’ve been spending far too much time on planes. And at work. My brain has just spent too much time running.…

  • Rock & Roll Star

    Counting Crows via Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers via The Byrds: So you wanna be a rock & roll star? Well listen now to what I say: Just get an electric guitar, take some time, and learn how to play.” Well, when you put it that way, it seems pretty simple really. Now I should…

  • “What they could do, I can do.”

    “You’ll be bothered from time to time by storms, fog, snow. When you are, think of those who went through it before you, and say to yourself, ‘What they could do, I can do.’” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Wind, Sand, and Stars, 5 No deeper applicable meaning, just thought it was a good quote.

  • Design for a messy world

    So often we assume that the problems we are solving for are “pure”, even if they are somewhat complex. The images we see in advertisements help this base assumption survive, and so we don’t think to go a little deeper in our analysis of a problem before we jump right in to offering a solution.…

  • Diet.

    Here’s what I ate this weekend: Homemade Tortellini Primavera Fried egg sandwich with chicken sausage and breakfast potatoes at M. Henry Double Decker Taco at Taco Bell Red curry mussels, Mediterranean salad trio, plus shared Bouillabaisse & Grilled Buffalo Ribeye (steak), and carrot cake at Uncommon Ground Cereal with banana at home Cinnamon Bun at…

  • LinkedIn looks so fresh & clean clean

    One of my little delights in life comes when I see a website or tool that I use has been refreshed. This morning, I was surprised to notice that LinkedIn has a new look. Check it out: There’s a nice entry up on the LinkedIn Blog that talks about the three major changes: System Navigation…

  • Yep, I’m a Barack Backer.

    He’s able to stir up emotion in me that I haven’t felt for a politician in years and years. And for a young yet disillusioned American like myself, being inspirational is as good a reason as any to be my choice for president. Thanks to IsraLuv for the video link.