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Horizontalism and Readability
Thoughts on an article about the history of scrolling and vertical versus horizontal orientations for text.
Usability Observation #10
On what the temptation of the path of least resistance can drive people to do.
Web2FTP
On the importance of whatever else you can hang onto in an interface when you don’t speak the language.
New Work – FluidIA
Wireframe sketches for a feature in an open-source prototyping tool called FluidIA.
New Work – Human Factors Project
I recently retrieved an old gem – my senior project on Human Factors in Guatemala vs. the U.S. from 2005.
Health Care Reform Graphics
A sampling of some information graphics that are bringing to light the elusive complexities of the process of health care reform.
Good Times for User Interface Design
Two incredibly reaffirming pieces of information this week for like-minded people.
More Representative User Testing – Just Add Beer?
An intriguing alternative method for user testing.
Usability Observation #7
On how cobwebs can collect on intangible systems – telephone auto attendants, for example.
Usability Observation #6
On rolling tubes of toothpaste and other surprisingly roll-able forms of packaging.
Usability Observation #4
When a garbage can is more than just a garbage can – two things more, actually.
Usability Observation #3
On why grandmas are the most unexpected geniuses in society and how industry is slowly catching on.
Usability Observation #1
On why old books are more useful than $100 laptop stands and how to visualize a networking / job search process.
Welcome Back to Blogging
On adventures in networking, the unexpected three-hour interview, and why I’m revisiting my blog.
Building With Whole Trees
Architect Ronald Gunderson utilizes small-diameter trees that he bends himself for building. This method increases strength, and the small trees continue to sequester carbon.
A Better World by Design Recap
I’m just coming off of this year’s Better World by Design Conference. Let me give my perspective as a student organizer. It was truly incredible to be involved with this team – this year as well as last. I don’t often use words like that, which you might find on the back cover of a book, but here, I am making an exception.