Big Design Conference
The Big Design Conference in Dallas, 28-29 May, is arguably the best value in Web design-related conferences. Register today to see nationally and regionally-recognized speakers and network your brains out. I’ll be speaking on usability testing but don’t let that deter you from attending. :) Big Design Conference Read More
Comparing the Apple vs. Microsoft Tablets
Size really does matter (Photo credit: Jeremy Johnson via Flickr). Size Matters in the Tablet World Read More
iPad Thai
According to Wikipedia, Pad Thai or Phat Thai (Thai: ผัดไทย, IPA: [pʰàt tʰāj], “fried Thai style”) is a dish of stir-fried rice noodles with eggs, fish sauce (Thai: น้ำปลา), tamarind juice, red chilli pepper, plus any combination of bean sprouts, shrimp, chicken, or tofu, garnished with crushed peanuts, coriander and lime, the juice of... Read More
iPad Release Day
In honor of iPad Release Day, I offer a host of free iPad Design Templates and Stencils collected by Emily Chang. Enjoy! Free iPad Design Templates and Stencils Read More
SXSW Interactive Questions
During a conversation at work today, we talked about how embarrassingly bad the audience questions were at the panels and presentations. Surely, the world’s largest collection of geeks and web rock stars (see below) could come up with better, more intelligent questions at the end of each session. In fact, nearly every question asked could fit into one of the following categories: “I... Read More
Our Lips Are So Close …
I miss carpooling to work with my spouse. She now works from home and we no longer work for the same company. And rather than call home during the workday on my iPhone (with its awesome good adequate AT&T network), I much prefer video conferencing using Google Talk. This way, she feels very close. :) Teleconferencing with Julee Here is Julee at the Twitter CEO Keynote Speech... Read More
Tomorrow Happens Here. I Mean, There.
And I don’t really mean tomorrow is happening right now. I am actually leaving tomorrow for SXSW. Also, not here but in Austin, TX. Man, this is making my head hurt. I think I’m going to go lie down. SXSW '10 Read More
Wireframe Idea
At the risk of posting a painfully obvious design technique, I wanted to share something I saw employed recently at work. The group responsible for this has the luxury of having a ridiculously long (18 feet?) dry erase board with which to display a large number of wireframes with annotations. Rather than just show the UI changes based on user inputs as a static series of printed... Read More
Kids Visit Daddy at Work, Film at 11
My wife had the day off from work and was shopping with the kids near my employer. Thinking our elevator-obsessed three year-old would enjoy multiple rides to multiple floors, she brought our little toddlers to $largecompany. A good time was had by all as our darling little cherubs explored daddy’s workspace, known as The Hive. In an unsupervised quarter of a second, our son... Read More
Big Design Conference Presentation
The Big Design Conference was a huge success! Over 500 in attendance. It was a fantastic inaugural event. Overall, I think my presentation went very well despite display issues at the beginning, the person introducing me did not show up (shamelessly had to plug myself) and I had a complete brain freeze that lasted maybe an AGONIZING 2.5 minutes. Here is a version of the slides.... Read More
Presenting at Big (D)esign Conference 2009 Today
I really really wish I had taken the time to look over and rehearse the presentation I gave way back in March at IA Summit 2009. Why do I do this to myself on nearly every single public speaking engagement? I think I am an adrenaline addict. Or, I must like hurting myself in this way for the endorphin rush. Will post how well/badly it went. Read More
Something Good Out of Redmond?
File this under Last Year’s News, but a new font called Calibri is being distributed by Microsoft and it is actually good. If you have installed IE8, any Office 2007 product, or are running Vista, you have the font installed. In fact, it is the default browser font replacing Arial in IE, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint. It has also replaced Times New Roman in Word. I like that... Read More
Too Late for a Stocking Stuffer
Design Commission has an awesome stencil for the ultimate in rapid prototyping. Do yourself a favor and get one now! Do you sometimes quickly prototype a Website on a piece of paper? Have you ever wanted a browser chrome on top of your sketch book? Looking for the ultimate gift for your UI/UX designer girl/boyfriend? The kit includes: Stainless steel stencil with all your favorite... Read More
Power Lunch
I would like to present three websites that can be easily consumed (bad pun) over the course of a working lunch at one’s desk. The idea is to draw the three together for a purpose. Today’s Menu Includes: http://www.ecommr.com/ “ecommr is a website showcasing the best (and sometimes worst) in e-commerce design, with a clear focus on the individual elements that... Read More
Groundswell Author
I recently had the chance to see Josh Bernoff, one of the authors of Groundswell. The book and Josh’s presentation are all about the importance of companies tapping into the power and potential of online social networking– and how not doing so is very unwise in the new economy. I cannot recommend this book enough and wish I had time to give a better review. If social... Read More
