Exploring Gesture Deficiency
Yesterday while working on a multi touch iPad UI issue with Chris Fahey, the phrase “gesture deficient” came up. We were looking at some of the iPhone swipe actions to multi delete and wondered how many people like or even know about some of the things a person can do to swipe. Essentially there’s features built around those that are “gesture deficient”, for those... Read More
Looking at the redesign of the @nooka website
I’ve been really lucky in 2010 so far. It has also been incredibly busy. While transitioning from Daylife and before starting at Behavior I had the opportunity to work with one of my favourite brands to design their new site in terms of UX. I’m not a huge fan of the word UX as I see it as part of the natural part of design, but I’ll save that discussion for... Read More
#NYCUPA Event, a Couple of my Notes from Usable iPad Apps: HUGE Insights and a Case Study
Last night’s NYC UPA’s event wasn’t bad, but it also wasn’t what wasn’t exactly as advertised either. On the NYC UPA website this was the outline: “HUGE Design Director Felipe Memoria will open the presentation by identifying key attributes of the most usable iPad apps launched to date. Creative Director Joe Stewart will then walk the audience through... Read More
New and Old Behavior with Power Outlet Plugs and Sockets
I’ve been noticing a trend around my own apartment in terms of plugs and sockets. Because I’m so reliant on battery power for both my iPhone and iPad (along with my MacBook Pro) I’ve realized that my plug and socket dynamics have shifted a bit. The second photo shows all the power cables that are connected to some older computer equipment. The top image represents... Read More
Testing the Twitter Quote Embed Thing
In the past I’ve been guilty of taking screenshots of tweets and posting them on the blog. Twitter released a new page that allows people to drop the url of a Tweet that will create a simple piece of code that can be dropped into a post. One advantage of sharing tweets this way is that some of the hyperlinks associated with the user work. Check it out at http://media.twitter.com/blackbird-pie/... Read More
iPad Suff To Talk About
There’s a lot of commentary about iPads out there, especially now that the 3G networked enabled version is out there. I stood in line last Friday and bought the 32GB version. While there’s a lot of talk there’s a couplethings I’ve experienced that I haven’t read about—so hopefully this first person account might shed some light on designing experiences... Read More
Quotes to remember as a designer
For me personally, I don’t think there’s two more important quotes out there for a designer to consider. Zuzana Licko in an interview mentions “you read best what you read most” in 1990, while more recently during the 2008 US Presidential Election a student quipped “if the news is that important, it will find me”. They’re universal truths that are applicable... Read More
