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Special Preview: Social Computing
TweetHave you ever checked out Interaction-Design.org? No? Then you are missing out. They have so much amazing content and learning material it should be a go to destination for any interaction designer looking to learn. I’ve been given a special … Continue reading
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SxSW Interactive 2012 Submission
TweetLast year I had the honor to present at SxSW with Chris Risdon and Nick Disabato. Speaking at SxSW was such a great experience that I’m aiming to do it again next year. My submission for next years conference is … Continue reading
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Do Designer Need To Know How To Code? – Part 2
TweetIn Part 1, I argued that the need for a designer to know how to code what they create is based on the designer’s chosen professional path and the overall size of the project they are working on. This has … Continue reading
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Tagged coding, Design, user experience design
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Do Designers Need To Know How To Code? – Part 1
TweetAt SxSW this year I attended a panel that meant to tell designers that there isn’t any excuses not to know how to code anymore. Putting aside some general complaints I had about the structure of the panel, I had … Continue reading
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Tagged coding, sxsw, user experience design
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Even Toddlers Get Affordances
TweetMy 20 month year old son Tristan made a visit to my office last week. As we were leaving, he fell victim to my office’s front door. For years I have despised this door, as no matter how many times … Continue reading
Ethical Frameworks for Behavioral Design
TweetI recently returned from SxSW where I was given the honor and privilege to co-present with Chris Risdon and Nick Disabato. Together we presented a 2.5 hour workshop on Behavioral Design and Persuasion. The workshop was split into three parts, … Continue reading
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Tagged Behavioral Design, Ethic, Persuasion
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Prototyping is Like An Onion – It Has Layers
TweetRecently, I’ve had to create several in-depth interactive prototypes, and keeping all the various designs and interactions straight was a bit of a daunting task. Especially when the level of interactive fidelity was high. To ensure that I hooked up … Continue reading
Contextual Vibes
TweetWhy doesn’t the iPhone allow you to customize the vibration sequence based on the context of the notification? This has been bugging me for awhile, but thanks to Eduardo Ortiz and Diego Pulido I’m bugged enough by it now to … Continue reading
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Tagged Contextual Design, Free Idea, iPhone
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The Philosophy of Function
TweetAs I mentioned in my previous post, I recently was reminded of papers I wrote back in college for some philosophy courses that oddly deal directly with my professional life as a User Experience Designer. This next paper really resonated … Continue reading
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Conversation on Failure
TweetI recently had the pleasure of being a guest on Jeff Parks i.a. podcast. This was my first time being both interviewed and recorded, and kudos to Jeff for making it an awesome experience! The conversation we had revolved around … Continue reading