Making digital human

1 day ago
Happy to have sponsored InfoCamp Berkeley 2010 last weekend.  Lots of great people and ideas! (via InfoCamp - Berkeley)

Happy to have sponsored InfoCamp Berkeley 2010 last weekend.  Lots of great people and ideas! (via InfoCamp - Berkeley)


5 days ago
Books in the Age of the iPad — Craig Mod
Interesting take on how the traditional page flipping metaphor no longer applies when reading on a device. Why not an infinitely long horizontal scroll? Why not other navigational mechanisms?

Books in the Age of the iPad — Craig Mod

Interesting take on how the traditional page flipping metaphor no longer applies when reading on a device. Why not an infinitely long horizontal scroll? Why not other navigational mechanisms?


Importing outsiders with fresh eyes and ideas, and giving them a free hand, is one side of the coin

From sneakers to smartphones: The man behind MS Windows Phone design

Interesting piece on how Microsoft went outside of their existing Windows mobile team to get a fresh perspective on the UI design (although he has actually been at Microsoft since June of 2007).  He was also part of the Tech Lab at Nike, which resulted in the Nike + iPod work with Apple.

More info in this article, as well.


1 week ago
and she won’t even have to mess with a router. Blog: Josh Lewis » The iPad and the Importance of Focus
Nice piece on the users that will drive iPad adoption

1 week ago

1 week ago
What does the red light mean?
Power indicator on a DVD player shines red - but does that mean it’s in “standby”, or that it’s currently turned on?

What does the red light mean? Power indicator on a DVD player shines red - but does that mean it’s in “standby”, or that it’s currently turned on?


1 week ago
BBC - BBC Internet Blog: A new global visual language for the BBC’s digital services
Interesting redesign effort underway at the BBC for their internet presence.

BBC - BBC Internet Blog: A new global visual language for the BBC’s digital services

Interesting redesign effort underway at the BBC for their internet presence.


2 weeks ago
The fold is dead. Long live the fold.
Our research definitely agrees with Paddy on this one: there’s no more ‘fold’ on the web, because people scroll with abandon.  That said, there’s something also to be said about a page being too long, because many of these same users aren’t willing to invest a lot of time on a given page.
Via Life Below 600px | I Am Paddy

The fold is dead. Long live the fold.

Our research definitely agrees with Paddy on this one: there’s no more ‘fold’ on the web, because people scroll with abandon.  That said, there’s something also to be said about a page being too long, because many of these same users aren’t willing to invest a lot of time on a given page.

Via Life Below 600px | I Am Paddy