Curiosity in Design

I love this technique California Pizza Kitchen is using. This article asks if we should be doing more of it in interaction design. I would say yes if you are having a hard time getting repeat visitors or users. “Here is a rather interesting promotion from California Pizza Kitchen. At the end of my dinner… Continue reading Curiosity in Design

BrowserPlus

Surprise! Surprise! I looked at the new apps installed and there was BrowserPlus. It was not even under the Yahoo folder. Anyway, it is a pretty cool idea. Here is a little snippet of what they advertise: “The most unique attribute of BrowserPlus is its ability to update and add new services on the fly… Continue reading BrowserPlus

Brainstorming

Innovation and unique ideas seem to be on the top of mind for product and service people these days. This article is an interesting summary with a few links for further reading at the bottom. Design for Interaction: Ideation and Design Principles “The purpose of brainstorming is not to find the one perfect design for… Continue reading Brainstorming

Quantifying the User Experience

This article reminds me of similar breakdowns and comparisons used for expert systems in the late 80s and early 90s. I came across this from the comments on an article seeking the philosophical approach or methodology to user experience on Johnny Holland. “Perhaps like all forms of design, in practice user experience design rarely resembles… Continue reading Quantifying the User Experience

HTML Application Rapid Design Tool : Cappacino and Atlas

280 Atlas.com : Cappacino and Atlas I am ready to check this out. It looks cool. A quick way to build html applications. I like the idea that they are focusing on application development on not on website development. This looks promising. http://vimeo.com/6930037 http://280atlas.com/ Beta is coming out soon. They have done a good job… Continue reading HTML Application Rapid Design Tool : Cappacino and Atlas