Thackara on Designing for Sustainability Oh how we have destroyed the earth as we know it? Dire consequences of industrialization – we have reached the peak of so much energy, protein, motion … So what are we going to do about it? How do we start working on these problems? Are we going to design… Continue reading Designing for Sustainability
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Boredom is Good
What do you do in your spare time? Do you have spare time? How do you come up with new ideas? ” No slack: In the last decade, many companies have become obsessed with becoming lean, with wringing all of the slack out of their operations and processes. The problem is that when you wring… Continue reading Boredom is Good
The Best
What is the best? Is the best marketshare? Mindshare? Good enough? Optimal? Cost effective? Luxury? Tolerant? Cheap? Viral? What do you mean by best? How do you find the best? Here is what happens in the software world: A person comes up with an idea He runs with the idea Sometimes it succeeds, sometimes it… Continue reading The Best
Read between the Lines
Why is it that the design does not look like you expected? You gave a picture of what you wanted. What you got back was exactly the things you asked for but … it just does not look the same. What don’t they see? Why can’t the developer get the UI just right? Luke W… Continue reading Read between the Lines
Time is Money
Do your customers or clients earn lots of money? What does a minute cost them while they are waiting for their application? What does it cost to get confused or lost? What does it cost when the workflow does not match how they work? Frictionless design is the idea that you remove all the barriers… Continue reading Time is Money