How do we talk about design? Are there concepts in other design professions that are worth using in interaction design? LukeW introduces the design Parti from architecture school. LukeW read Matthew Fredrick’s 101 Things I Learned in Architecture School. In the book Matthew introduces the concept of Parti and describes it as the central idea… Continue reading Holistic Design Parti
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Behavior is our Medium
Fabricant on using design to influence the user. Robert starts by positing that interaction is not about computing technology. Technology is not medium … behavior is. This seems to ruffle some feathers in Vancouver. As noted by: John Kolko Robert Fabricant Robert went on to talk about how we can use design to influence behavior.… Continue reading Behavior is our Medium
What is Reality?
Raby on Products Influence Reality Fiona Raby had a hell of a time with Apple’s PPT replacement. It failed on every video. And her presentation was 90%videos. Mind you, she did tell us all that she did not test it ahead of time. It made me laugh. We were part of the experiment. How does… Continue reading What is Reality?
Need 10,000 Interaction Designers
Spool MCs Panel Is Jared Spool funny? Well he tried to be. He also tried to keep this panel interesting. Jared posed to the crowd that the need for interaction designers is going to increase dramatically over the next few years. Several high powered CEOs like at Ebay, Apple and P&G have banked their strategies on… Continue reading Need 10,000 Interaction Designers
Designing for Sustainability
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
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
Frictionless Design?
What is frictionless design? Have you ever used a product and it all seems natural? Have you ever used a product and felt like everything was in your way? Frictionless design let’s nothing get in the way. When you remove the friction the product does not slow you down. When you remove the friction you… Continue reading Frictionless Design?