SharePoint is difficult. It is hard to use, confusing to set up and inconsistent. Now that I am done telling you what you already know, let me walk you through an inconsistency. Recently I was working at a client site. They asked me to post my documents on Microsoft’s SharePoint so that everyone in the company can… Continue reading SharePoint leaves me a bloody mess
Category: Interaction Design
Mobile first or workflow first?
Mobile first was suggested as a means to help an organization build both for mobile devices as well as the desktop application. The attempts at taking fully featured applications and wedging them into the mobile device did not work. Trying to take something with few constraints and simplifying to something with greater constraints seldom works. In this… Continue reading Mobile first or workflow first?
Being honest with your designs
Where is the line drawn between being dishonest and trying to bridge the gap between the physical world and the digital world? Where is decoration useful? Where does decoration help the user understand how to interact with the application? When is “flat” too little and “skeuomorphic” too much for the user to figure out how… Continue reading Being honest with your designs
Communication Pattern of Effective Presenters
This is the pattern for storytelling from the most effective presenters. Nancy Duarte mapped out the pattern of speeches that did a good job delivering a convincing argument for an idea. Ted Talk: The secret structure of great talks HBR article: Structure Your Presentation Like a Story
Portfolio Summary: Summarizing Non-Normal Data
We are designing the information displays for portfolio managers. In the process of understanding what information is needed we have identified from our resident portfolio managers and customers the need to get a quick overall status of the portfolios under management. If we are looking at one portfolio there are some specific characteristics we would like… Continue reading Portfolio Summary: Summarizing Non-Normal Data