Tuesday October 13, 2009
NYT Video Segments
The New York Times does a fantastic job of providing just the right detail in just the right way to keep me engaged and informed. Not seeing this same kind of effort from big TV, online or otherwise.
NYT Video Segments Image posted by Matt Donovan in Accessibility/Usability, Design, Information Design, Interface, User Experience .
Tuesday October 13, 2009
Sketch The Right Problem
Designing websites and applications for large companies often involves a political tug-of-war to some degree. It’s easy to get stuck in a cycle of designing on the fly to accommodate varying (if not competing) agendas. Bringing a picture to the table, even if it’s the most juvenile sketch, can breathe new life into the ideas that matter.
Sketch The Right Problem Article posted by Matt Donovan in Consulting, Design, Infographic, User Experience, Visualization .
Monday October 12, 2009
Below the Surface →
Our own EMC Consulting’s Rich Wand shares thoughts on successful Surface and NUI interactions based on his experience designing for the platform. He covers several great tips for NUI designers and developers. Well worth the read if you’re working with Surface or similar natural user interfaces.
Below the Surface Link posted by Mark Kraemer in Interface, Mobile, .Net, Usability, User Experience .
Thursday August 27, 2009
Physical Storage vs. Digital Storage
Our EMC friends at Mozy have a knack for posting fun data visualizations. Here’s a great one illustrating physical size and capacity of storage through the ages .
Physical Storage vs. Digital Storage Image posted by Mark Kraemer in Infographic, Information Design .
Wednesday August 5, 2009
If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the people to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.
-Antoine De Sainte-Exupery (Author of The Little Prince) via the Netflix Culture deck, slide 76.
What do you yearn for? Quote posted by Matt Donovan in Culture, Recruiting .
Monday July 20, 2009
5 live sketching tips every designer should know
Great tips on live sketching from XPLANE. Well worth a read if you’re interested in trying visual note taking.
5 live sketching tips every designer should know Image posted by Mark Kraemer in .