Give my balloon a boost
I’m taking part in Orange’s Balloonacy internet balloon race. I’m not doing too badly at the moment, but you can give me a boost by clicking …
Doctor's Note
A mix of essays and commentary about design, innovation, technology, society, coaching, personal and leadership development. Since 1996.
Google isn't making us dumb, but 'smart' is changing
It started with Asi’s comments on Nicholas Carr’s Is Google Making Us Stupid? article. Forty-five minutes later I had Googled through …
Play as you go - hijacking public spaces
A quick reblog of Pixelsumo’s post about Bruno Taylor’s work hijacking public places to make playful spaces, which explores the notion that play is …
SVA to offer Interaction Design MFA
New York’s School of Visual Arts has just announced that they’re offering a Masters of Fine Arts in Interaction Design as of Fall (or Autumn as we …
Design is Money - ATM Design
ATMs in Germany are lame, I have to say. They’re slow and clunky and appear to be designed by software engineers rather than UI designers. So I wish …
Prototyping and Wireframing on paper
There are a couple of great shots of prototyping on paper over at at Cultured Code’s blog for Things, their task manager app that they’re bringing …
Why Good Looking Error Messages Matter
Almost anything involving computers falls over once in a while, but it’s how you handle it that makes all the difference. I spotted this in Newcastle …
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