The NBC Washington station has done an excellent job of using social commentary to surface articles to its home page that may or may not be the story choices of the editorial staff. They surface what people are reading most, but they do more than other news sites- they communicate how their readers are feeling about a news piece. Brilliant. Read more »
I’ve been following the emergence of a new production tool from Adobe, called Catalyst. It’s going to change the development process for client services and digital design firms guaranteed. As with all new things, there are both pros and cons that I foresee and share in this post. Read more »
This is a re-purposed article written by Jared Spool of Adaptive Path. It’s “re-purposed” because his original goal of spreading his gospel and making him look super smart has now rubbed off on me. I can now look super smart and, better yet, “in the know.” At least, this is how it’s supposed to work. I rebroadcast others content to influence how you (the reader) perceive me? That’s at least one angle on “re-tweets” and “sharing”… But, do read on, its an insightful article that I am helping promote… Read more »
If the goal of every process is to find the best ideas, then generating informal drawings early in the discovery process creates quick definition that when expanded upon, leads to solid ideas. It’s like NASA- faster, better, cheaper… just add “effective” to the equation and real value is discovered. Read more »
When presenting the discoveries made about a client’s business, we have historically presented documentation that is largely ineffective because it subscribes to the idea that breadth creates value. This has the effect of drawing the client into the information rather than into the story. The solution may be to provide visual summaries that are quickly comprehended and hold a client’s attention. Read more »
A city-wide bike rental service is a brilliant solution for congested urban areas. When the expectation is “access” and “ease of use”, the check-out process must support that promise. Here is an account that underscores numerous usability problems which undermined my confidence in the transaction. Read more »
The ubiquitous tag cloud has become a common navigation tool to rank the weight of community generated tags. I had no idea what it would mean for my site when applied as a visualization tool. Thanks to a new company called Wordle, I learned to challenge assumptions about myself. Read more »
Sustainability is a word that has made huge in-roads into corporate America. It’s more than just a new business buzz word. From top down changes to grass roots experimentations, change is in the air. This new bike frame epitomizes the experiments of individuals testing and developing till a new product becomes commercially viable. Read more »
The design of automobiles has varied throughout the history of these machines. The priorities of design are not just visual aesthetics, but also encompass engineering concerns, technology and politics. Read more »
Pecha-Kucha: twenty slides in twenty seconds. Shouldn’t all presentations be this concise, this short and this time-sensitive? Take a look and see if you can incorporate this thinking into your next presentation. Read more »
