Category Archives: design
Apple’s Keynote… needs more testing?
At the end of last week, Steve Jobs (RIP) made me look like an idiot. In front of a large group of people. OK, I’m exaggerating (I knew a bunch of them personally!), but Steve had a close hand in Keynote’s … Continue reading
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Apps…. extinction ahead?
A couple of weeks ago I had the good fortune to attend the first designpush - working with some designers and some developer folks from chrome+mozilla. Our chosen topic was the emerging standard for webintents (follow that link for a better summary … Continue reading
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I just *underpaid* my tax because of a poor interface
What if thousands of people were underpaying their tax by accident, and getting fined for it later? I can’t be the only one. Paying your tax as a self-employed person is never fun. Some years ago I switched to a … Continue reading
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The delicate balance between design and build
There are some projects where significant design input is not required in the early stages. Perhaps the project is at such an early stage that you don’t even know whether the idea will fly. Perhaps you’re trying to save money and … Continue reading
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When sitting around waiting produces better UX
Recently, I’ve been conducting some research for a medium-sized organisation that asked me to help them develop the next phase of their website. As I sat waiting for a meeting in reception, I got to overhear some of the phonecalls … Continue reading
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