June 2008
The Archives
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EverydayUX links from June 28th
Dopplr’s profiles based on animal speeds is another great example of playful design.
Friday Fun: Yahoo Mail Offers Random Subject Lines in a ClickGreat example of playful design.
Nike+ gym equipment coming July — iPhone integration imminent? - EngadgetI'm still on the fence as to whether or not I'd use Nike+ on my iPhone. I wonder if [...] -
Links
EverydayUX links for June 26th through June 28th
The 10 Commandments of Web DesignAs bestowed on us by a smattering of internet luminaries. Good list, btw.
Interview: The cellphone anthropologist Jan Chipchase - New ScientistGreat interview with mobile uber-anthropologist at Nokia, Jan Chipchase.
A List Apart: Articles: Sketching in Code: the Magic of PrototypingInteresting article on the shortcomings of wireframes and the benefits of prototypes.
Google’s [...] -
Links
EverydayUX links for June 24th through June 25th
Facebook Becomes FriendFeed; Launches Commenting On Mini-Feed ItemsIf Facebook allows you to import activity from other services + launches commenting on mini-feeds, why would I ever care about FriendFeed?
Can Mobile Carriers become our Heroes? - 90 Mobiles in 90 DaysExcellent post suggesting that the carriers are in the midst of their extinction because of a [...] -
Mobile, Thoughts
Nokia and Symbian: The Morning After. Was it good for you?
Of course it will be months (more likely years) until we see if the internal integration issues can be navigated such that this acquisition is deemed a success but now that everyone has the perspective of a whole day behind them, people have had the chance to take a long(er) look (rather than a quick [...]
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Links
EverydayUX links for June 23rd through June 24th
Symbian, iPhone & the New Mobile Reality - GigaOMGreat overview of Nokia's recent move and the resulting landscape as we move forward.
Choosing the right things to say no to - (37signals)“I’ve made much more money by choosing the right things to say no to than by choosing things to say yes to. I measure it [...] -
Locative, Mobile, Thoughts
Nokia wants to be open too, puts Google and Apple on notice with Symbian acquisition
If one were to look at their actions over the past two days in a vacuum, you might think Nokia is really concerned about how things are lining up for them with Apple and Google entering a space they’ve dominated for years.
Yesterday they made a move to acquire their way into the LBS space with [...] -
Design, Mobile, Process
Things to keep in mind when designing for convergence
As companies like Apple continue to to design systems rather than standalone products, the concept of convergence is front and center and presents fascinating challenges to UX designers who have the opportunity to work on such a project.
The challenge is always about figuring out how to have be clever about layering complementary features [...] -
Links
EverydayUX links for June 19th through June 23rd
Nokia Acquires Plazes To Be Ovi’s New Mapping App - O’Reilly RadarNokia finally getting serious about location?
Nokia E71 review - Engadget MobileReview of the new, really nice-looking QWERTY phone from Nokia.
How “Ultimate” is ESPN’s Ultimate Remote? (Verdict: Not So Ultimate )Follow up review on the ridiculous ESPN remote I blogged about a while back.
Enkin: navigation [...]
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Gold Star, Process, Thoughts
Amen, brotha!
I came across this quote framed above my godmother’s desk this weekend. I think I might get a copy for my desk at work. It’s a different way of looking at the “Fast, Cheap or Good? Pick two.” rule you hear a lot in product development (and agencies).
“There is hardly anything in the world [...]
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Design, Process
Are you paying us to think or to do? (3 degrees of inspiration)
The following tweet…
by David Armano (who was live-blogging Claudia Kotchka’s presentation at the Institute of Design Strategy Conference) inspired Paul Isakson to write the following missive:
Don’t go to your agencies and ask them to create an _______ (ad, web site, etc.). Bring them the problem you’re trying to solve and see what they come up [...]
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