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Obama’s O: not the first idea

From the New York Times’ Campaign Stops blog, who interviewed Sol Sender, graphic designer of the Barack Obama ‘O’ logo: Q: How many iterations did you go through before deciding on this “O”? Was it your first idea? A: We actuall...


Ideas are cheap. Have a lot of them.

This past week at CanUX I presented sketchboards, a low-fi technique that makes it possible for designers to explore and evaluate a range of interaction concepts. One thing we worked on was using a template that accommodates the sketching of 6 ide...


Sketchboards at CanUX

I’m lucky to have the pleasure of spending several days at CanUX in Banff, Alberta, plus getting the chance to present the skethboards method with the great folks at the conference. Here’s a sample of what I’m sharing: the slide...


Real-time GPS Address Tracking

I commute about 40 minutes each morning and afternoon via the local BART train service. While twittering about my fellow passengers is fun and all, I have found a new way to pass the time. Launching the new Brightkite iPhone app, I can watch the p...


Prototype This!

Last week a new show debuted on the Discovery Channel. Prototype This! describes itself as “a team of engineers and PhD’s are inventing the future one prototype at a time”. I watched the premier with high hopes. As a fan of simil...


Featured on Slideshare

In August of this year, Leah Buley and I presented at the Agile 2008 conference. We made a case for sketching and prototyping as a means to bridge the gap between traditional agile and UX processes. Today that presentation was featured on the home...


My Mount Diablo Challenge

Pile o’ bikes at the finish line At around 10:00 this morning I was standing on the top of the highest peak in the local area. I’ve been there before, 10 times this year in fact. Today, however was different because I raced to the top ...


My personal timeline

Dippity has probably been around forever, but it’s news to me, and nifty. I built a timeline of my online presence.


Google Transit in NYC

In what is probably the largest celebration for Google Transit since their initial launch, the team announced support for the New York today. I know from the stories Chris tells me just how difficult it was to get the largest transit agency in the...


open sourcing prosthetics

We have open source browsers, operating systems, and other digital solutions, but it’s heartening to see open source also make it into physical products. October’s Scientific American covers the Open Prosthetics Project, a clearinghous...


I Can Haz Purple Bike?

Dear Yahoo!, can I please have one of your kick ass bikes? kthxbai.As part of a new viral advertising campaign called “Start Wearing Purple“, Yahoo! has created some GPS-enabled bikes. The project is called “Purple Pedals“....


You’re Doing It Wrong

Wicked funny comic from XKCD.


UX Week Slideshow

Ryan Carver takes some damn fine pix. Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.


No .com TLD

.flickr-photo { } .flickr-frame { float: right; text-align: center; margin-left: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } No TLD, originally uploaded by Dan Harrelson. Microsoft handed out thes...


Just Past Halfway

Last Saturday I completed the Marin Century. This was my third time doing the full 100-miles. Prior to that I twice rode the 100K (65-miles). As you might guess, I am a fan of this particular event. Year after year the hosts provide excellent supp...


The Open Yahoo!

Today it was announced by Yahoo! that they are going to, as Christian twittered, add a social dimension into their exiting platform. This is the big project that he’s been working on for the last few months. It sure seems like the right dir...