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Dream Product?  Lego remote (by fueledbycoffee)

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Dream Product? Lego remote (by fueledbycoffee)
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The message is unhelpful for so many reasons, especially the part that states “Ensure that your phone is turned on”. Ahem. If my phone wasn’t on, how would I be reading this message, exactly? (via Fun with Windows Mobile Error Messages - Kim Hiltz’s Journal - Kim Hiltz - User Experience Geek)
The message is unhelpful for so many reasons, especially the part that states “Ensure that your phone is turned on”. Ahem. If my phone wasn’t on, how would I be reading this message, exactly? (via Fun with Windows Mobile Error Messages - Kim Hiltz’s Journal - Kim Hiltz - User Experience Geek)
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Doing the simple things well is easy to say and hard to do, so hat’s off to Clarks for achieving it. I challenge any marketing director to look at disparate parts of their communications (website, direct mail, in-store etc.) and see if they can pass the Clarks consistency test. Not that easy.
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The request to install a keyboard tracker on peoples’ laptops sounded a bit odd at first, but eventually volunteers lined up once they understood exactly what we were trying to accomplish. We really didn’t want to peer into their lives, we just wanted frequency of use data. After an extended period of time the data was translated into what we call a “heat map”. The more frequently used the key, the more red we used to color it. This visual mapping technique quickly revealed patterns that suggested design changes. (via Design Matters » Blog Archive » ThinkPad T400s: Key to a Better Experience)
The request to install a keyboard tracker on peoples’ laptops sounded a bit odd at first, but eventually volunteers lined up once they understood exactly what we were trying to accomplish. We really didn’t want to peer into their lives, we just wanted frequency of use data. After an extended period of time the data was translated into what we call a “heat map”. The more frequently used the key, the more red we used to color it. This visual mapping technique quickly revealed patterns that suggested design changes. (via Design Matters » Blog Archive » ThinkPad T400s: Key to a Better Experience)
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…parents’ time spent with kids has increased hugely since the early 1990’s, particularly among highly educated parents.
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A recent study has found that the fall of an item’s popularity mirrors its rise to popularity, so that items that become popular faster also die out faster
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We’re as proud of the things we left out as we are of the things we put in.
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The act of pressing a button, speaking to a remote person is part of our urban literacy. (via Objects and Distant Voices - Jan Chipchase - Future Perfect)
The act of pressing a button, speaking to a remote person is part of our urban literacy. (via Objects and Distant Voices - Jan Chipchase - Future Perfect)
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At first, an urban planning firm (Quadrat) was tasked with simply burying the parking lot, repaving the square, and planting some trees. But at the last minute, the city approved their bygone suggestion to add an oval pavilion, with a restaurant and cafe. That left van Zuuk just five weeks to complete the design—and they had to adhere to the urban planning that was going forward. (via How to Revive an Ailing City Center: Ban Cars, Build Public Spaces | Design & Innovation | Fast Company)
At first, an urban planning firm (Quadrat) was tasked with simply burying the parking lot, repaving the square, and planting some trees. But at the last minute, the city approved their bygone suggestion to add an oval pavilion, with a restaurant and cafe. That left van Zuuk just five weeks to complete the design—and they had to adhere to the urban planning that was going forward. (via How to Revive an Ailing City Center: Ban Cars, Build Public Spaces | Design & Innovation | Fast Company)
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Any company’s ads that boast “we’re authentic” or “we’re for real” might indicate that the truth is exactly opposite.
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We recently conducted a study that involved making a choice between several (somewhat complex) product offerings. While participants were drawn to a product comparison chart—and found it useful—most  also asked the question “what do most people choose?” (via blink design library: What do most people choose?)
We recently conducted a study that involved making a choice between several (somewhat complex) product offerings. While participants were drawn to a product comparison chart—and found it useful—most  also asked the question “what do most people choose?” (via blink design library: What do most people choose?)
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But more than in past years, online consumer behavior may impact sales performance of individual retailers, the report says, as shoppers spend more time browsing for the best deals.