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Here’s the thing. How do you end a call on a slide phone (which...

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:51:22 -0700

Here’s the thing. How do you end a call on a slide phone (which is what these are)? Simple - you close the slide, right? Well - yes, on every other slide phone that I’ve ever encountered, but not on this phone. Closing the slide does nothing… except closing the slide. So, when I went to make a call last night I discovered that, in fact, a call was still in progress. A call to a mobile phone, that had been connected for 8 hours. Ouch. I am *dreading* seeing this months phone bill because this isn’t the first time we’ve made this mistake.

The Journal of Urban Typography

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:49:36 -0700

The Journal of Urban Typography

implodes

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:45:16 -0700

*implodes*

"The really interesting result we’re seeing across multiple studies is that these thin models make..."

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:15:52 -0700

“The really interesting result we’re seeing across multiple studies is that these thin models make women feel bad, but they like it.”

- What I Learned Today - Thin is (Still) In

We figured that simply by saying “sports,” or “politics” the...

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:25:27 -0700

We figured that simply by saying “sports,” or “politics” the site should respond accordingly (if you have that feature turned on). The primary navigation feature is the large, prominent, multi-context search field. (via Design View / Andy Rutledge - Times New Omen)

"Giving one’s audience, caffeine (known in the chemistry community as 1,3,7-trimethylxanthin) has..."

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:15:18 -0700

“Giving one’s audience, caffeine (known in the chemistry community as 1,3,7-trimethylxanthin) has indeed been found to increase the persuasiveness of your arguments — so long as your arguments are good to begin with.”

- Getting What You Want: A Q&A With the Authors of Yes! - Freakonomics - Opinion - New York Times Blog

Americans spent more money last year on bottled water than on...

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:44:02 -0700

Americans spent more money last year on bottled water than on ipods or movie tickets: $15 Billion. (via swissmiss: Message in a Bottle, by Charles Fishman)

I just used my local Bank of America ATM and was so delighted by...

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:48:54 -0700

I just used my local Bank of America ATM and was so delighted by this screen that I felt compelled to take a photo and toss up a post. (via EverydayUX: Everyday User Experience by alex rainert » Blog Archive » Design in the Wild: Bank of America’s Enter button on steroids)

Satirical Maps of the First World War (via BibliOdyssey: Dogs of...

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:39:17 -0700

Satirical Maps of the First World War (via BibliOdyssey: Dogs of War)

stumblng: the Library of Congress-produced Playboy magazine in...

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:29:18 -0700

stumblng: the Library of Congress-produced Playboy magazine in Braille

The hardest thing I’ve had to do for my internship so far is by...

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:45:04 -0700

The hardest thing I’ve had to do for my internship so far is by far the most mundane — designing an order form (via The hardest thing I’ve had to do for my internship… — The Newsroom by Jesse Darland)

Hand Drawn Map Association : This is map #46

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:01:13 -0700

Hand Drawn Map Association : This is map #46

"Put another way, if you have to ask for better design, you will lose. You need to be in a position..."

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:22:55 -0700

“Put another way, if you have to ask for better design, you will lose. You need to be in a position to demand it.”

- Daring Fireball Linked List: MPT: ‘Why Free Software Has Poor Usability, and How to Improve It’

If you’re ever involved with field research, or if you just have...

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:00:00 -0700

If you’re ever involved with field research, or if you just have an interest in human behaviour, you will find this video fascinating. It’s a clip from William H. Whyte’s “Social life of Small Urban Spaces” (1979). (via The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces- 90 Percent of Everything)

optimistclub: every new utensil is another cry for help.

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:33:13 -0700

optimistclub: every new utensil is another cry for help.

"A user’s facial expressions are very useful for identifying interface components which create..."

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:25:50 -0700

“A user’s facial expressions are very useful for identifying interface components which create difficulties, frustration, and even satisfaction. Nothing makes it clearer to our clients than directly seeing the users of their systems speechless and confused in front of an incomprehensible menu, or smiling after completing a task without any difficulties.”

- Yu Blogue » Archives » Facial expression, a reflection of user experience

Every year I’ve been updating the list of players who are in the...

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:18:07 -0700

Every year I’ve been updating the list of players who are in the original Nintendo games RBI Baseball, Tecmo Bowl and Tecmo Super Bowl and still active in their respective leagues. Unfortunately, it looks like this may be the last year such an update is needed. (via RBI Baseball & Tecmo Super Bowl Active Players)

"This weekend, however, I was forced to do the ordering myself. I turned to the internet with the..."

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:38:26 -0700

“This weekend, however, I was forced to do the ordering myself. I turned to the internet with the hope that I might be able to order food without having to actually interact with a human”

- Dominos Delivers Online - Freakonomics - Opinion - New York Times Blog

"We tend to overestimate the short term impact of a technology and underestimate the long term..."

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:19:12 -0700

“We tend to overestimate the short term impact of a technology and underestimate the long term impact.”

- Dr. Francis Collins - Director of the Human Genome Project. (via talby)

"All I do now is search for stuff I can put on tumblr."

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:54:00 -0700

“All I do now is search for stuff I can put on tumblr.”

- Boz