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The Bigger the button…

the more annoying it is!
Apparently my Flickr Pro account needs to be renewed soon. I saw this page just after logging in. Isn’t it surprisingly large and somewhat intrusive for our subtle and darling Flickr? I thought so. That button may be the largest one I’ve seen that isn’t being used in jest..and that 3 [...]

service

User Preferences: Laundry Locker

Due to curiosity and some light frustration by my usual laundry joint, I recently checked out Laundry Locker, an innovative laundry/dry cleaning service in SF.
Laundry Locker offers eco-friendly dry cleaning and wash & fold services, with 24 x 7 pickup and delivery, in the convenience of your apt building. Or, for those like me who [...]

metrics/analytics

Dot Surveys: Lo-Fi Analytics

While designing a custom web analytic project at work, I’ve found myself increasingly intrigued in data sets. At work I’m thinking about data sets particular to the web, and at home I’m thinking about data sets specific to….just about anything, such as…
Q: Number of cookies eaten today? A: 3
Q: Ratio of plants to [...]

ux week

UX Week ‘08, pt. 5 (Day 4)

Alas! my last UX Week post!
Well it went out with a bang- the last day at UX Week was jam-packed goodness!
In an effort to keep it brief, I’ve listed Friday’s speakers with little commentary this time…but as a side note, I thought the Robot & Wii talks were the best of the day.
• Keynote: Small [...]

ux week

UX Week, pt.4 (Day 3)

Day 3 Theme: ‘Play & Immersion’
Highlights:
• Keynote: A Game Designer’s Perspective on the Future of Happiness by Jane McGonigal
McGonigal’s inspiring keynote suggested UXers are Happiness Engineers, and that we can continually bring happiness to users by getting them to participate in every moment.
• Your Phone is Your Controller, by a substitute for Jury Hah
Jury couldn’t [...]

ux week

UX Week ‘08, pt. 3 (Day 2)

The theme of Tuesday was ‘Media & Service Design’, and it followed the same format as the day before, morning lectures and afternoon workshops.
Highlights from Tuesday were :
• ‘Our Mission is User Experience: The Design of Zipcar’s Service’ the keynote by Zipcar’s CEO, Scott Griffith
As a Zipcar member, I enjoyed the reminder that their [...]

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