Happy 2009! It’s been too long!
So it’s that time of year again…New Years Resolutions!
I’ve always been a big fan of setting and tracking goals. It’s gotten me to run marathons, finish grad school, and complete other daunting tasks. I suggest others to set realistic goals by using the SMART Goal Setting method, it really works.
This [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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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See UX Week ‘08 Pt. 1
The first day of UX Week focused on ‘The Fundamentals of User Experience’
It involved a stellar (but quirky) keynote between Peter Merholz, prez & founder of Adaptive Path, and Don Norman, the Zeus of UX!
Throughout the discussion, Norman pointed fingers at various items he [...]
This past week I had the opportunity to attend UX Week with my coworkers & UX cohorts, Sabih & Justin. (Thanks much to The Barbarian Group for sending us). The conference, by Adaptive Path, was Tues-Fri at the Palace Hotel here in SF. It was intense. It was amazing! Breakdown: • 30 lectures by [...]