Heading to Europe – June 7th – June 23rd
From MultiMap. Hey all. As my newly updated travel map depicts (Flash required), I’m off to Europe. Itinerary: 7 – 11 June: Amsterdam 11 – 14 June: Paris 14 – 17 June: Languedoc, France (Cathar castles, etc.) 17 – 20 June: Barcelona 20 – 24 June: Amsterdam This trip is bookended by work-related gigs. I’m [...]
peterme’s Indie Film Watch
Over the last week, caught two movies that are playing in the Bay Area and a few other places around the country. Coffee and Cigarettes is a trifle hardly worth reviewing, a compilation of shorts centered around the act of drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes.,Considering how uninspired the initial forays were, what surprised me is [...]
Explicit Design’s Relationship to Simplicity
“A Design Epiphany: Keep It Simple” is a New York Times article getting some play on the blogs. Given my new drum to beat, it won’t surprise you that I think this notion of “simplicity” plays right into what I said about “managing expectations” and making your designs explicit. A simple design will meet a [...]
Explicit Design Volley #1: Explicit Labels
The first thing I’ve ever written to be sold directly to people (as opposed to writing for a magazine or website) is now available: How Labels Affect Usability and Branding This is my first Adaptive Path report. It’s a “Best Practices Brief” on the importance of clear labeling and terminology in site design. (Though, of [...]
Explicit Design: The Set Up
Though I’ve been blogging since 1998, it turns out I’m a “guru” and not a blogger. One of the things gurus must have is a drum to beat. A meme to promote. A conceptual hammer for the world’s nail. Mark’s got “customer experience.” 37Signals guys have “contingency design” (or “defensive design.”) BJ Fogg says “the [...]
In the future, you will be on camera even more
Attended Wired’s Nextfest yesterday. It harkens back to the General Motors Futurama exhibits from the 1939 and 1964 World’s Fairs. Of interest to me: – It was a total mob scene. I think its appeal far exceeded Wired’s expectations. I wonder what it is about this that taps into something zeitgeist-y. – Cameras everywhere. Resistance [...]
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