A month ago there was a very interesting report that The Walt Disney Company had been in discussions to buy 20th Century Fox’s entertainment assets… But that the talks had ended with no deal. This week, news is breaking that…
As I look at how the user experience design domain has evolved over the past few years, one thing has become very clear to me: Screens aren’t that important anymore. In the early days of UX, screens was a primary…
I’ve been a Bond fan since the first time I saw Goldfinger, on the ABC Sunday Night Movie with my dad, at the age of six. In the four decades since, I have watched every film multiple times, read all…
Q: Did the Prisoner escape? McGoohan: No. The Prisoner never escapes. I mean, you are a prisoner of something. Everyone is a prisoner of something. You escape when you are released.. By death. It’s the final release. As to how…
Social media sites and services like Facebook and Twitter are a great way to interact with colleagues, friends and customers… but for many it’s not enough. Yes, Virginia, the web site is still alive and well and (in my opinion)…
Finally got a chance to go check out the COllege Football Hall of Fame in downtown Atlanta recently. As I am a rabid fan of the Alabama Crimson Tide, I was quite pleased to see how well represented the team…
I’m not ready for Halloween to be over. It’s not that I dislike Thanksgiving or Christmas… I just love the feel of the Halloween season. It’s not the candy, the costumes, or the foliage… It’s all of the above, and…
As someone who has hired UX designers and also been brought in to implement UX design principles into a company (who had no understanding of the discipline), I have some opinions on this question. Here’s the main one: UX designers…
“Man… woman… birth… death… Infinity.” Opening to Ben Casey So, we finally have an ending. And it’s one that is both perfect and maddening simultaneously. When you look of pop culture today, you see a world of sequels, reboots and…
I was driving home form a visit with my Mom when I saw an alert on my phone. Thinking it was a text message or a traffic bulletin, I glance down. And froze. I knew he was old. The last…
There’s a high demand for user experience professionals these days – LinkedIn recently listed UX designer as one of the top 10 hot tech jobs in 2017. If you are interested in the discipline, but don’t have any practical experience…
There is a LOT to do in Walt Disney World, and many people can only afford to go once a lifetime. If this is you, and want to get the most out of your Disney trip, here are my thoughts…
A couple of months ago the New York Times features a very interesting article discussing the newest features that were being added to Apple’s iOS devices. More an op-ed than a news story, the piece interviewed developers and end user…
I’m a Disney fanboy. Specifically I’m a Disney Parks fanboy. Even more specifically, Walt Disney World. As I live in Atlanta, I’m only an hour and a half flight away from the (second) house the Mouse built, and I try…
I’d rank them based on six criteria: Plot – Does it make sense in the context of the world of James Bond? Or does random weird stuff just happen? Action – Are the action sequences impressive, even after repeated viewings?…
In my many years as a user experience designer I have tried many different techniques and approaches to “kickstart” projects. After identifying what worked and what didn’t, I “landed on” the Design Thinking workshop as my “go forward” strategy. Design…