I’ve been re-reading the great book The Checklist Manifesto, and I’m thinking about how some of the ideas in the book can be applied to UX design. I think the primary reasons to apply a checklist-based process is to ensure…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-03-11
Having access to the concierge lounge at the Marriott in Sydney lets me do a virtual #sxsw flirt with strangers while I drink free booze. # Very sad at this news: RIP Peter Bergman, member of the legendary Firesign Theatre.…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-03-10
All my stuff is packed and my house is as clean as a whistle. Now off to have some tasty beverages… # Happily ensconced in the Sydney Marriott. # BTW, I have to say that @MarriottIntl has a way of…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-03-09
Why the New iPad is So Huge for Apple http://t.co/3qmO5KzA ME: As an Apple shareholder, I agree. #bwahaha # At Bar Reggio in Darlinghurst, with my mate Angelo. Just had one of the most amazing meals ever, with some wine…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-03-08
I'd like to congratulate Payton Manning for going to San Francisco to be their new starting quarterback. #tweetfromthefuture # Visiting this site, and drooling at all the UNCLE goodness: http://t.co/L8UYaHRs #openchanneld # What if the secret feature of the iPad…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-03-07
My answer to: How would you measure user experience of physical packaging? http://t.co/8AN5RLE8 #UX # Installing Windows 8 onto a virtual drive on my MacBook Air. Feels… Dirty, somehow. # My favourite skullcandy headphones are dying. Ugh, will have to use…
My Quora answers, UX Articles
Can a product be an experience – or is one a subset of the other?
No, a product is not an experience, it is part of an experience. As I've written before, the idea that anyone can "design an experience" is incorrect. You design solutions and products that are a part of user's experience, and…
Movies, Neglected Cinema
Prince of Darkness is a John Carpenter gem
I have two John Carpenter movies on my Neglected Cinema’s list. Why two Carpenter movies? Primarily because I am a fan of his work, but also because if there is any list of the great modern-era directors that is underrated…
My Quora answers, UX Articles
How would you measure user experience of physical packaging?
The obvious answer to me is in usability testing. Define a series of tasks that you want to test the packaging for. The obvious task for packaging is…well, opening it. The next obvious task is about the content displayed/printed on…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-03-06
Pro tip: if you want a lot of fake 'bot followers, post a tweet with the word "prostitute" in it. You're welcome. # Just reread The Checklist Manifesto. Now converting everything I do in my life into a checklist. It's…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-03-05
Feel the urge to rewatch Lost in Translation. For personal reasons. # I'm working on a new look for yours truly. Basically it's the same look Prince had circa Purple Rain, only scaled up for a 6'4" bald man. #…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-03-04
Five Warren Zevon CDs for $20?! YES PLEASE! http://t.co/eNNxjD8o # Packing stuff up to ship it back to the US. It's becoming very real, now. # How to Design a Better #UX Resume http://t.co/o4Jrosi5 # They're making a movie about…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-03-03
My answer to: How does one prepare for a #UX Design job interview? http://t.co/AjjnNQxG # I'm not as think as you drunk I am. # Bittersweet evening. The last day for many of my friends on the project… And I will…
My Quora answers, UX Articles
How does one prepare for a UX Design job interview?
The same way you prepare for any other interview: RELAX. If you go into an interview stressed and nervous, guess what the person or persons interviewing you will think? "Wow, he's nervous." That may be enough to cast doubt in your…
Movies, My Quora answers, Orson Welles
What are the ten best movies of all time?
I'm looking at this question semi-scientifically. When you look at the 10 "best" of anything, you have to look at the characteristics of that "thing" and then find examples where every identified characteristic is exemplary. For movies, I think the…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-03-02
New at http://t.co/DF1rrqwB: We are ephemera http://t.co/pC87oaNz # After today's sad news, I decided to revisit the Monkees movie Head. Here's my thoughts: http://t.co/xrECpEHL #RIPDavyJones # This is the last weekend I'll be in my leased house in Sydney. Saturday…