Why The Artist Will Win Best Picture at the Oscars http://t.co/x0t1bvWq ME: interesting article. I think it will win because it deserves to. # New at http://t.co/DF1rrqwB, Focus on the outcome, not the tool http://t.co/2uv0C1Nx #UX # Got home to…
Featured Articles, UX Articles
Focus on the outcome, not the tool
I’m fighting with Adobe. Not literally, obviously – I’m not having physical altercations with a multinational corporation. I’m fighting with thier apps, specifically InDesign. And InDesign is winning. The thing is, it shouldn’t be. I’ve used page layout programs for…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-02-21
Had a creative breakthrough on a particular vexing design problem. And I also did some work. #ux # I think playing with the Clear app has helped me design… Differently, recently. #ux #destroyallbuttons # Realised that designing for touch requires…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-02-20
RT @Paul_Dini: @Evanier has a new blog about LA eateries gone extinct, a few of which we dined at together. http://t.co/XWDH1NS5 # Now, in a complete 180 degree change of pace, to rewatch John Carpenter's The Thing. # Wow, Carpenter's…
Geek, Movies, My Quora answers
What’s the most awesome thing you’ve ever done?
It was at Dragon*Con 2009, a HUGE convention in Atlanta, GA. One of my all-time favorite filmmakers, Terry Gilliam, was there, promoting his (then new) movie The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus. Terry Gilliam had a panel on Friday afternoon, in a…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-02-19
The Piracy Threshold http://t.co/vk8xVArT ME: Caution, some bad language. # iOS ’86 http://t.co/qRpfUiRb #mobile #apple # Jon Hamm spills yet more hints about #MadMen #039;s future http://t.co/dciHI9Ui # Just realized that Iggy Pop, if he really put his mind to…
UX Articles
Don’t design with “something to prove”
I’m wrapping up a long-term design project, and, after two years working on the same thing, I’ve learned a lot. A lot about myself, a lot about design, and a lot about people. One of the things that I notice…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-02-18
"Mrs. Mulwray, I damn near lost my nose last night. I like my nose. I like breathing through it." Best. Line. Ever. # Apple sold more iOS devices in 2011 than it sold Macs… Over 28 years. http://t.co/Y3MzYzN1 ME: Ho-le…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-02-17
Apple PR’s dirty little secret http://t.co/xWxRSklI # RT @jeffhilimire: In case you missed it : Gamification + Kids Chores = I'm in http://t.co/N4NA7iyB # I do have a very particular set of skills. # Link: Apple said to hold 'iPad…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-02-16
Totally want the ability to change Siri's voice to that of Maurice Evans playing Dr. Zaius. GET TO WORK APPLE. # "Zaius, what's the weather today?" "The Forbidden Zone used to be a paradise. Mankind made a desert out of…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-02-15
New at josephdickerson.com, The "tender trap" of the iPhone: http://t.co/4mtbXnfo #UX # Michael Bay directing Transformers 4, a "reboot." "And lo, the seventh seal was opened…" http://t.co/k48Gd7FQ # #Mobile Sites vs. Apps: The Coming Strategy Shift from Nielsen http://t.co/R8ljbMlC ME:…
Apple, UX Articles
Lessons in UX: The “tender trap” of the iPhone
If you’ve been paying attention to the stock market lately, you may have noticed that Apple is doing quite well. At the time of this writing the stock is over $500 a share, the company has just had another quarter…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-02-14
ANZ bank cuts 1000 jobs in Australia http://t.co/mwFU5B1U # Had a very good day organizing and planning projects. Didn't actually DO much, but to quote Spongebob, "I'm READY!" # Lonely stool is lonely. http://t.co/UsaqD72F # Great Scott! Mattel announces officially…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-02-13
RT @bonniegrrl In happier news, Abe Vigoda is ALIVE! http://t.co/9lzhWsvl # Depressed about Whitney Houston's death? Do what I did: Do the Bartman! http://t.co/uJAAhNuy # When is it OK to kill a zombie? The Center for Disease Control response, like…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-02-12
Trying out different twitter apps. Don't judge me. # Unless actual bombs and bullets are being exchanged, can we please drop the "War on BLANK" rhetoric in the media? Thanks. # #ff @reginaevelyn because she quotes the Monkees movie Head…
Apple, My Quora answers
Why don’t Mac Mini’s have MagSafe power connectors?
Being a close follower of Apple and their design decisions, I'd say a primary reason the Mac Mini doesn't have that connection is simple: it's not a portable computer, and it doesn't have a battery. The idea behind the MagSafe…