Happy 91st birthday Abe Vigoda! Yes, everyone, he's still with us – check http://t.co/JZNJRRMP # Martin Scorsese's Film School: The 85 Films You Need To See To Know Anything About Film http://t.co/GpYVDwaa # TV Is Broken http://t.co/n5MNdp8G ME: indeed it…
Movies, Neglected Cinema, TV
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me blu-ray review
On February 23rd, 1989, Laura Palmer died. And we all heard about it. That’s the date, in the fictional world of Twin Peaks, that the high school homecoming queen met her end… The pivotal event that was the moment that…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-02-25
Please +K my influence in User Experience Design on @klout http://t.co/qvZ1WYRT # My new twitter avatar is an in-joke between @AnthonyQuinnArt and myself. And all of you can benefit! #tuttle # Had an incredibly random evening of conversation with @i_muir…
UX 101, UX Articles
Design with confidence, by knowing your users
I have had several discussions lately with colleagues around design processes. I personally think that the best process is a flexible one, with standard phases that can have various “tactics” and effort that can be applied, depending upon the complexity…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-02-24
MasterCard Mobile Money Partnership Program Aims to Bring Mobile Payments Everywhere http://t.co/qIUI7jG5 #banking #mobile # Finger-Friendly Design: Ideal Mobile Touchscreen Target Sizes http://t.co/T7S6zB5n # The new Storify app for the iPad is like the best reporters notebook, ever. As a…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-02-23
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a good map. Or GPS. # Completely tore up some of the design work that I did yesterday and started over. And that's a good thing, folks. #ux # Rushing home. I…
My Quora answers, UX Articles
How could bank branches be improved?
As someone who has designed software for many a bank, as well as done ethnographic research in and around branches, I have some very direct ideas on how the banking experience at branches can be improved. Have express lanes. If someone…
Geek
Star Trek The Next Generation Australian TV ad
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Twitter Updates for 2012-02-22
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…