It depends on the platform you are designing the control for. If you are doing it in a touch interface the best mechanism for creating may not be the same for an online application or a desktop application. That being…
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How does your UX team generate Design Patterns (which become specifications) and communicate the specs across product teams during parallel product development cycles?
Iterate and collaborate. Define a draft design pattern for a particular aspect of the experience and then collaborate with developers as to behavior and the specificity of the pattern. Make it work, play with it, then refine the documentation. Be…
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What are some reason’s “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” wouldn’t be considered the Beatles best album?
Because it isn’t. Revolver and Rubber Soul both have a better collection of songs. Rubber Soul inspired Brian Wilson to create Pet Sounds. Revolver was the first commercially popular “psychedelic” album. The reason I think many consider Sgt. Pepper’s the…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-07-25
Finding Your Voice http://is.gd/5xNslM # New footage from #sdcc LOST panel reveals… Well, just watch: http://t.co/0djTOBa # Google Plus Deleting Accounts En Masse: No Clear Answers http://zite.to/o97ILV # To cleanse my palate after the tepid Green Lantern, I'm throwing in…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-07-24
Doctor Who: a celebration of Tom Baker http://t.co/Yf5vnEM # Effortless Decision-Making http://t.co/LHwE6Gh # Since I can't be at #SDCC decided to spend the rest of the weekend in high geekery. First up, Space:1999. # Watching Space:1999, I SO want this…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-07-23
Nine Things To Do After Installing OS X Lion http://zite.to/oUaIUW via @zite # Apple Tops Nokia to Become World's Top Smartphone Vendor http://zite.to/mQQPop #mobile # If Microsoft’s Yearly Revenue Is “Wow!”, Apple’s Is “Holy Sh*t!” http://zite.to/o7RlLT # Introducing OSX Lion's…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-07-22
Having too many meetings? Meeting ticker puts a price to all the time wasted: http://t.co/wuqaGHv # Peter Jackson’s Third Hobbit Video Blog http://t.co/jtf5i2p # I can't believe I just discovered http://t.co/51VtLET # Really really wish I was at #sdcc right…
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If the next president of the United States was a professional UX designer, how would he change the country?
The following is a portion of an inauguration address I think a UX professional would deliver if he/she was elected president: My fellow Americans, I thank you for your trust in me and electing me to this great office. As…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-07-21
Just bought Space:1999 Series One on DVD http://instagr.am/p/IEUYQ/ # William Shatner kicked off Google+ for 'saying hello' too much http://zite.to/qKOzCj # Your Screenplay Opening http://zite.to/oiVMdp # The Beastie Boys' epic 11-minute music video pits G.I. Joes against zombies http://t.co/rKbxWXe #…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-07-20
‘Aliens’ Was Released Twenty-Five Years Ago Today http://zite.to/o38Nxu # If you ever wondered what I looked like in a Star Trek uniform… Well, wonder no more: http://t.co/MdEkeGT #MaryforDehner # RT @bleedingcool: Torchwood Loses 30% Of Its Audience In Week Two…
Trek
Make her Dehner!
My friend, the actress Mary Czerwinski, is a Star Trek fan. A BIG Star Trek fan. So she very much wants a part in the next Star Trek movie. To that end, she has created a website called Make me…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-07-19
Brought over a bluray player from the states & some of my collection. Finally getting around to watching Psycho in HD. It's gorgeous. # Link: The Humor Code: Deconstructing the Science of Funny http://bit.ly/nqqHdC # Link: What 'Innovation' Does Mean…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-07-18
Link: Disney Changes The Game – Pirates 4 On Blu-Ray One Month Before DVD http://bit.ly/n88OGe # Link: Do One Thing Well http://bit.ly/ntk0h4 # Sydney, I am in you. # Didn't watch any inflight movies except for RED. Helen Mirren in…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-07-17
OK, Done packing (almost) and I'm definitely done scanning old photos. Got 2/3rd of them all done, which is a slight achievement… # What ‘Gilligan’s Island’ creator Sherwood Schwartz was saying about democracy http://t.co/WKtu8ip # Nice New Shot Of Karl…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-07-16
Ever have the urge to watch actor Sean Bean die repeatedly, in many different ways? Then I've got the site for you: http://t.co/AqAXFbr # Now, to show you can find ANYTHING on the Internet, here's a photo of a Cyberman…
Geek, Movies
Belated Transformers 3 Review: Less than meets the eye
So I finally got around to seeing Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon. It was definitely a movie. it certainly exists in that form. And it does a great job… existing. If that response comes off as an extremely generic…