Category Archives: Design

I want – nay – NEED this

Posted on February 18, 2010 by michael
Get your self a tee now at Loiter.com, get one for me too.
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We need a Copy Editor STAT!

Posted on March 24, 2009 by michael
This little verbose gem brought to you by the fine folks on the Adobe Updater Team. Obviously still getting paid per word.
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IXDA | Interaction’09 Vancouver

Posted on February 7, 2009 by michael
For the last few days I’ve been attending the Interaction Design Association’s second annual conference in Vancouver, British Columbia. I was lucky enough to be chosen to present a topic in their Lightning Round sessions, and today is the day! … Continue reading →
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Paul Boag: 10 things a web designer would never tell you

Posted on February 6, 2009 by michael
Paul Boag kills it reviewing chapter 4 of his book The Website Owners Manual. Def worth the download.
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Note to Self

Posted on January 4, 2009 by michael
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Hot Topic rips off yet another designer

Posted on January 1, 2009 by michael
The internets are a buzz with recent chatter that Newbreed Girl – notorious rip off suppliers to the “mallternative” chain Hot Topic – had once again stolen someone else’s work and called it their own. Apparently Shawn, creator of Shawnimals, is the latest … Continue reading →
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Missing Summer

Posted on December 19, 2008 by michael
\ Found deep within Design You Trust by our trusty Northwestern scout LAC. Thanks “Easily Amused”.
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From Computing Machinery to Interaction Design

Posted on November 17, 2008 by michael
In 1997, Stanford University Computer Science professor (and influential researcher in natural language systems and human/computer interaction) Terry Winograd was asked to project 50 years into the future and theorize on the impending flood of interaction. Mr. Winograd spends some … Continue reading →
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What is your definition of “design”?

Posted on November 13, 2008 by michael
Over the years, I’ve heard more than one answer to this – but I’ve never ever heard an answer as complete as the one from Charles Eames. For those of you who don’t know, Charles Eames (along with his wife … Continue reading →
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Finally an Emoticon I can get behind…

Posted on October 24, 2008 by michael
Awyeah! Right there, at the end – it’s a dookie! Google made a crap for your Gmail. Well, you know what they say, “a poop in your in-box is worth 4 flaming turds on your stoop”, or something like that. … Continue reading →
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