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Tag Archives: ui
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IXDA | Interaction’09 Vancouver
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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Six! Count ‘em: Six Layers of Information.
All six have unity, and can be read as one. All six have independence, and can exist alone. This is a fantastic example of successful information design. The viewer is lured in, and invited to explore. The subject matter, loaded … Continue reading
DRM Free: Unlocked
The internets are a-buzz with discussion of the Real Ultimate Power that is Graphic Design! Apparently Neuros (makers of various video components) have embraced the values set forth by the Defective By Design folks and have offered up the following “unlocked logo” unto … Continue reading
Grand Un-unification Theory
In Bolter and Grusin’s book Remediation: Understanding New Media, in a chapter devoted partially to The Logic of Hypermediacy, they state that graphical user interfaces are unique in their demand to not become transparent. Unlike a perspective painting or three-dimensional computer graphic, … Continue reading
Lookie here! A picture book from Lookybook.
The Other Side written and illustrated by Istvan Banyai
Procedurally Enforcing Workflow
I copied this down from somewhere and I can’t remember where, so if it was you let me know, and I’ll credit you properly. Until then here is this little UI gem, and a great reminder for the RIAA/MPAA: You … Continue reading
Information R/evolution
Michael Wesch, PhD, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University, once again drops some elegant, structured and easily digestible visual atom bombs. You’ve seen his work before with the awe-inspiring Web 2.0 explanation: The Machine is Us/ing Us. … Continue reading
An older idea, but I still like it
IX taught me a great concept in UI design called the Hermeneutic Circle. “It refers to the idea that one’s understanding of the interface as a whole is established by reference to the individual parts; and one’s understanding of each … Continue reading