Archive for November, 2005

Creatures of Convention

Jared stops to ponder the role of convention and how it relates to web design.

Great Yahoo Maps Example

Josh senses another watershed moment for online mapping after seeing an amazing example of the new Yahoo Maps beta in action.

Josh Speaks at NEAssist on 11/15

Josh will be speaking on Web 2.0 at the New England Chapter of the American Society for Information Science and Technology event on 11/15.

Client in need of Spanish Usability Testing

We have a client (a major US travel-services brand) that is looking for some help with conducting Spanish language usability tests. They would like the tests to be in the US with Spanish speaking participants (where Spanish is their first language and they likely speak it at home).
If you know of a lab, facilitator, [...]

What UI10 Attendees Are Reading

At the UI10 conference, our bookseller brought all of the latest books on usability, product development, web design, development techniques, and user interface design. Christine Perfetti shares the most popular topics.

Unintended Consequences at the Argonaut Hotel

Jared finds irony in his hotel mini bar.

OK-Cancel: Putting Perfect Participants in Every Session

Jared guest authored a column on OK-Cancel about the best practices in recruiting participants for studies.

Mark Your Calendar: User Interface 11 Conference

Does your calendar go out more than one year? If so, you might want to put October 9-12, 2006 for the UI11 conference.
Stay tuned for more details…

Goldilocks Content Framework: DUX 2005 Submission

Yesterday, Jared gave a presentation at the DUX 2005 conference on our work establishing a framework for determining what content should be on the site.

Bill Irwin’s Unknowing Insight on Context

Clown/Actor Bill Irwin triggers Jared into thinking seriously about the importance of Context in design.