Monthly Archives: August 2007

Oh la la - a new and cool sounding conference!

Thursday, August 30, 2007 – 10:23 AM

For those of us interested in user experience and interaction design (and furthering our skills in those areas) we’ve got a new conference to whet our appetites!
It is called Interaction 08, and is put on by the venerable IxDA. Happening in Savannah, Georgia from February 8 to 10, 2008, the conference has a pretty wicked […]

By Joni | Posted in Design, Information Architecture, User Experience | Comments (0)

Designers eat again

Monday, August 27, 2007 – 4:52 PM

We had another great meeting at the monthly designer dinner. This time we met at The Black Frog, a small eatery in Gastown. The beers were refreshing, and the burgers lived up to their reputation.
I asked everyone to bring something they have created, either for work or for fun. Dave has been working on a […]

By Kathleen | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0)

Adaptive Path creates Charmr - healthcare + UE

Tuesday, August 14, 2007 – 12:39 PM

This design project was just presented at the Adaptive Path UX Week conference in Washington, DC. AP approached the issue of managing Type 1 diabetes with a better, more integrated product than the existing clunky, heavy, unconnected and awkward devices. The solution is conceptual, but an interesting approach that could be applied in many industries. […]

By Mallory | Posted in Blogs by Author, User Experience | Comments (1)

Say goodbye to the fold!

Wednesday, August 1, 2007 – 2:33 PM

Recently I came across Milissa Tarquini’s article in Boxes and Arrows that addresses (and dismisses) the concept of the page fold for screen design.
I found it a thorough (and compelling) argument about how arbitrary the “fold” concept is, and how there is adequate research out there to support designing for much longer pages (yay!)
Her conclusion: […]

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