Crude Technologies

Saturday, 29th May, 8:02 AM
New technologies require new methods, but refusal to follow tested established principles is #usability disaster: http://j.mp/aJFu82 #ui

Friday, 28th May, 10:16 AM
Key to #Apple success is taking the time to explain things to the consumer that no other vendor bothers to: http://j.mp/bV6PR9

Friday, 28th May, 10:15 AM
What strikes me most about Wired's iPad app is how similar it is to a 1990s multimedia CD-ROM. This is not a compliment: http://j.mp/aJfdOj

Thursday, 27th May, 3:06 PM
#Usability isn't everything--more playful interactions will keep me engaged and might even lift my mood: http://j.mp/9RDNnd #ux

Thursday, 27th May, 9:05 AM
Preferences avoid tough decisions. Instead of using your expertise to choose best, you're leaving it to customers: http://j.mp/cjdVF1 #ia

Wednesday, 26th May, 1:11 PM
Haven’t we reached a point in history where pencil and paper is outdated? Well, no. Not for web design anyway: http://j.mp/aY6ZU1

Tuesday, 25th May, 10:20 PM
RT @8x3h: Use your grandma -- the over-the-phone explanation test: http://bit.ly/auaMeB #ux /via @azaaza

Tuesday, 25th May, 2:48 PM
“Responsive architecture” makes physical spaces respond to the presence of people passing through them: http://j.mp/bPqo3o #ux #design

Tuesday, 25th May, 8:51 AM
Take research and knowledge about the brain, visual system, memory, motivation--extrapolate #psychology of #UX #design: http://j.mp/c8Rx4w

Monday, 24th May, 2:40 PM
Effective #design isn't about Photoshop, software, email, project management, or even computers. It's about service: http://j.mp/d6slG6

Saturday, 22nd May, 8:56 AM
Most clients are good clients, and some #clients are great clients. But some jobs are just never going to work out well: http://j.mp/a62JlZ

Thursday, 20th May, 9:28 AM
#Google Font Directory--free #fonts to be web embedded and used directly--not ready for Firefox, Chrome on Windows: http://j.mp/bEUgrx

Wednesday, 19th May, 11:20 AM
Fixing bad writing costs American corporations as much as $3.1 billion annually: http://j.mp/bFQLKS #grammar #language #usability

Tuesday, 18th May, 6:49 PM
The beauty of #typography--writing systems and #calligraphy of the world can inform #design of international projects: http://j.mp/agDbZv

Monday, 17th May, 9:12 AM
The model for sustaining customer loyalty is reverse engineering user awesomeness: http://j.mp/c68CjM #ux

Friday, 14th May, 11:16 PM
What information architecture is, why it’s related to #usability, and the common tools used in iA: http://j.mp/bTfm6p #ia #design

Thursday, 13th May, 5:38 PM
Faceted #navigation is arguably the most significant #search innovation of the past decade: http://j.mp/bbRV1x #ia

Wednesday, 12th May, 3:00 PM
Know how to critique a web page in 30 seconds or less? Your users do: http://j.mp/bRdC7r #ux #ia #usability #design

Tuesday, 11th May, 12:07 PM
#iPad at Work: use case user stories from a Programmer, Designer, and QA Expert: http://j.mp/9hcZYO #ux

Monday, 10th May, 2:10 PM
iPad Usability: Jakob Nielsen's first findings from #iPad user testing with popular apps: http://j.mp/bDjgJl #ux #ui #ia #usability

Sunday, 9th May, 6:21 PM
A paperback is a versatile and easy device--cheap, replaceable, takes very low level of care to keep in working order: http://j.mp/dl2XsB

Sunday, 9th May, 2:24 AM
RT @hilittle: Excellent: RT @resultsjunkie: LOVE this article! Nothing missing. @morville is #brilliant Ubiquitous Service Design http:/ ...

Sunday, 9th May, 2:18 AM
RT @deanzilla: RT @uxs: Google Drawings Wireframing Kit http://bit.ly/bZpebp #ux #webdesign

Sunday, 9th May, 2:16 AM
RT @deanzilla: #design, #innovation, and #growth are linked: http://bit.ly/bgdV0l /via @danklyn and @semanticwill

Sunday, 9th May, 2:13 AM
RT @8x3h: Take another view after reading "The iPad is just a big iPhone. Isn't it?": http://bit.ly/dCkRjs #ux #ipad #iphone #usability

Sunday, 9th May, 2:01 AM
RT @Alyssa_Milano: #Facebook tries to make violations of Terms of Use into crimes: http://j.mp/beUdxF #socialweb #law #data #api

Thursday, 6th May, 9:45 AM
Developers show new UI controls, tech, code; claim to be talking about UX. But #UI is not #UX. Learn the facts: http://j.mp/cLwG29

Wednesday, 5th May, 12:31 PM
@jkatinger WebOS was iterating like a beta, still is, but the concept is sound and hopefully HP's hardware can work it.

Wednesday, 5th May, 12:17 PM
Quality offerings display self similarity. Any small part is indicative of the whole: http://j.mp/dreFj9 #ux #design #ia

Tuesday, 4th May, 8:46 PM
Use #wireframing as a process of divergence, transformation, and convergence, instead of as an artifact: http://j.mp/a29lzZ #ux

Tuesday, 4th May, 9:56 AM
@jkatinger If HP really makes a Slate based on WebOS that web developers program to using HTML5 and JavaScript, that could be a challenger.

Sunday, 2nd May, 11:25 PM
iPad Killer? We can't even get an iPad challenger... http://post.ly/eaeb

Sunday, 2nd May, 1:22 PM
UX book reviews to broaden your perspective: http://j.mp/9wDVgV #ux #usability #userexperience

Thursday, 29th April, 1:24 PM
Flash was made for PCs and mice. The mobile era is about low power devices, touch interfaces and open web standards: http://j.mp/bTEU81 #ux

Wednesday, 28th April, 2:20 PM
You've heard of evidence-based medicine (eg., House). Here's the art & science of evidence-based #design: http://j.mp/aPmQ8X #ux #ia #ebd

Tuesday, 27th April, 11:42 AM
The interface design piece we most often overlook is emotional pleasure: http://j.mp/bFOtMv #ux #ui #design #userexperience

Tuesday, 27th April, 8:49 AM
@sugarsock If you live on remote servers, Transmit 4 really is that much faster. Panic Transmit 4, Mac OS X FTP + S3: http://j.mp/bVTbQT

Monday, 26th April, 6:41 PM
Maybe it's not a "bounce", maybe your visitor searched and then read just one perfectly relevant page: http://j.mp/bAmzzR #stats

Monday, 26th April, 12:20 PM
Five #iPhone #app #design mistakes, and how to fix them--dpi, storage, MVC, HIGs, orientation: http://j.mp/bOR48A

Friday, 16th April, 11:12 AM
Our brains are set up to do two things at once, but not three, reports Science journal: http://j.mp/awh9yv #iphone #ipad #multitasking

Friday, 16th April, 11:00 AM
Typography is important--understanding web #typography for beginner typographers and designers to do web #design well: http://j.mp/bxOe0E

Thursday, 15th April, 8:21 PM
If it's impossible to evaluate designs without real copy, why bother reading copy out of context of designs?: http://j.mp/cKpaqq #ia #design

Tuesday, 13th April, 12:21 PM
"The iPad brings hands and eyes back together" -- a reality check on designing for iPad: http://j.mp/bDi7ig #ux #ui #gui #ia #ipad #touch

Monday, 12th April, 9:39 AM
"Losing differentiation is death by low margins." Sane view of "The Adobe - Apple Flame War" by Jean-Louis Gassée: http://j.mp/9oaA6O

Friday, 9th April, 4:19 PM
Engaging the "desk potatoes" through #design -- designing for passive consumption: http://j.mp/bDBxON #ia #ux #ipad

Friday, 9th April, 3:04 PM
Risky #assumptions are risky mainly as they can result in a product’s failure in the marketplace: http://j.mp/9lQDYN #ia #ux #strategy

Thursday, 8th April, 3:37 PM
The real cost of #software #development is #usability: http://j.mp/alPF03 #ux

Thursday, 8th April, 12:59 PM
Learning from game design: 11 gambits for influencing user behaviour: http://j.mp/ccTIpu #ux #ia

Thursday, 8th April, 12:57 PM
#Gadget reviews focus on device itself, innards, #specs. #UX is more strategic, more effective basis to analyze a device: http://j.mp/cUOJsq

Wednesday, 7th April, 1:07 PM
Bouncing ideas among a team with almost immediate feedback in the form of #design #mockups in @skitch is invaluable: http://j.mp/asGIed

Wednesday, 7th April, 12:56 PM
New #cameras, and more importantly, new #aesthetics, are breathing new life into #video storytelling and #journalism: http://j.mp/d4BaML #vx

Monday, 5th April, 2:28 PM
"Information efficiency" lets you know when you can stop looking for a better #design: http://j.mp/9jy5W2 #usability #ux

Friday, 2nd April, 6:09 PM
“How it looks” matters, both to the critics and to the market: http://j.mp/bZb6vR #design #aesthetics

Thursday, 1st April, 3:01 PM
Extraordinary insights for designers in every discipline -- "The Design of Design", by Frederick Brooks: http://j.mp/agZHoh #design #ia

Wednesday, 31st March, 11:13 AM
Do FAQS improve #usability or are they just a snake oil remedy for poor content?: http://j.mp/cfwD1v #ia

Tuesday, 30th March, 11:30 AM
How to use contrast effectively to differentiate your #design and make content accessible to every reader: http://j.mp/a9RE9r #ux #ui #tips

Monday, 29th March, 5:14 PM
iPad has "Support for display of multiple characters simultaneously" -- can you imagine? http://j.mp/a2wWVQ #Apple #iPad

Monday, 29th March, 2:30 PM
Connecting cultures, changing organizations--the user experience practitioner as proactive change agent: http://j.mp/98y8tl #ux #usability

Monday, 29th March, 1:54 PM
Effective landing pages: clear, credible, show problem + benefits, relatable, call-to-action, answer questions, easy: http://j.mp/aBiobd

Friday, 26th March, 1:04 PM
#Flash vs #HTML5 -- Until we realize the foolishness of faith in technology, we’ll see the same cycle repeated: http://j.mp/axUb0W #ux #ui

Thursday, 25th March, 5:09 PM
Guess what? Your users do that because you designed it that way: http://j.mp/axiOWX #ux #ia

Wednesday, 24th March, 4:28 PM
Memorable visual #illustrations of fundamental principles of #design: http://j.mp/9wfVyr

Friday, 12th March, 8:25 AM
Persuading a client to approve a #design--always be selling, design has consequences, avoid politics, know the client: http://j.mp/cDHBdr

Thursday, 11th March, 5:44 PM
Guiding principles for experience designers--address problem, cause no pain, simplify, acknowledge users, have empathy: http://j.mp/aY7iEt

Wednesday, 10th March, 12:28 PM
The person, their brain, the mouse, and the monitor are so tightly intertwined that they’re just one thing: http://j.mp/dqXIz0 #usability

Wednesday, 10th March, 12:26 PM
NCAA Vault--a video index to every moment in "Sweet 16" history for last 10 years--shows archived video's value: http://j.mp/90TorV #vod

Wednesday, 10th March, 8:29 AM
I bought the Mac Heist bundle. 7 Top Mac apps worth $260+ for only $19.95 and got 3 great bonus apps free! http://bit.ly/heist-it

Tuesday, 9th March, 4:06 PM
Ling’s Cars--subtle brilliance a lesson for #design elitists. Authenticity, personal attention, #usability, trust: http://j.mp/dqmk4P #ux

Monday, 8th March, 10:53 AM
Technological progress in one area can lead to surprising regressions. How we learned and lost the cure for scurvy: http://j.mp/bYVxoi