Come on warm weather, I need this haircut.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Sunday, March 27, 2011
More, better, faster: UX design for startups
"Startups don’t have capital to burn or luxurious schedules for big-design-up-front. But unless your idea is by-and-for-engineers, design isn’t something you want to skip on your way to market. For a startup, design may mean the difference between simply shipping, and taking the market by storm. But with tight budgets, and aggressive timelines, how to include design and get the best value for the investment?"
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7 Myths About Paper Prototyping
"Paper prototyping is probably the best tool we have to design great user experiences. It allows you to involve users early in the design process, shows you how people will use your system before you've written any code, and supports iterative design. So why are some design teams still resistant to using it? Here are 7 objections I've heard to paper prototyping and why each one is mistaken."
Monday, March 14, 2011
Truisms
Stumbled Upon these today. Funny, interesting and mostly true.
A SOLID HOME BASE BUILDS A SENSE OF SELF
DON'T PLACE TOO MUCH TRUST IN EXPERTS
EVERY ACHIEVEMENT REQUIRES A SACRIFICE
ABSTRACTION IS A TYPE OF DECADENCE
ABUSE OF POWER COMES AS NO SURPRISE
AMBIVALENCE CAN RUIN YOUR LIFE
AN ELITE IS INEVITABLE
AT TIMES INACTIVITY IS PREFERABLE TO MINDLESS FUNCTIONING
CALM IS MORE CONDUCTIVE TO CREATIVITY THAN IS ANXIETY
CONFUSING YOURSELF IS A WAY TO STAY HONEST
EXPRESSING ANGER IS NECESSARY
HUMOR IS A RELEASE
IT'S BETTER TO BE A GOOD PERSON THAN A FAMOUS PERSON
IT'S BETTER TO BE NAIVE THAN JADED
IT'S NOT GOOD TO OPERATE ON CREDIT
MOSTLY YOU SHOULD MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS
OPACITY IS AN IRRESISTIBLE CHALLENGE
PEOPLE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT THEY DO, UNLESS THEY ARE INSANE
PEOPLE WON'T BEHAVE IF THEY HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE
RESOLUTIONS SERVE TO EASE OUR CONSCIENCE
SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST APPLIES TO MEN AND ANIMALS
WORRYING CAN HELP YOU PREPARE
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WHAT UNTIL YOU SUPPORT YOURSELF>
— Jenny Holzer
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
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