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Entries from April 10th, 2009

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April 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Linkage

Woah, Postalicious was broken and I didn’t even know it. Just fixed the plugin. Notebook 1: Paul Hughes & Design Thinking – a set on FlickrBeautiful sketch notes Redesign Must Die presentation by Lou RosenfeldLou Rosenfeld hates the term "redesign". Find out way MAYOR BLOOMBERG OUTLINES 11 INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT NEW YORK CITY'S FINANCIAL SERVICES [...]

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10 Most Common Misconceptions About User Experience Design — the presentation

April 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Career, Conferences, Events, User Experience

In early January I wrote an article for Mashable titled “10 Most Common Misconceptions About User Experience Design” in which I asked 20 of the most prominent leaders in the user experience community what they think is the biggest misunderstanding about what we do. I was blown away by the response to the article — [...]

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An Event Apart Boston Schedule Now Online

April 2nd, 2009 · 2 Comments · Conferences

In January I announced that I have the honor of speaking at An Event Apart in Boston (June 22-23) and Chicago (October 12-13). The complete schedule for the Boston AEA has just been published, along with my session info: DIY UX: 5 Ways to Give Your Users an Upgrade (Without Calling In a Pro) Have [...]

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Photo of the day: Unattended Kids

April 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Photography

This one wasn’t exactly a submission (I asked for it), but like yesterday’s it was snapped by someone other than me — the luminous Andrew Hinton. While we were in Memphis for the IA Summit, Andrew was enjoying a meal at the Flying Fish when he spotted this sign. WE LOVE KIDS, BUT PLEASE KEEP [...]

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Photo of the day: Elevator button or fire alert?

April 1st, 2009 · 5 Comments · Photography

Folks, this post marks a special occasion. My “Photo of the day” posts have become so famous that I’m starting to receive submissions — well, I got one, from a very nice friend. When I ran into Brian Shaler at SXSW, he told me that he had a great photo for me. He snapped it [...]

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