Interaction-design.org is a Denmark-based foundation that explores research on all human-centered aspects of technology. In an effort to create world-class educational materials for free, they have just launched an open-access, peer-reviewed encyclopedia. The first seven chapters were released today, with many more to be published in the coming months. I was invited by editor-in-chief Mads [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Pioneers'
Interaction-design.org’s Encyclopedia is live!
February 1st, 2011 · 3 Comments · Education, Pleasure, User Experience
A Book Apart: Empowering Fuzzy Teams in 100 Pages or Less
November 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Pleasure
On Sunday, I reread Jeremy Keith‘s HTML5 for Web Designers, from cover to cover, on the plane to An Event Apart San Diego. I first read it when it arrived on my doorstep in July, but I am in a different mindset now — beginning a new product adventure — and I wanted to refresh [...]
Watch me on The Big Web Show
June 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Consulting, Pleasure, Twitter, User Experience
Last Thursday I had the absolute pleasure of joining the lovely Jeffrey Zeldman and Dan Benjamin on the eighth episode of The Big Web Show (read my previous post). If you weren’t able to catch the live broadcast, be sure to check out the video and podcast. We talked about how I’ve used Twitter to [...]
Tags:Consulting·Pioneers·Pleasure·Twitter·User Experience·Video
Old Guard Versus New Guard: An Interview by Tom Johnson
June 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Community, Industry
While at STC Summit in Dallas a month ago, Tom Johnson, a technical writer for the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, asked if he could interview me for his blog I’d Rather Be Writing. From Tom’s blog post: In this videocast, I talk with Whitney Hess at the STC Summit in Dallas about her [...]
I admit it: I’m always five minutes late. And it stops now.
February 10th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Pain, Productivity
I was just smacked in the face by a recent blog post by my dear friend Jeffrey Zeldman, Free advice: show up early, about the consequences of being late to client meetings. Why? Because it forced me to finally fess up to one of my major flaws: I’m always five minutes late. Sure, five minutes [...]
Tags:Clients·Inspiration·Pain·Pioneers·Productivity·Realizations
