My five minute talk on analogy at UX Bristol By Nic Price on 10 October 2011 — 1 min read At the end of the excellent UX Bristol back in July, a few of us gave 5 minute talks. These talks are now available to watch online. I talked about how – when I was running the intranet at the BBC back in 2005 – I was inspired by the transformation programme at London’s South... More
Arts spaces as workplaces – London’s Royal Festival Hall By Nic Price on 20 July 2011 — 3 mins read Since I went freelance nearly four years ago, I’ve spent a lot of time working in – and a lot of time talking about – The Royal Festival Hall in London’s South Bank Centre. Today is the last day I’ll cycle up here from home in London. Next week we’re moving to Bristol, and really... More
The Gnomes, Vaudeville Entertainers By Nic Price on 18 July 2011 — 1 min read The Gnomes, Vaudeville entertainers (photo on Flickr) Almost a hundred years ago, my great grandparents (my father’s father’s parents) were in The Gnomes, a group of London-based vaudeville entertainers. My great-grandfather, Edgar Sidney (standing on the right in this photograph), directed the group. He wrote the words for the “humorous song” I’m going to grow a... More
Infographic: growth in use of the term infographic By Nic Price on 1 June 2011 — 1 min read Infographic: instances of the term “infographic” over time. Source: Google Trends More
Why I think ASUS Padfone misses the point By Nic Price on 1 June 2011 — 1 min read I’ve just watched the shiny video promo for the new ASUS Padfone. It’s a tablet (think iPad, Galaxy) with a marsupial-style pouch for a mobile handset. No longer will you suffer eye-strain trying to read those tiny words on the handset screen. Just pop it in to the tablet, and read them in large print... More
Content connections By Nic Price on 5 May 2011 — 1 min read How does a piece of content relate to other content? Learning, conversations, people, places, events, news, policy and procedure… Not an exhaustive list, and deliberately format-agnostic, but a helpful start when planning and thinking about web and intranet content. Let there be no cul-de-sacs. More
Araucaria crossword By Nic Price on 30 March 2011 — 1 min read Araucaria crossword I was lucky enough to get my very own Araucaria crossword for a significant birthday last year. A brilliant present from my parents. And here it is… many – though not all – the clues are connected with me and my life. More
Ten toes running diary – Day one By Nic Price on 22 March 2011 — 2 mins read I recently bought a pair of Vibram Five Fingers running “shoes” after reading about barefoot running on the Britmilfit website. I’m not currently doing Britmilfit, but have done over the last ten years and can thoroughly recommend it. Today I was able to put a last minute client rescheduling to good use, and finally had... More
The web – integration not destination By Nic Price on 6 December 2010 — 1 min read If we really want to help people connect with each other, get stuff done, solve problems and make things, then the web is not the destination. We need to work harder to integrate the web in to people’s lives, when and how they want and need it. The web can be the fabric. It can be... More
Find, Understand, Share, Extend By Nic Price on 11 November 2010 — 1 min read Today is World Usability Day. The theme this year is communication. I’ve chosen to write about something which I find helps teams I work with communicate and explore what we design and put on the web. Back in 2005, Yahoo! Search announced a “vision statement”. Enable people to find, use, share and expand all human knowledge. Somewhat ambitious, sure. A little... More