Tag Archives: User interfaces

Where to put stuff

Chatting to my friend Claire earlier about having cleared my inbox thanks to Mark Hurst’s very handy guide to Managing incoming email. We talked about how, because of the tools we’ve been given to deal with our information, we’ve been … Continue reading

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Loosability

Buttons to operate toilet door on board train today… Just wondering… how do you know when it’s locked?

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Getting there…

I’m starting to narrow in on what to write about when I do my Masters At the moment it’s looking like: The application of Gestalt theory in user interface and information design for web-based applications More later.

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Form and function: for better or worse

“Form follows function – that has been misunderstood. Form and function should be one, joined in a spiritual union.” Frank Lloyd Wright, US Architect, 1867-1959 Many everyday designs in use in the synthetic world are like moments of harmony during … Continue reading

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6 degrees

Flickr Graph is a brilliant use of the Flickr API concept Flickr Graph is an application that explores the social relationships inside flickr.com. It makes use of the classic attraction-repulsion algorithm for graphs. Start exploring your contacts by entering your … Continue reading

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Fontastic

Just came across this nifty gizmo called What the font?! – nice idea, very easy to use, and it works pretty well If you want to know what font someone’s used for, say, an advertisement, a book, an album cover… … Continue reading

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Chip and PIN

Chip and PIN as a method of payment has been in the UK for a couple of months now, and according to all the major card companies is the most secure system so far. According to this info on UK … Continue reading

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If content is king…

…context is god! Now… which categories to put this post in?

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It was the chicken’s day off

This from razorhead’s blog which I stumbled on the other day and is well worth a read. There are five types of road crossing in use on UK roads: Refuge: these are the islands in the centre of the road … Continue reading

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