It’s easy to spot UI design bloopers in Hollywood films, like big red beeping “ACCESS DENIED” messages or cheesy 3D database fly-throughs. Well, the other day I was watching the film Friends with Benefits when a scene came on that had me throwing imaginary bricks at the screen – not because I saw some silly [...]
Here’s a clip from a presentation we ran a couple of years ago to show how quickly user testing can detect fundamental design problems. We asked people to use the microwave in the staff canteen to heat up some food for 1 minute and 40 seconds. A simple everyday task you might think – but [...]
The Book Depository just sent me a newsletter reviewing the buying trends of 2011. In the list was this fun infographic on the sale of zombie related books and graphic novels. It reminds me that a lone zombie is slightly pathetic, but a horde (the proper collective noun) is terrifying!
I haven’t seen a Guru Meditation since 1993…
It’s quite satisfying when a website manages to reflect its subject matter fully through its visual design. Here are 3 sites that achieve this special kind of harmony.
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