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September 2008 - Posts

• Changing paradigms, changing cultures

  I had the privilege of meeting and listening to Bill Buxton last week at the MIX UK Conference down in Brighton. Bill is now Principal Researcher at Microsoft, and in his keynote, he talked about changing Microsoft from within. A good Register article Read More... Posted 23 September 2008 09:47 by Paul.Dawson | 0 Comments Filed under: User Centred Design, User Interfaces, Ergonomics, User Experience, MIX08, Experience Design, product design, Innovation, swype, bill buxton, remix

• Just because you can, doesn't mean you should

  A phrase I've used a few times to demonstrate less than thoughtful design. It sprang to mind here, but all may not be what it appears... Take a look at the drop down box on the right hand side. Now look at the balloon that appears on hover-over. It takes Read More... Posted 06 September 2008 12:33 by Paul.Dawson | 0 Comments Filed under: Bad Design, User Centred Design, User Interfaces, User Experience, Total Experience Design, Experience Design