Scary Browsers (and Super Links) N°5 – 02/03/2010
A simple collection of great stuff I found scavenging the web or simply receiving into my Reader.
I thought I’d pass it along.
So here we are for a new week of Scary Browser (and super links). As usual, Quick and Snappy.
This week we’ll Facebook gets news feed patent (??), Luke Wroblewski gives us a run down of how Firefox was designed, a thesis about Internet Mobiles a great infographic video on the state of the internet, a look at Wired magazine for tablet and more goodies, all after the break.
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Scary Browsers (and Super Links) N°4 – 21/02/2010
A simple collection of great stuff I found scavenging the web or simply receiving into my Reader.
I thought I’d pass it along.
Hi Folks, after reviewing a bit of my stats and doing some hard thinking, I think I’ll keep my Scary Browser (and super links) section quick and snappy.
I’ll extract the articles I found more interesting and they’ll get a post all for themselves. 
This week we’ll find a great matrix comparing social media today, some cyber spy rumours, why Windows can be sexy in your hand, some bike tidbits and how fun can improve your design.
It’s all after the break.
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ExplainIA is a contest put in place by Peter Morville for which the goal is to ,well let’s say it out loud, Explain Information Architecture or as the contest manifest reads:
“In this contest, you are invited to explain information architecture. What is it? Why is it important? What does it mean to you? Some folks may offer a definition in 140 characters or less, while others will use this opportunity to tell a story (using text, pictures, audio, and/or video) about their relationship to IA.”
Update:
The winners have been selected and they are all great. So go and check: http://bit.ly/9IhqS6
My entry can be seen after the break
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Scary Browsers (and Super Links) N°3 – 08/02/2010
A simple collection of great stuff I found scavenging the web or simply receiving into my Reader.
I thought I’d pass it along.
This week I’m making it quick and dirty, cause we’re all busy aren’t we??
SO i’ll show how to get creative in 30 seconds, design a city for bikes, where we really stand in the scale of the universe and other bits too.
It’s all after the break.
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Today I’m going to give you two small grudges I hold against bad forms.
Those are not big “show-stoppers” issue, but I feel compelled to expose those usability quarks to help make more people happy. (Starting by me).
After getting a bit overwhelmed with my last facelift: Getting Carried Away, I’m giving you two very short UX update.
What is it you might ask me? Well it’s simple, I’m giving a “face-lift” to some website, web applications or any type of interface I come across while browsing.
It’s simple, a “face-lift” is me trying to make the interface more usable, easier to use and somehow enjoyable (I’ll try prettier but that’s a matter of taste isn’t it?)
I’m using simple usability techniques, a quick mock-up/prototype and some bullet points to highlights the before after.
But there is a trick: I only “face-lift” website that I actually use and I’m only giving me a few hours to get that done.
Let’s get started after the break
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Today second post of a new series called “Face-lift”.
What is it you might ask me? Well it’s simple, I’m giving a “face-lift” to some website, web applications or any type of interface I come across while browsing.
It’s simple, a “face-lift” is me trying to make the interface more usable, easier to use and somehow enjoyable (I’ll try prettier but that’s a matter of taste isn’t it?)
I’m using simple usability techniques, a quick mock-up/prototype and some bullet points to highlights the before after.
But there is a trick: I only “face-lift” website that I actually use and I’m only giving me a few hours to get that done.
My first face-lift is today:Â http://www.trafikanten.no/ and this time I already broke my own rules.
I’m telling you why (and how) after the jump.
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Scary Browsers (and Super Links) N°2 – 25/01/2010
A simple collection of great stuff I found scavenging the web or simply receiving into my Reader.
I thought I’d pass it along.
So here we go for this week, I’ll show how to make the Beatles pretty, and strongly encourage you to read a book. I also had a dream about the future of bike lanes, give you some great music for free and explain you that you’re not likely to be eaten alive, in-flight by mega shark. And all of this is free, unlike the NYtimes.
It’s all after the break.
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http://internetonlinewebsite.com/
I’m not the comic book guy (even though i love him) and for me this is the most usable website ever.
I kid you not, Kinda. Check out why after the break.
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New weekly section today: Scary Browsers (and Super Links).
This new category of post will be a simple collection of great stuff I found scavenging the web like Lara Croft back in the days or simply receiving into my Reader.
I thought I’d pass it along.
So here we go for this week, I’ll share some good IA and infographics resources, got an interesting article about “Learning UX”, some insight of how the DoomsDay Clock came to life and also other bits.
It’s all after the break.
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