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Two Good Articles about Design Process and Usability
October 12, 2007 at 4:25 pm by Chris| A couple of good and quick reads: How to Disarm 10 Difficult Client Observations/Requests In this post, Eric Karjaluoto shares some of the best responses he's had to questions that can often derail an otherwise effective solution. Banner Blindness: Old and New Findings In this post, Jakob Nielsen reports his findings on web advertisement usage: "Users rarely look at display advertisements on websites. Of the four design elements that do attract a few ad fixations, one is unethical and reduces the value of advertising networks." |
Tags: web-development user-interface-design design
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Incredible Do-Nothing Machines!
October 9, 2007 at 1:25 pm by Chris| video originally via Able: What is a Do-Nothing Machine, you ask? The proper name for it is actually a Rube Goldberg Machine, which does a simple task in an unnecessarily complex way. Think you've got what it takes to win the Rube Goldberg machine contest? Enter here! By the way, the Eames Solar Do-Nothing Machine is probably not within the category of RubeGoldberg Machines, but it is cool nonetheless! Other Do Nothing Machines, brought to you by YouTube. - - - - - - - - - - Update: Here's another I just found that is worth embedding: |
Tags: design video technology
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