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We Know An Ad When We See One

My friend Donna regularly point out on the sites and elearning courses that we produce that right hand portlets can look like ads, which can then be ignored by visitors. I love to prove her brilliance...

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Misdirections

Here is another of my old posts from a now defunct blog, originally posted 5/31/07. I was in Minneapolis the other day visiting a client, and while my client rented a car, I tried out the rental car...

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HillaryClinton.com Not Polling Well

Ouch! Now I’ll admit that some of the websites that I’ve produced may have been unimpressive, but none of them were for the leadership of the free world. Online Media Daily found that only 36% of...

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Baking In Usability Testing

Some  symbols are obvious, like red hexagons and yellow triangles for street signs.  Some are less well known, but unconsciously drive our understanding and decisions, such as orange being the...

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Refresh Boston: May 2009 – What Makes a Design Seem Intuitive?

Refresh Boston is looking good this month. Think that I’ll  be stepping downstairs to attend. Note: I’m not affiliated with Refresh Boston I’m just in the general industry and work upstairs from the...

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Use Social Media Like An Activist

I’ve already posted about what the 350 campaign is and the results of 350′s effort. They are a fantastic organization and what  particularly was impressive about their organization is the way that they...

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How to Export Facebook Events Into Your Google Calendar

And How To Find The Facebook Event Page Last week on Lifehacker I stumbled upon a handy tip from Sean Bonner on  how to export your Facebook events into your Google calendar. In Facebook, go to your...

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I Hate Artsy Website Navigation

I found out last week that I have become something of a web design stick in the mud.  It was because of my friend Eddie Perez”s review of JimCarrey.com.  Fittingly the design and user experience of the...

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You Are Not A Gadget

Language defines, or at least provides structure for our thoughts and therefore our actions. A language without singular pronouns is probably used by a culture that sees the world as made up of groups....

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Mind Your API

It was about 4 years ago that I was hit by Rishad Tobaccowala’s advice to the crowd at OMMA East. “Mind your API“.  Don’t ask me why that one instruction stuck with me more than everything else that he...

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