Using Usability
Last Tuesday I attended a great Lunch & Learn homegrown series put together by AIGA Raleigh. The speaker was Todd Moy of Viget and he talked about the Secret Life of Usability. He was an intelligent, entertaining speaker who talked elegantly about what could seemingly be a pretty stark topic. There were many ‘take aways’ that I soaked in from his talk but the one big one that I’ve already referenced many times since then is that he talked about thinking of an interface as a person and giving it... Read The Rest →
We’ve got the power!
Over time humans have created a world full of unnecessary complexity. Healthcare, voting, finances, real estate (the list goes on) are all extremely important parts of modern living that a person needs to be able to understand. But how is someone expected to make informed decisions regarding those t0pics if all of the systems surrounding them are so bloated with uncalled for complexity? People are blindly making decisions and signing on dotted lines and don’t know the repercussions of what they are doing. It is a wicked problem. I think... Read The Rest →
Can live with them. Can’t live without them. Part Two
Keep in mind: As with everything in life, there are always exceptions… Last week I started a two part series about the designer/client relationship and up today is part two. If you are interested, read about setting expectations and keeping your clients in the loop in Part One. With this series I hope to pull an Inception on my fellow designers and plant a little nugget in the back of our minds. Then maybe the next time we start a project we’ll stop and try some of these techniques when... Read The Rest →
Can live with them. Can’t live without them. Part One
Keep in mind: As with everything in life, there are always exceptions… To make a living as a designer there is one thing you HAVE to have: Someone that will give you money in exchange for your work. Unfortunately, I haven’t found a way to win the lottery or grow money and hey, a girl’s gotta eat! All designers have their client horror stories and love to compare their stories over drinks at happy hour but I think there is a sad epidemic in our industry. We thrive off of... Read The Rest →
