Wanted: My photo library on a connected TVOne of the biggest missing pieces in personal photo management: the screensaver / slideshowJul 27, 20201Jul 27, 20201
Last week I tweeted this:Until a design is good, it is shit. After decades as a designer, I still struggle psychologically with this.Nov 18, 2018Nov 18, 2018
A church of readingI want to belong to a “church” where, from 10–12 every Sunday, I sit in silence in a congregation of others who are here, like me, to read…Jun 25, 20182Jun 25, 20182
London’s new Design MuseumI have very little nostalgia for the old Design Museum building. Its location near Tower Bridge was always a real effort to get to, and…Dec 5, 2016Dec 5, 2016
When a feature is invoked more often accidentally than on purpose, it should be considered a bugBack in 2014 I tweeted this:Jul 7, 2016Jul 7, 2016
In-car interaction designI recently went to a fascinating IxDA (interaction design) meetup about in-car interaction design. Here’s a quick summary:Jul 7, 2016Jul 7, 2016
Published inPrototyprIs Apple giving design a bad name?Legendary user experience pioneers and ex-Apple employees Don Norman and Bruce ‘Tog’ Tognazzini recently aimed a broadside at Apple in an…Jul 7, 20162Jul 7, 20162
Thinking about wireframesRecently Des Traynor provoked a lot of conversation by saying Some things can’t be wireframed.Jul 7, 2016Jul 7, 2016
Hold the hamburgerI’ve noticed a worrying trend in web navigation lately. More and more websites are hiding their navigation — at desktop resolutions — under…Jul 7, 2016Jul 7, 2016
Published inFrontend WeeklyPolite user interfaces know when to wait a littleWeb page elements that appear or disappear on hover should almost always do so with a slight delay. Why?Jul 7, 2016Jul 7, 2016