There was a question and conversation in one of the user experience community sites over the past few days over whether or not it was important to consider the "fold" anymore. I had to do a double-take on it and check to see that I was not just looking at an old post.

The unequivocal answer is no. As it has been for some time. Of course, you say. ... Read More

In a fit of burrito and fresh-fried tortilla chips, I went to dinner at a local Mexican restaurant. While waiting to be seated, I noticed this sign up on the wall of the entrance to the bar:

Okay, maybe I'm not thinking of this correctly, but if your Happy Hour prices are "all day, every day" isn't that just your regular prices? ... Read More

Here is another example where digital mobile technology is creating real-world solutions for people with disabilities. LookTel is an innovative mobile solution that, according to the website:

"... provides a full suite of accessibility and assistance solutions for visually impaired users. LookTel combines real-time object recognition that lets users identify specific objects." ... Read More

I was forwarded a posting by a not-to-be-named "Social Expert" about the Top 5 Trends for social media in 2011 and my reaction was that it sounded a lot like the top trends from last year. Perhaps he just copied and pasted the list and wanted to see if anyone noticed...

So, instead of just complaining, I came up with my own list. Here's my list of the Top 5 Trends That Will Shape Social Media in 2011.

#5 : Evolution Beyond Campaigns ... Read More

Claire Melamed writes on the Global Dashboard: "What will happen if mobile phone use carries on expanding at its current rate in Africa, but literacy rates don’t improve?" http://bit.ly/gFBjWK

The potential future she sees where there are more mobile phone subscriptions outpace literacy rates, is a future where the gap between haves and have-nots widens. Where the illiterate and under-literate population are not able to take advantage of the data and information available through mobile.  ... Read More

I drive a 2004 Civic Hybrid and when I brought it in for service, I got a new 2011 Civic Hybrid as a loaner. It drove great, was fun, and had that great new car smell and feel. But one thing really bothered me. It's speedometer.

The new Civic uses a digital speedometer display that just shows the current speed as a number. Just a rapidly changing number.

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During our weekly Ascentium UX team meeting, we were discussing the rapid change and proliferation of devices in the market. With new phones, tablets, readers, netbooks all coming out at breakneck speeds, we got into a discussion about how that trend will impact what devices people are going to rely on day to day. 

We decided to take a look at ourselves, of course. We took a quick survey of the team to see what we carry around with us all the time and what we leave behind. The results were a bit surprising, but in another light, not surprising at all. ... Read More

Not that long ago, Augmented Reality (AR) was all the talk around the digital marketing table. There were POCs floating around and lots of talk of how AR will change the landscape of interactive design on the web. Lately, however, the dialog has shifted back to the more straightforward and understandable mobile and social digital experiences. Hardly any discussion about AR is happening. Has AR's star waned already? And why? ... Read More

I spent two days down in the city by the bay to attend the inaugural Warm Gun conference. This conference was catering to the design community, and start-ups specifically, focusing on measurable design. ... Read More

Ever since Scott McCloud gave the closing plenary at CHI 2006 in Montreal, I've been interested in how we, as experience designers, could integrate comics into the design process. How they would work as a story telling device and way to communicate the needs of users and how the designs we concept would meet those needs. ... Read More