Category: Design
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Design Fiction Futures for NYC Libraries
I have long been a fan of design fiction to frame what the deployment of a design idea looks like after it has been created and is in use. I have used this quite a few times in my own work over the years. But, seeing great examples of design fiction in public isn’t a…
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Shift Happened – Part 2: Small Apps Loosely Joined
What are Small Apps Loosely Joined? There has been a large shift in how many people work today and part of that is in the tools that they use to get work done. This shift in work patterns mirrors the shift that many had in their personal lives around social interactions and productivity. Late one…
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Donna, Designed for Use, Closes
The impending closing of Donna has bumped a couple of thoughts to blog to the front of the queue. First off, Donna is an iOS calendaring app that focusses on one’s agenda for that day and upcoming days with a targetted focus on the transportation timing and how that impacts your day. If your life…
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Responsive Design is Part of the Question not the Answer
Today’s New York Times redesign has lit up Twitter and other services with many saying “… but, it isn’t responsive”. I quickly recalibrated who knows mobile design / development and who is still learning. Responsive design has become the mantra the zombies repeat for mobile. Responsive is one of the five options for mobile and…
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Resonance in Sound and Design
Resonance: The quality in a sound of being deep, full, and reverberating: the resonance of his voice. The ability to evoke or suggest images, memories, and emotions: the concepts lose their emotional resonance. Listening to the lovely and haunting Dead Already from the American Beauty soundtrack by Thomas Newman in high quality recording (lossless) and…