The AlpineInker

Ken Hinckley's blog exploring the savage frontiers of pen, touch, and mobile devices

The official blog of the InkSeine project at Microsoft Research

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• JasonJ's InkSanitorium

  GottaBeMobile.com forum member JasonJ is a prolific inker. He’s been at the avant-garde of InkSeine for some time now. He’s offered us lots of great feedback and has a flair for illustrating his points. For example, he’d like us to add a sizing tab to... Posted Jun 04 2008, 05:07 AM by Ken Hinckley with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: InkSeine, Pen, Tablet PC, Fun, Art, Design

• ...and on Day #13? I use OneNote!

  It would be criminal of me to do this 12-day series without out also confessing that, like many Tablet PC users out there, I am also a big fan of OneNote. InkSeine is not, and will never be, a replacement for it. I still remember a meeting a few years... Posted Feb 03 2008, 05:45 AM by Ken Hinckley with | with 7 comment(s) Filed under: InkSeine, Pen, Tablet PC, Software, Design, OneNote

• Twelve Days of InkSeine, Day #6: Hunt and Gather (and Doodle!)

  On page 186 of Bill Buxton's book Sketching User Experiences , he has a great section entitled "On Hunters, Gatherers, and Doodlers." Bill talks about how designers are "doodlers" who produce great volumes of design sketches. He... Posted Jan 27 2008, 04:35 AM by Ken Hinckley with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: InkSeine, Pen, Tablet PC, Design

• Twelve Days of InkSeine, Day #4: Track Progress

  I keep a big spreadsheet of things in InkSeine that I'd like to change, fix, or think more about. So when it comes time to work on a design sketch for some feature, I want to see everything on my list about it so I can be sure I haven't forgotten... Posted Jan 25 2008, 05:02 AM by Ken Hinckley with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: InkSeine, Pen, Tablet PC, Design

• Twelve Days of InkSeine, Day #3: Sketching Designs

  I love to use InkSeine on my Tablet PC to quickly sketch up ideas. I usually like to lean over my tablet on a desk for this, but sometimes I keep it on my lap, and I almost always sketch on my tablet in the "portrait" orientation when I'm... Posted Jan 24 2008, 05:17 AM by Ken Hinckley with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: InkSeine, Pen, Tablet PC, Design