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January 2008 - Work Blog

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  • Forcing ideas

    I’m a big admirer of the 100 Chairs in 100 days project as an example of forcing ideas, and doing more with less. Read More...
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  • Ask E.T.: Interface design and the iPhone

    Edward Tufte has posted a video that extols and criticises the iPhone UI design. He’s clearly a fan, and having played with the device I can understand why. I thought his critique on the Stock widget was particularly interesting, though, calling...
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  • Braun vs. Apple - a little respect

    I have no problem with this article drawing some close comparisons between the work of Dieter Rams and the work of Jonathan Ive at Apple. It’s not blatant plagiarism, and the calculator in the iPhone already demonstrated that the respect was there...
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  • Visualization overview

    Feeling like a cross between a Tufte lecture and a flick through any recent book on Processing or Flash masters, this article presents a good overview of the job and direction of ancient and modern data visualization. “In his introductory text Read...
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  • NonObjects

    Some thoughts about prototyping, particularly the creation of product fictions using visualization tools, rapid prototyping and the internet to disseminate ideas. “At a site called Idealist, designers upload images of fictional products that they...
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  • Getting the most out of ancient software

    Who said you have to have all the high-tech toys to be creative. More often then not it’s better not to. A little constraint can go a long way… “Staake once told me that he still draws with a mouse and an ancient copy of Adobe Photoshop...
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  • Done by hand

    There’s something really compelling about producing something with as much technology behind it as a web site, but executing it in a way that is amazingly low tech. I’m not sure it’s necessarily a sign of modesty in the producer, but...
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