1 hour agoBrandolini’s blockchainThis was originally posted on my own site. I’ve already written about how much I enjoyed hosting Leading Design San Francisco last week. All the speakers were terrific. Lola’s talk was particularly …um, interesting: In this talk, Lola will share her adventures in the world of blockchain, the hostility she…Change3 min readChange3 min read
1 day agoThe first four speakers for UX London 2023This was originally posted on my own site. Please put your fingers on the desk in front of you and move them up and down rapidly in the manner of a snare drum… I’m very happy to announce the first four speakers for UX London 2023: Imran Afzal, Principal Designer…Uxlondon2 min readUxlondon2 min read
2 days agoYou can call me AIThis was originally posted on my own site. I’ve mentioned before that I’m not a fan of initialisms and acronyms. They can be exclusionary. It bothers me doubly when everyone is talking about AI. First of all, the term is so vague as to be meaningless. Sometimes — though rarely…AI2 min readAI2 min read
4 days agoHome streamThis was originally posted on my own site. Ben wrote a post a little while back about maybe organising his home page differently. It’s currently a stream. That prompted Om to ask is “stream” as a design paradigm over? Mind you, he’s not talking about personal websites: Across the web…Streams2 min readStreams2 min read
4 days agoChangeThis was originally posted on my own site. I’ve spent the last few days in San Francisco where I was hosting Leading Design. It was excellent. Rebecca did an absolutley amazing job with the curation, and the Clearleft delivered a terrific event, as always. I’m continually amazed by the way…Change2 min readChange2 min read
Jan 24In betweenThis was originally posted on my own site. I was chatting with my new colleague Alex yesterday about a link she had shared in Slack. It was the Nielsen Norman Group’s annual State of Mobile User Experience report. There’s nothing too surprising in there, other than the mention of Apple’s…Native4 min readNative4 min read
Jan 23One morning in the futureThis was originally posted on my own site. I had video call this morning with someone who was in India. The call went great, except for a few moments when the video stalled. “Sorry about that”, said the person I was talking to. “It’s the monkeys. …Technology2 min readTechnology2 min read
Jan 22Culture and styleThis was originally posted on my own site. Ever get the urge to style a good document? No? Just me, then. Well, the urge came over me recently so I started styling this single-page site: A Few Notes On The Culture by Iain M Banks I’ve followed this document across…CSS3 min readCSS3 min read
Jan 19Three attributes for better web formsThis was originally posted on my own site. Forms on the web are an opportunity to make big improvements to the user experience with very little effort. The effort can be as little as sprinkling in a smattering of humble HTML attributes. …HTML5 min readHTML5 min read
Jan 17Chain of toolsThis was originally posted on my own site. I shared this link in Slack with my co-workers today: Cultivating depth and stillness in research by Andy Matuschak. I wasn’t sure whether it belonged in the #research or the #design channel. While it’s ostensibly about research, I think it applies to…Tools3 min readTools3 min read