November 2009
14 posts
Minihan's Mantras
ugleah:
Just came across Bryan Minihan’s thoughtful list of “mantras” for life in the UX trenches. This came from a discussion over on the IXDA discussion list about the firing of a disgruntled and vocal designer at American Airlines. I love these insights because they so clearly come from hard-won experience. You are wise, Mr. Minihan.
Always assume, despite all evidence to the contrary,...
“Users perceive the most magic in what seems physically impossible and personally...”
– David Sherwin, ChangeOrder
ChangeOrder is, hands down, hands up, hands left, right, start, select, my favorite design blog. The mix of abstract and practical is perfect, I always finish Sherwin’s articles feeling way smarter and way inspired.
Stop the Presses
It has come to my attention that my previous assertion regarding Lost, Law & Order and CSI is actually NOT true. One of the Lost characters was simply believed to be dead. I am deeply ashamed. I’d like to specifically apologize to J.J. Abrams, Dick Wolf, Anthony E. Zuiker, Daniel Dae Kim, and the good citizens of Oahu, Hawaii.
Important Discovery
I crunched the numbers and discovered this remarkable fact about the major characters on Lost: If you’re on Lost and have been on a Law & Order and a CSI then you are dead on Lost. This is true of seven major characters. Apologies if I just blew your tiny, stupid brain.
1 post from "Dear McDonalds"
Dear McDonalds:
Can I get a mini - mac ?? a small Big Mac ?
Dear McDonalds………. Consider this, alot of us our overweight, but we enjoy your products. Why not help us out? What if we are on a diet, and we have a Mac - Attack ? What about a smaller version of the Big Mac ? Smaller hamburger patties, smaller buns. I realize that you use your regular patties to...
WatchHey, neat! I can put my Flash games in Tumblr if I say they’re videos. You guys are in for it now!
A few people have asked me how you win this game: I say you win when you can get any part of him off screen, which is only possible thanks to my inept ActionScript abilities.
This is Fats Domino doing a Hank Williams jam....