Missing the Micro
Windows 8 got the big vision right and the small interactions wrong. Why micro-interactions decide whether people actually like using your product.
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Facebook Timeline as the New QWERTY?
Was Facebook Timeline designed to be inefficient on purpose? A 2012 argument about interfaces that optimize for engagement rather than the user.
• 4 min read
The Importance of Alignment when Showing Data
Checking the weather revealed how badly alignment can break a data display. A small example of why visual structure is not decoration at all.
• 4 min read
Personal vs. Interpersonal Interaction Design (IxD)
Designing for one person alone is a different problem from designing for people interacting with each other. Why that distinction changes decisions.
• 4 min read