@joshuabaer designers too?
Sketch, prototype, and comp: @Cennydd sums up why wireframes aren’t so awesome at http://t.co/QGu7f7Pu.
I was asked to describe myself in 3 words. I said dependable, respectful, & playful. The products we design should have the same qualities.
Finally reading The Paleo Solution. #fb
.@PeaceCorps I don’t think your 2012 marketing strategy is psychedelic enough. Return to your roots for a rebrand? http://t.co/HJxf8ITa
- Windows phone address what users need to do–it doesn’t look back and the itself to the legacy of phones and computers
- recent state of design has focused on polishing icons rather than creating new interactions
- how do you remove technology and be in the moment?
- Metro is inspired by transportation graphics and the idea that the UI is not in your way when you don’t need it
- users need sense of permanency; grids provide this
- when evolving a UI, understand where you came from and see what makes you ‘you’; (Windows Media Center circa 2003 and Zune informed Metro)
- Principles of Metro
- clean, light, open, fast
- celebrate typography
- alive in motion
- content, not chrome
- authentically digital
- 20-minute screening of short film about design entitled Connecting (follow @connecting). Interviews with with Robert Fabricant, Andrei Herasimchuk, Liz Danzico + others
- make customer feel like you’re backing them up and not leaving them all alone. Look at the former blue screen of death; it was’t designed for consumers but instead for Engineers troubleshooting the OS. As Designers, we can do better than that with a friendlier blue screen.
- the ability to change context is important. when traveling from Seattle to Boston and Austin, applications need to change effortlessly
- Metro is based on a visual language and experience themes (interactions)
- regarding interactions and transitions, they’re not really something you want users to notice. Providing a pace and sense of place are key
Can’t wait to try #paper by @FiftyThree. My jaw actually dropped when I saw the Rewind feature. I could play w/ that one feature for hours.
“Don’t send mockups. Record a screencast.” Priceless advice in the Story-Centered Design article by @kowitz. http://t.co/TGqtHtgZ
Doing the Photoshop CS6 beta thing. Surprised that I’m having a stronger desire for a Fireworks update.
@Tori @ZURB made a really cool jQuery plugin called Joyride that does feature tours: http://t.co/GhVv3ElI.