Interpreting today’s digital landscape and how it is transforming the human experience.
Everything I create at EffectiveUI follows our mantra of taking design beyond aesthetically pleasing the eye and making it useful and meaningful to users. The infographics I create are no different. I approach data visualization as a way to provide unique insights, solve specific problems and tell important stories in compelling ways.
If you’ve struggled with how Flex 4′s s:TileLayout class sizes its columns and rows based upon the largest element out of the entire dataProvider, then take a look at my VariableTileLayout, which will size its columns/rows based upon the largest element in each specific column/row.
I had the pleasure this week of attending the conference, where industry pioneers such as Faris Yakob and Theo Watson used the platform to send powerful, overarching messages: Seek out ideas; look outward, not inward; and above all else, abandon your comfort zone to create products that support and elevate the human condition.
While it’s easy to get caught up in the Apple-Adobe debate, it’s helpful to remember that their battle is not your battle. Your battle is to reach out to your customers wherever they may be.
I came across this video of a graffiti analysis project – on that tries to explore the look and feel of creating art. I love that even though it’s uniting technology and graffiti/street art, it’s not exploiting it with some mainstream adulteration.
Take a look at slides from my presentation on mobile UX design, held Thursday, May 27 at Boulder Digital Works.
Pad Bracket is an aluminum wall mount that safely cradles your iPad so you can enjoy it hands-free. While it’s ideal for my needs when working out on my treadmill, Pad Bracket is equally useful for cooks in the kitchen following online recipes, musicians seeking a paper-free way of simultaneously reading and playing music, do-it-yourself enthusiasts reading assembly instructions while working in the shop and much, much more.
Here’s one of the better, more creative examples I’ve seen of alternative uses for / conversions of the Apple iPad.
How would the iPad fare as a skateboard? Watch to find out:
Last night, I presented insights about how to design UIs for the mobile space at Mobile Monday Colorado. You can take a look at my Slideshare presentation to see what I discussed. Thanks to everyone who showed up and asked such great questions!
As UIs in feature films increasingly become more elaborate and complex, real-world interfaces become more simple and intuitive. Cinematic engagement depends upon creating the perception that our film heroes are strong and intelligent enough to overcome the most sophisticated technology. But when these movies end, we enter a vastly different world. We have a long way to go to perfect the complex UIs Hollywood envisions.
