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Interpreting today’s digital landscape and how it is transforming the human experience.

Effective Data Visualization Informs, Compels and Delights

by Eddie Breidenbach
June 17, 2010

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.

Variable Tile Layout Resizes Columns/Rows by Their Unique Elements

by Leonard Souza
June 17, 2010

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.

2010 CaT Conference: Focus on Ideas, Enhance People’s Lives

by Simon Hannan
June 11, 2010

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.

Their Battle is Not Your Battle

by Rebecca Flavin
June 9, 2010

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.

Graffiti Analysis Explores Full Range of Motion in Street Art

by Patrick Hansen
May 28, 2010

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.

Pad Bracket™ Lets iPad Users Enjoy the Device Hands-Free

by Lucas Jordan
May 26, 2010

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.

Perfecting Hollywood UIs for Amazing Real-World Interaction

by Tony Walt
April 26, 2010

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.