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Archive for September, 2005

Song Remakes Better Than The Original

Thursday, September 29th, 2005

Sweet Jane
Remake: Cowboy Junkies
Original: Velvet underground
Might be the best remake ever; took a decent tune and without even knowing how to play their instrument, they turned it into something so sopping with melancholy your CD cries every time you play it

Take me to the River
Remake: Talking Heads
Original: Al Greene
The Reverand is good, really good. [...]

Designer’s Talk – episode 1

Monday, September 26th, 2005

Tips, thoughts, approaches, tactics, strategies other designers have shared with me

History’s other famous Ajaxes

Sunday, September 25th, 2005

History’s other famous Ajaxes

Ajax isn’t just from scrubbing counters

Friday, September 23rd, 2005

Just a snappy label with an increasingly heavy dose of hype.

Craig Vogel’s Reaction to Don’s articles

Thursday, September 22nd, 2005

Author of “Breakthrough Products”, former IDSA president, and former design professor of mine Craig Vogel shared his thoughts over email on activity and personas in design.

Personas, Scenarios and Don Norman – Part II

Friday, September 16th, 2005

Part of a discussion I had with Don Norman about his recently published articles on the use of personas and activity-based design.

Personas, Scenarios and Don Norman – Part I

Tuesday, September 13th, 2005

Attempt to reconcile personas and scenarios as design tools, with Don Norman’s critique in his “HCD Harmful?” articles

Hello World

Saturday, September 10th, 2005

My thoughts, conversations, and stuff on design matters