Monthly Archives: February 2009

In 1994, telecommunications giant AT&T ran a series of television ads in the US created by N W Ayer and directed by David Fincher (!) with the tagline “You Will.” While designers fetishize the Apple 1984 ad, I think we should also remember this series as a lost set of classics. Continue reading AT&T's "You Will" Ads, 15 Years Later >>

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The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size by Tor Nørretranders is a remarkable book. It’s not hyperbole to say that it’s one of the most mind-blowing non-fiction books I’ve ever read, nor to say that nearly every page contains some sort of interesting or profound insight or revelation about the human mind. Continue reading Review: The User Illusion >>

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• Coming soon to a sony mobile phone near you – vein authentication: http://tinyurl.com/d28can #
• Wow. Turn existing, passive surfaces into gestural input devices via scratch input: http://icanhaz.com/gesturalkitchentable #
• XRay from our pals at @stimulant: http://tinyurl.com/d84jyn #
• Get your James Bond on with the ultimate

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Slides from my keynote address to Interaction09. Continue reading Carpe Diem: Attention, Awareness, and Interaction Design 2009 Slides >>

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When Dan first suggested that we start a product design studio, I was immersed in other things. I lived in Brooklyn at the time, and had spent the past several years managing large design teams, thinking through agency-type design management problems and the business context that is building websites. Dan was working on his book… Continue reading How I Came to be a Kicker >>

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• Gulp. U.S. firms experiencing the worst business conditions in 27 years: http://tinyurl.com/bhvt6q #
• Glucose monitoring tattoo. Wow. http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/22014/ #
• Touchscreens No Substitute for Good User Experience: http://tinyurl.com/9cf6lh #
• Dan is speaking tonight in SF (for free!) http://tinyurl.com/833vl6 Added bonus: sneak peek at

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