Tag: UI
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Graphic Design Language Consistency
While I have often said that a lot of UI changes are simply eye candy, and add nothing important other than “bling” to a design, not all UI changes fall into that category. However, looking back, I noticed my posts have beat around this huge unaddressed important distinction of UI design that pretty much no…
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In App Content Consolidation as a Feature (not really new, but apparently not really obvious either…)
I haven’t posted anything for a while. Hey, I’ve been busy, you’ve been busy—we’re still friends right?… I wrote this to a site that offers both purchases and online content today. I have modified it to remove references to the company. It should be obvious that some companies are already doing this but for darker…
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TouchUI: The Misunderstood Paradigm, Part 2 is Out
It seems like only months ago I wrote this entire article in one sitting after pulling out comments I made to Mark via email on Josh’s views. Then had to mercilessly cut out about a third of it and rewrite parts over the next few days. But that’s because I’m old, and going off on…
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I Have Nothing to Contribute… Or So I Thought
I was initially very hesitant to start a blog. Who the hell cares about what I think or what I do? The only people that might care, I talk to in person or via IM, regularly. But a funny thing happened since I established my first blog years ago: I realize that things obvious to…
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How I Would Improve Touch Interfaces… Coming Soon to a Browser Near You
I just looked at my almost 1800 word opinion piece I submitted to draft status on Dice this morning, and I feel guilty that my editor will have to read it all and whittle it down to a more usable format. I am pretty sure my wanton dreaming of a new set of UI conventions:…