I don’t really use Hotmail very much anymore, but I do love a Beta test, so of course when they asked me I said that I’d be happy to play with their beta version of Windows Live Mail, the new and improved Hotmail.
Well, yes, it is new and improved.. but then, that’s not saying much [...]

Six Tips for Improving Your Design Documentation - Boxes and Arrows
“Writing effective design documentation (like design itself) is really all about making sure you serve the needs of your audience.”
(tags: interactiondesign informationarchitecture process documentation specification)

DiggLicious.com - a cool blend of digg.com and del.icio.us
watch the action on Digg and Delicious, updated live (which is fun just [...]

I had a sleepless night last night after my beautiful new laptop - weeks old - suddenly decided it was incapable of booting last night. After a quick consultation with James it became pretty clear that this was situation serious.
leisa: so, should I be panicking about the back up situation?
james: yep
As I do with most [...]

UsabilityNet: Getting started with user centred design
can’t get enough (tags: UCD usability)

Current style in web design
Sums up the current state-of-the-art in graphic design for web pages, and identify the distinctive features that make a web page look fresh, appealing and easy to use….
(tags: design interactiondesign inspiration)

Predictions for a Web 2.0 social experience
(tags: web2.0 SocialNetworks socialSoftware)

Information [...]

I went and renewed my drivers license at the RTA this weekend. They have that process down pat now, and although its well supported by technology, its the overall experience that is impressive. Here’s the process:

Another strange mix today. In amongst the Chuck Norris (I finally found one I liked!), and more gorgeous work from SoFake (yes. I’m a fan, but I think I’m almost done now), there’s a bunch of interesting but more academic stuff around searching and navigating. Interesting, if you’r into that kind of thing.

//gtmcknight.com: Steal These [...]

Image Attribution: card sorting exercise borrowed from the Card Sorting, A Definitive Guide by Todd Warfel & Donna Maurer
Today we take a little adventure in the land of card sorting.
Anyone who’s been doing IA for long (or even studying it) would have come across the card sort. Its one of the simplest and most [...]

oooh, there’s some good links in here today!
I particularly recommend the two presentations (Tom Coates and Matt Biddulph) and the Sofake sites (their own, Billy Harvey and the Chicken site).
Enjoy

My ‘Future of Web Apps’ slides… (plasticbag.org)
Tom Coates’ presention ‘Native to a web of data’. V. Good
(tags: design web2.0 data)

TrendyWEB | The [...]

And now for something completely different, I’m going to perform a little amateur brand analysis.
This all started a few days ago when I was on a bus and I noticed (either on another bus or on some other form of outdoor advertising) that the National Australia Bank seemed to have changed their logo….

Ahhh… linky goodness! With special thanks today to Yahoo for releasing bunch of really interesting and useful UI resources.

Pandora
The Music Genome Project - find music you’ll like with music you like, then listen to it.
(tags: music)

The tag-cloud replaces the basic menu - Is this a good idea?
more thought on Tag-Clouds and their place
(tags: interactiondesign tags)

Yahoo! [...]