I’m not sure if it was some kind of a joke or not… I mean, I’d just gotten finished writing about how I didn’t want to make money from advertising, when I get an email from someone who wanted to sell advertising on my blog.
they wanted to know how much advertising would cost and if [...]

I spent today in our nation’s capital, Canberra. City of roundabouts, trees and public servants. Strangely enough, I think I’m growing to like it there. Anyway, it was a pretty interesting day, so I thought I’d share a bit with you.
Qantas QuickCheck
When I go to visit my client in Canberra I do a day [...]

Innovation is the New Black
Understanding the user experience isn’t new. It’s something designers and researchers have done for years. However, because it’s linked to innovation and innovation is now an important corporate objective, its value has increased.
(tags: innovation usability userexperience)

When to use language negotiation (W3C I18N FAQ)
when you’re designing a site with many languages, how do you make sure the right user gets the right language? here are some thoughts from W3C
(tags: language languagenegotiation internationalization IA internationalisation transation)

Communicating Complex Ideas - Boxes and Arrows
“The most successful sites are those that understand the experience range [...]

so, many thanks to Rachel, I’ve got my borrowed Wacom tablet all installed. Now I am spoiled for choice with ways that I can make my computer work - keyboard, trackpad, mouse, wacom/pen - it’s definitely overkill, but I love it!
I use a Wacom tablet as though I’m lefthanded at the moment - l’m trying [...]

Recently I suggested that starting a project with a content audit was not necessarily the best approach.
There’s been a bit of discussion around that since then, most notably over at Donna Maurer’s blog, and also as a Question of the Week at the IA Institute.
The overview of responses from the IA Institute probably give the [...]