So, we’re off to BarCamp London this weekend, myself and two colleagues, and we’re wondering what’s the best thing we can do to share what we know with you. We’ve got a bit of a presentation lined up, but we might do one or two more
Our repertoire includes such goodies as User Centred Design [...]

So, I went to the Girl Geeks Dinner in London last evening. It was an interesting night. The first thing you need to know if you’re thinking of going, is that it’s not a dinner. It’s drinks and a talk. But it’s still good.
I went there knowing absolutely no one, and ended up meeting a [...]

Customer research too expensive? Unless you’re working for an university with stringent ethical requirements to meet - you’re making your job too hard. Ethnography* is everywhere.
Last night, after Girly Geeks, I was on the tube on the way home and beside me sat a man performing a task that I *wish* I could have designed [...]

so you want to be an interaction designer 2006 (Adaptive Path)
“Everything, it seems, is up for grabs—which makes it an excellent time to be or become an interaction designer.”… a great little piece by Dan Saffer
(tags: interactiondesign)

World Usability Day fun continues. Here’s some more information about World Usability Day activities via an email from Clarissa Mattingly:
World Usability Day promotes the value of usability, user-centred design, and everyone’s desire for things that work better. This year, it will take place on Tuesday 14 November.
Over the course of 36 hours, [...]

Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story | Official Movie Site | Picturehouse
an interesting interface design concept using the desktop metaphor
(tags: desktop interfacedesign inspiration)

ASIS&T Euro IA 2006: Conference site for the 2006 Euro IA
anyone going?
(tags: informationarchitecture conference)

WikiCharts — Top 100 — 08/2006
This tool shows the articles from the English Wikipedia that are viewed most. A [...]

and three kinds of bloggers ‘gold’ - the network, the traffic and the ranking. Which of these you put most stock in depends on which blogging type you are. I reckon there are three kinds of bloggers. We all probably share traits of each of these types but see if you recognise yourself in one [...]

overheard this afternoon on a bus in Brighton…
Mum’s coming over tomorrow with the Dyson and we’re going to Hoover the whole place…
I know mum owns a Dyson… but if you were Hoover’s brand managers a decade or so ago you’d have to be proud, wouldn’t you? Vaccuum cleaning is a thing of the past it [...]

Journeys, Needs, and Trust: A Volkswagen Case Study - Boxes and Arrows: The design behind the design
(tags: experiencedesign customerexperience lifecycle interactiondesign ux)

just in case you’re interested, I’ve finally gotten around to updating my About page with some info about what I’m doing now.