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"People think that design is styling. Design is not style. It’s not about giving shape to the shell and not giving a damn about the guts. Good design is a renaissance attitude that combines technology, cognitive science, human need, and beauty to produce something that the world didn’t know it was missing."
Paola Antonelli
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JAN
JAN
Our Global Reality
I believe the essence of the UX discipline has the potential to push beyond the usual conversations of the tools and methodologies we hear about everyday. This is possible if we take the time to think about the variety of values, ideals, and insights of others whose culture and experiences differ greatly from our own. The average person cares little about technology so long as it works and becomes a ubiquitous part of their everyday lives…
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DEC
DEC
Draw Inspiration from Knowing What You Don’t Know
I believe that titles and strict processes hinder our ability to create, resulting in the limiting of our capacity to inspire those around us. My past experiences in working with children taught me that when ego is removed from the creation of anything, possibilities are boundless! Children don’t seek out titles or the need to be the one in charge. Of course they run into conflict, but they always find a way of moving forward, together.
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NOV
NOV
Creativity is Not About Ease of Use
Technology can trap us into a false sense of inspiration and belief that we are being creative. Does Twitter inspire people or create a legion of lemmings all following the “rockstar” (a label I detest as it imposes a belief that some ideas – and subsequently people – are of greater importance than others) simply because they’ve published a book or spoke at a conference…
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MAR
MAR
The Journey to Yes!
You can now hear my talk from the 2010 Information Architecture Summit in Denver, entitled “The Journey to Yes!”
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