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Web Form Design [Book Review]
by Will Evans
views: 62 | rating: 10 | comments: 6
June 12, 2008 05:36 AM EDT (shared with group: July 04, 2008) — Web Form Design by Luke Wroblewski The scene is all too familiar. You're presenting wireframes of the registration process for a new web application when the discussion veers down a dark . . . more
December 25, 2007 07:04 AM EST (shared with group: February 18, 2008) — For some time I had been slowly acquiring books, reviewing books, and recommending books to collegues who were interested in "getting into" interaction design, visual design, user experience . . . more
IxDA Boston and Steve Mulder: A Persona Workshop
by Will Evans
views: 38 | rating: 10 | comments: 2
November 08, 2007 07:38 AM EST (shared with group: November 08, 2007) —   Tuesday, November 13th, 2007 7:00 PM (6:30pm for snacks and drinks) to 9:00 PM Location : Molecular 343 Arsenal Street Watertown, MA 02472 map it! IxDA Boston is thrilled . . . more
Book Review: The User Is Always Right
by Will Evans
views: 120 | rating: 10 | comments: 4
September 22, 2007 11:20 AM EDT (shared with group: October 06, 2007) — This comprehensive guide approaches user experience research like never before, and is well-written, easy-to-read, and quite user friendly. It provides real-world examples of how user research is done . . . more
IxDA Boston Event
by Will Evans
views: 47 | rating: 10 | comments: 3
September 08, 2007 04:08 PM EDT (shared with group: September 08, 2007) —  The Boston Chapter of the IxDA has been working hard to get off the ground, and we wanted to announce our first event. Jenifer Tidwell, author of "Designing Interfaces," and Interaction . . . more
July 13, 2007 08:29 AM EDT (shared with group: July 13, 2007) — The saga continues - Ignoring all rationality and responding only to the lobbying of the RIAA, an arbitration committee in Washington DC has drastically increased the licensing fees Internet radio sites . . . more
A Social Networking Examination of Tagging On Gather
by Will Evans
views: 166 | rating: 8.9 | comments: 11
May 17, 2007 10:57 AM EDT (shared with group: May 17, 2007) — (or how tagging transforms the solitary browsing experience into a community building social one)  ---------------------- In a previous article, I contemplated the cognitive science aspect of tagging . . . more
May 15, 2007 12:52 AM EDT (shared with group: May 17, 2007) — 5. Google Webmaster Tools Arguably the most powerful search engine in existence is now giving some of that power back to the website owners. Google Webmaster Tools provides a means of verifying ownership . . . more
May 16, 2007 08:04 AM EDT (shared with group: May 17, 2007) — (or the rich get richer effect) Duncan Watts (author of Six Degrees) wrote an article in the New York Times about the rich get richer effect. He reports on a series of experiments on the web where they . . . more
May 15, 2007 01:00 AM EDT (shared with group: May 16, 2007) — People 50+ spend more than $1 trillion a year on products and services, and that number will only get larger. For the next 18 years, one baby boomer will turn 50 every 7.5 seconds. Now that’s a significant . . . more
May 15, 2007 12:46 AM EDT (shared with group: May 16, 2007) — Today, the front page of FastCompany Magazine has featured a slideshow article entitled “Before They Were Fads.” Browse through a history of 7 innovative ideas, concepts or products, some of . . . more
April 05, 2007 10:38 AM EDT (shared with group: April 05, 2007) — [or how the lower cognitive cost of tagging makes it so darn popular] Will Evans -------------------------------------------  At the start, let me confess that I struggled with this topic. From my . . . more
March 26, 2007 03:58 PM EDT (shared with group: April 02, 2007) — -w/e ----------------------------------------  So I was recently thinking that Web-based applications, like all software applications, are obviously intended for people to use to solve goals. Not . . . more
An Event Apart Boston - March 26 -27, 2007
by Kathleen M.
views: 31 | rating: 10 | comments: 5
March 22, 2007 06:25 PM EDT (shared with group: March 23, 2007) — An Event Apart - For People Who Make Websites Boston - March 26 - 27, 2007 Hosted by Jeffrey Zeldman (A List Apart) and Eric Meyer "CSS: The Definitive Guide" with many other presenters . . . more
March 21, 2007 08:31 AM EDT (shared with group: March 21, 2007) — Information Architecture Design Principles - W/E I thought it would be important to post the following 'first principles' which are fundamental to the design and implementation of effective information . . . more
February 13, 2007 04:48 AM EST (shared with group: February 17, 2007) — Why does it seem that so many Information Architects seem like they are running off and either co-opting the semantics of cognitive science or scared shitless when other IAs do? What do cognitive science . . . more
February 12, 2007 06:40 AM EST (shared with group: February 12, 2007) — Researchers at the MIT McGovern Institute for Brain Research have used a biological model to train a computer model to recognize objects in busy street scenes, such as cars or people. Their very innovative . . . more
Ambient Findability: Book Review
by Will Evans
views: 28 | rating: 8.8 | comments: 6
February 08, 2007 11:01 PM EST (shared with group: February 12, 2007) — Information Architecture (that is – what I do) – the words themselves are enough to cause the eyes of most executives and Gatherites to glaze over, and of course, my grandmother, who is still . . . more
List of Articles on Information Architecture
by Will Evans
views: 30 | rating: 10 | comments: 3
September 26, 2006 06:15 AM EDT (shared with group: February 08, 2007) — Since I am taking some time off from original postings, I thought it was about time to do a content audit of all the articles I have written, organized by topic area. The is part of my Information Architect . . . more
February 07, 2007 06:07 AM EST (shared with group: February 08, 2007) — “The metaphors we use constantly in our everyday language profoundly influence what we do, because they shape our understanding. [It is said] that metaphors are pervasive because they reflect how . . . more
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