“Vector based icons created to aid in the design, development, implementation and promotion of multi-touch interfaces. These icons will aid in the creation of wire-frame documents, digital help files and printed documentation. You can also use Gesturecons inside of your applications in order to demonstrate to users how to complete actions or prompt them to interact with an application when they approach it.”
I do the select/deselect text thing all the time.
Love this. Hopefully it’ll be kept up and added to.
I’m hoping this isn’t just a rumor and the fact that they’re trying to patent the concept of the UI screen is lame, but this is a great idea. The way the iPhone handles all of these notifications right now isn’t very good. They just flash up, and then if you unlock the phone and have more than one you’re just dropped to the home screen.
“People in Greece spend almost 13 times more money on clothing as they do on electronics. People living in Japan spend more on recreation than they do on clothing, electronics and household goods combined. Americans spend a lot of money on everything.” Does anyone know where I could get a feed of just the fantastic interactive graphics the New York Times puts out? I absolutely love this stuff.
Looks like a great set of iPhone stencils for Omnigraffle.
“Oh! I’ve got a this problem with my email…” An absolutely perfect infographic depicting the problem our industry faces when we try and explain what we do.
Interesting new browser concept Adaptive Path did for Mozilla Labs. Lots of good, well thought out concepts but like a concept car this isn’t something we’ll be seeing anytime soon.
Fantastic article about the benefits of prototyping. It’s not easy to decide on what type of interaction design deliverable you should use (wireframes, pdd’s, prototypes, etc.), but this article makes a great case for prototypes.
Looks to be an incredible line-up of professors and I agree a big moment for Interaction Design. Congratulations Liz!
My good friend Adam DuVander has a great interview with Robert Hoekman, Jr. I’m interested in trying out his “Activity Grid” on a project that suits it in the future. I’ve also been meaning to pick up his new book, Designing the Moment, too.
The way they designed the unlock is fantastic and I like some of the stuff they did with the status bar at the top. None of the other features really wowed me, but it’s good stuff and I love seeing the innovation.
“36 lectures by people such as Bill Moggridge, Bill Buxton, Elizabeth Churchill, Paul Dourish and Donald Norman.” All up on iTunes U.
The beginnings of the instant message chat bubble.
Great tips on all aspects of UX design from the guys down the street at Google here in Seattle. I agree with a lot that’s said, but I lean towards removing all color instead of making things look unfinished to keep the focus on interactions.
You can jump to any point in the debate by clicking on the text or categories on the right. Hats off to the folks at the New York Times for a great system to view this debate.
Videos of presentations from Interaction 08. Now I just need to find the time to watch a few of them…
Nice article about Tufte’s “computer administrative debris”. You can easily take this concept of removing debris too far, but it’s important to keep these ideas in your mind while you’re designing interfaces.
A new favorite quote of mine.
Spot on advice. You just can’t say it enough how important it is to have a strong relationship between the designer, the users, and the developers building the product. It’s so simple but listening, really listening goes a long way.
Playing videogames and staying fit, I’ll believe it when I see it but this game looks awesome. I’m definitely getting one when it comes out.
Awesome. If anybody is looking to get me an early birthday present I wouldn’t mind one of these manuals.
A flickr photoset.
The screens feature real-time calculated animation visualizations using data received each hour. This data consists of a list of checked-out items organized in chronological order.
Tons of Human Computer Interaction papers (pdf)
