Monthly Archives: April 2008

Of Birds & Buffalo

 

The Industrial Design Society of America held their 2008 western district conference this weekend in Portland. Being an ID grad and IDSA member, this was a good chance to get caught up on what’s happening in the ID industry, and … Continue reading →

 

Dear Netflix,

 

Recently at Mix, I ran into a couple of UI folks from Netflix. We got into a over dinner conversation where we talked about some of the UI issues with their service. They asked at the end of dinner if … Continue reading →

 

A Letter To Netflix

 

A Letter to Netflix Recently at Mix, I ran into a couple of UI folks from Netflix. We got into a over dinner conversation where we talked about some of the UI issues with their service. They asked at the … Continue reading →

 

Learning from Nissan’s ‘Aging Suit’

 

I recently came across an article that talks about one approach Nissan has created to help their designers really understand and empathize with a class of their users. As shown in the photo above, they’ve designed a suit that constricts … Continue reading →

 

Pogo: AT&T Enterting (Extending) the Web Browser Experience

 

Arstechnica recently wrote a preview article on AT&T’s desktop web browser. It’s an interesting development considering the changing habits of web browsing (see: snacking, RSS, social media) and the advancements in web page implementations (see: RIA, Silverlight, AIR, etc). The … Continue reading →

 

Artefact @ Western Washington University

 

| View | Upload your own On April 3, 2008, we presented a lecture to the industrial design and graphic design students at Western Washington University on the topic “Is Industrial Design Dead? Thinking beyond form and function.” Olen Ronning, … Continue reading →