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Weathermob: Express how you feel about the Weather [App Review] 19 Feb 2012 | 02:57 am
Weathermob is a niche social networking service for sharing information about local weather, much as Instagram is a service for sharing pictures. It lets you share what you’re feeling about local weat...
My first lunar eclipse 11 Dec 2011 | 09:12 am
I grew up with stories of staying away from eclipse as they harmful in some way, and even though I knew there was no substance to it as I grew up, I couldn’t get myself to break the unwritten rule....
Social User Experience with the Facebook Phone 1 Dec 2011 | 07:37 pm
There are quite a few rumors flying around about Facebook and HTC teaming up to build a new “social” smartphone named “Buffy” with Facebook services deeply integrated in a modified version of Android....
Free Online Courses in HCI and Game Design from Top Universities 22 Nov 2011 | 08:39 pm
Free online courses from world’s leading universities Human Computer Interaction Stanford Mobile User Experience Design Stanford Game Theory Yale Game Design MIT Computer Graphics IIT Introduct....
Framework for Designing for Multiple Devices 18 Nov 2011 | 06:14 pm
Nowadays, content must be developed to be viewed and interacted with across a range of screen sizes, from smartphones to the widest flat-screens. With devices becoming increasingly abundant in our dai...
Love the innovative method Twitter uses to show Ads 2 Nov 2011 | 08:08 am
I’m glad they’re not showing ads on the right panel. I bet this is targeted based on user’s tweets and follows. Very original. Tagged: Advertising, Social Media, Twitter
What does Excellent User Experience mean? 30 Oct 2011 | 05:07 pm
The user experience is how a user perceives or responds to using a product or service. At a high level, an excellent user experience is one that is: Valuable Clearly articulates the value propositio...
8 Design Tips for Educating App Users 26 Oct 2011 | 04:16 am
Mobile design is a constant struggle for simplicity. With so little screen space, it can be very challenging to pack the necessary functionality into the design while still keeping it streamlined and ...
Carnival of the Mobilists #253 26 Oct 2011 | 04:10 am
Carnival of Mobilists is a monthly collection of some of the finest in mobile blogging. The latest edition at Tomi Ahonen’s blog covers LBS, gesture, advertising, design strategy and more. It also fe...
Getting What You Want From Phone Companies 5 Oct 2011 | 04:45 pm
Telecommunication companies are massive corporations that try to pride themselves in customer service. When you really think about it though, these corporations are a virtual monopoly on the way we us...