Monthly Archives: March 2008

I attended another Microsoft design presentation about the design of the Office 2007 Ribbon that has replaced the menus and toolbars of the traditional apps.  Presented by Jensen Harris, it was a refreshingly self-deprecating look at the history of the … Continue reading →

I just attended a presentation on the design of Surface by its manager of interaction design, Daniel Makoski.  As a prototype product, Surface is pretty neat, but the design process and goals are much richer than you can see in … Continue reading →

My final Adaptive Path session to day was on design methods.  After a quick introduction of all the different methods that one might apply to solve a specific problem, we worked in teams to write a “method card” for a … Continue reading →

Guy Kawasaki interviewed Steve Ballmer for today’s keynote.  It was really good: very funny, very edgy.  Two powerful men in the technology industry trading jabs and information in a real-life interview.  Loved it.  Make sure you watch it in the … Continue reading →

Another Adaptive Path session looking at the interaction design step of the process.  Another nice, simple, interactive sessions of brainstorming solution ideas, then a one-level grouping of ideas.  The scenario included user research data and a couple of personas to … Continue reading →

I just finished a session with folks from Adaptive Path where they started a series of sessions on their design method.  This session focused on design strategy.  Specifically, a simple method for priortizing business goals, with axes of Importance and … Continue reading →

Dan Roam just gave a great presentation summarizing his work that is described in his new book, The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems with Pictures.  He did a great session, sketching on an active presentation on his tablet laptop.  He … Continue reading →

I just left a really disappointing session by David Armano of Logic+Emotion and Critical Mass.  I usually enjoy his blog and his visuals, but his presentation had little to offer as far as new ideas, new synthesis, or presentation charisma … Continue reading →

This was a presentation from Lou Carbone of Experience Engineering.  It was an overview of why experience engineering matters.  It was a bit rushed, but his visuals and examples were great. Ideas: Rather than customer centric, be “customer back”; capture … Continue reading →