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First impressions count for web - BBC article

2006-01-16T21:30:00.000-08:00

courtesy Saytam (in Fairfield)

Researchers found that the brain makes decisions in just a twentieth of a second of viewing a webpage.

the article

mobile web design

2005-12-01T00:21:00.000-08:00

Introducing “Mobile Web Design,” a four-part series of how-to’s and savvy conversation, arriving at your newsreader, browser, or possibly even your mobile device over the next few weeks.

traffic.com - click, look, go

2005-10-26T02:12:00.000-07:00

http://www.traffic.com/

good business concept - the design supports the task you would do before going out of the office (before hitting the road).

link- courtesy - Prasad 'Lala' Bartakke

Conway's law - worth a ponder

2005-10-12T23:33:00.000-07:00

conway's law:

'Organizations which design systems are constrained to produce designs which are copies of the communication structures of these organizations.'

the original text

Idea generation methods

2005-10-05T05:14:00.000-07:00

Idea generation methods
well need i say more?

tools for our trade

2005-10-05T01:36:00.000-07:00

http://iainstitute.org/tools/

Start.com

2005-10-05T01:32:00.000-07:00

check it out: Microsoft “Gadgets” on Start.com lets you slide rectangular containers of text (widgets) around the screen, and snap them into new positions.

The site is a portal, a little like Google News or MyYahoo, but with the innovative interface as described — which does not require Flash or any other plug-in. (It works in Firefox too.)

The technology Microsoft Gadgets employs is similar to AJAX — the combination of JavaScript and dynamic server calls used by Google in many cool applications of late (Gmail, Google Maps, etc.). Apparently the new Windows will allow you to drag Gadgets from web pages and drop them onto your desktop.

The downside is that the web pages generated using Gadgets are neither accessible, standards-compliant nor search-engine friendly. But they look cool and the design is clean … so Gadgets could have potential.

the APA anatomy of sarcasm - yea right

2005-09-15T13:54:00.000-07:00

The anatomy of sarcasm: Researchers reveal how the brain handles this complex communication

Socionics

2005-09-08T21:44:00.000-07:00

Socionics is based upon the idea that a person's character acts like a set of blocks called "psychological functions". Different ways of combining and chaining these functions result in different ways of accepting and producing information, which in turn results in different behavior patterns and thus different character types.

Socionics.com

Blog link

psychology related info

2005-09-07T22:23:00.000-07:00

Psych Web - This Web site contains lots of psychology-related information for students and teachers of psychology.

direct link - The Interpretation of Dreams (3rd edition) by Sigmund Freud

Client-Centered Design

2005-08-26T03:10:00.000-07:00

Client-Centered Design

Find all the information at

http://www.byu.edu/~woodl/paper.htm

real estate - brick and mortars

2005-08-24T00:54:00.000-07:00

basically for bombayites..

the talk of mumbai becoming shanghai..
check out how Shanghai looks.

check out the buildings in Mumbai.

and other parts of the world.

bonus: skyscraper awards

lateral navigation movement issues

2005-08-21T22:41:00.000-07:00

struggle for website's whose revenues are based on ad views/clicks due to the advent of RSS readers..

Jared's article

Mighty Mouse is here

2005-08-09T06:12:00.000-07:00

Apple does it again.

Meet Mighty Mouse

IA sites

2005-07-28T21:20:00.000-07:00

The Information Architecture Institute
The Information Architecture Institute is a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to advancing and promoting information architecture.

IA wiki

the Information Architect's Wiki

11 Ways to Improve Landing Pages

2005-07-26T02:03:00.000-07:00

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Browser, OS, Display Statistics & Trends

2005-07-21T00:33:00.000-07:00

For your presentation needs :)
Browser Stats

Fortune Mag's feature story on anthropology research

2005-07-18T23:48:00.000-07:00

Mostly about what Microsoft does. but also stats about other stuff.

the 4-page article

Bonus Read:
-the 2005 Oxford Internet Survey results - about the Internet in Britain in the Knowledge Base..
at \\wip\wip\Samir\R&D_Projects\KB\Research\OxIS_2005_Internet_Survey.pdf

service design wiki - must check out

2005-07-18T23:44:00.000-07:00

A wiki of interest to user-centred designers and usability people.

'servicedesign.org is a collaboratively edited Internet encyclopedia on the topic of Service Design to which everyone can add and edit entries,' says the main page of the site.

We can learn and maybe contribute to?

servicedesign.org

Understanding the Indian Consumer

2005-07-13T02:52:00.000-07:00

Want to know why customers buy what they buy? Want to know it in advance? Dip into the psychographic profile of the Indian consumer —the Indifferent Skeptic, who is slow to adopt to gadgets and technology or the Social Emulator, who is most moved by advertisements...

Understanding the Indian Consumer

IDEA 2005 results

2005-07-13T01:25:00.000-07:00

The Industrial Designers Society of America - IDEA (Industrial Design Excellence Awards)
IDEA 2005 results

bad page design.. but what the hell..
the MiniMac is tops in Computer equipment :)

Praveen check out the school list.. maybe u'll get some ideas.

http://interesting-tellmemore.blogspot.com

after google earth..

2005-07-07T03:57:00.000-07:00

feast your eyes..
the world wide panorama

travel attitudes

2005-07-05T02:04:00.000-07:00

now thats what I call a magazine.
a superlative travel magazine.
latitudesmag

immerse yourself.

Logo Trends 2005

2005-07-01T04:28:00.000-07:00

Logos are a huge part of the identity of any organization. The presence of a logo can make or break a deal.. eg. the ISO mark. Avoid confusions. eg. Doordarshan and HFI.
u get the point.
Logo design evolves every year.
Check out this year's trends

Previous years trends can be viewed at logolounge

furniture

2005-07-01T04:25:00.000-07:00

need furniture, but cant afford Ikea?
check this out

scrollbar installation

2005-07-01T04:21:00.000-07:00

Jan Robert Leegte's 'Scrollbars' is a sculptural installation which references the architecture of software.

43

2005-06-30T01:06:00.000-07:00

43 things you want to do with your life?
Discover what's important, make it happen, share your progress. Find your 43 things.

43 places you want to go to?
Share stories about great places in your city and around the world.

another 43 site - all consuming
basically a site that helps you keep track of what you’re reading, listening to, watching, and (our new favorite media) eating.

check out the person whocreated the IC

2005-06-29T05:58:00.000-07:00

link
this is the guy who created the first monolithic IC.Passed away recently. Stalwart of modern day invention and has lot of Engineer wannabees. good to know and a motivation for a lot.

art of science competition..

2005-06-28T23:36:00.000-07:00

Pinceton University asked the university's scientists and engineers to collect and submit images "produced in the course of research or incorporating tools and concepts from science."

the resulting gallery

UI and AI - Scent Highlights

2005-06-27T05:02:00.000-07:00

ScentHighlights: highlighting conceptually-related sentences during reading

Researchers have noticed that readers are increasingly skimming instead of reading in depth. Skimming also occur in re-reading activities, where the goal is to recall specific topical facts. Bookmarks and highlighters were invented precisely to achieve this goal. For skimming activities, readers need effective ways to direct their attention toward the most relevant passages within text

Read on
pdf at \\wip\WIP\Samir\R&D_Projects\KB\ScentHighlights.pdf

A new form of matter

2005-06-24T01:46:00.000-07:00

Should be of interest to the engineers around..

For the uninitiated, there are 4 types of matter currently..
Matter can exist in four phases/states: solid, liquid, gas, and plasma plus a few other extreme phases, like critical fluids and degenerate gases.

Remember the anti-matter in Dan Brown's Demons and Angels?

the article

the bob bailey mystery

2005-06-23T07:32:00.000-07:00

who is bob bailey? you might ask.
that's exactly what i asked rather exclaimed when i found it as a meta keyword on humanfactors.com!

Bob Bailey, Ph.D., was the Chief Scientist for HFI in 2001?

There is another Bob Bailey who is the President - Computer Psychology, Inc
His profile on web usability.com doesnt say anything about HFI..

Nevertheless, why is bob bailey a meta keyword for HFI?

Any ideas/answers?

(hope i'm not digging a grave here!)

Interface without buttons

2005-06-23T06:49:00.000-07:00

Institute of Interactive Research is back.
With the interface without buttons..

dont click

SMS recall

2005-06-23T02:51:00.000-07:00

Samsung has patented a method to allow users the recall an SMS message. The approach offers an opportunity to delete embarrassing texts providing recipients haven't already read a message, so chastened texters would need to act quickly.

read more

Me and You and Everyone We Know

2005-06-23T02:44:00.000-07:00

'Me and You and Everyone We Know' is a poetic and penetrating observation of how people struggle to connect with one another in an isolating and contemporary world.

check out the trailer.

take a break - take a one minute vacation

2005-06-21T04:08:00.000-07:00

http://www.quietamerican.org/vacation.html

Past Life Analysis

2005-06-21T03:51:00.000-07:00

Find out who you were in your last life.
http://www.thebigview.com/pastlife/

Tracking the Patterns of US Supermarket Shoppers

2005-06-20T22:05:00.000-07:00

- Grocery shoppers don't weave up and down all aisles.
- They tend to shop more quickly as they approach the checkout counters.

For more such insights, check out the article at
http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/1208.cfm

coolest blog - post secret

2005-06-20T04:49:00.000-07:00

check out www.postsecret.com

PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail-in their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard.

the making of this blog

2005-06-20T02:57:00.000-07:00

a week ago, a lone cold mail went out into the ether, seeking a title for this blog.
a week later, after multiple suggestions, quips and trials, this blog was born.

'why a blog? doesnt look like anyone's interested anyway?'- a few people asked.

all we could say was ' interesting...tell me more!