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Firebug 1.0: It’s Hot, Baby, Hot!

The final 1.0 release of the Firebug extension for Firefox is a web developer’s dream.
Art gallery
art

MoMA Lesson #2: Interface Design and the Path of Least Resistance

Audio-obsessed museum visitors prefer to listen to their audio guides rather than look at the art, revealing a lesson in interface design.
Third Age Suit
process

Walk a Mile in Their Knees

An “empathy suit” helps designers discover how well their creations work for aging customers. Are there clues here for software and web developers, too?
Birthday

Thirty-Six

Today my personal odometer hits 36, and egad, I’m suddenly on the north side of my thirties.
CCTV 2
process

MoMA Lesson #1: Story-Driven Design

An architecture exhibit offers some useful usability lessons for web and software designers.
Street sign complexity
ew.com

Why Simple Is Complicated

Don Norman despairs that simple doesn’t sell, and the blogosphere reacts. What makes simplicity so difficult?
Elephant

Skin in the Game

It’s always fascinating to see what misguided winds have brought people to the Big Medium shores.
Book - Phaidon Design Classics
creativity

Seven Books for Creatives

Gift ideas, eye candy and brain food for the design-obsessed
St. Germain - Weird and Wispy
inspiration

Inspiration, Far from the Computer

When designer’s block strikes, hit up Mother Nature. You’ll be surprised what you might learn.
Magic - Winged Warrior

"Magic: The Gathering," Gathered

In which thousands of fantasy fans are spotted at the Louvre.
Goldfish
life

Lost Weekends

I’m giving myself a new challenge: Take a day off.
Thanksgiving 2006
josh

Thanksgiving in Paris

The challenges of preparing this most American of meals conjures thoughts of home.
Artist in His Studio
life

Artist in His Studio

A Rembrandt painting captures the odd psychology of software development.
Crowdsourcing - Alone in the crowd
socialmedia

The Blandness of Crowds

Why I don’t dig Digg.
chainsaws - profile
art

Chainsaws! Minibikes!

Secrets of a successful launch event.
process

The Amazing Power of "I'm Working on It"

Or, the salubrious effects of the progress bar.
Nike-ipod - Shoes

Nike+iPod and Addictive Statistics

Inspire customers with evidence that they’re kicking ass.
Bugs Bunny
art

Design Inspired by Natural History

Color me morbid, but I’ve got this minor fascination with the visual trappings of 19th-century anatomical science.
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