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Four Hour Body: I lost 17 lbs of fat in 30 days
It’s no secret that dieting and fitness is one of my favorite obsessions. I’ve experimented with so many lifestyle choices, it’s entertaining for my friends to watch and comment on. I suppose that’s why I’ve been so successful at this. Unlike most people, I can decide to do something and stick with it long term—that [...]
Top 10 Law’s of Web Design
Law #1: If you put a big ol’ picture of your client’s mug on it, they’ll automatically fall in love with it. . Law #2: Everybody thinks their logo should have a big ol’ globe right smack in the middle of it. . Law #3: Everyone thinks “there’s not enough whitespace”, but they never know [...]
Armedia Blog: Instant Usability Testing
I’ve been experimenting with a really clever usability testing technique that uses human intelligence to collect quantitative data about a user’s experience. The way a development project traditionally gathers this data is through conducting a study—gathering participants to sit down in a room and perform a set of tasks. We usually observe these tasks and [...]
New Video Series
I’m announcing my new video series. I don’t have a title for it yet, but it’s on the user experience of everyday things. I’m going to be evaluating different products that we use regularly and performing heuristic and usability analysis on them. It should be really interesting. I can’t wait to share more!
That’s not f’ing Agile!
There has been a lot of talk lately about Agile development and I wanted to write a little Q&A of the misconceptions centered around iterative design. Many people who don’t understand software development think that Agile is a magic potion that will solve all of their problems–but it’s a very structured methodology with a lot [...]
