As a little girl, my favorite rainy day activity was heading outside to rescue the worms. A sensitive kid, I felt sad to see these distressed creatures bravely escape their flooding burrows, only to find themselves languishing as they drowned in puddles. So, on went the rain boots and the rescue mission
Empathy goes a long way. What motivators, challenges or pressures are the people around you experiencing? Nothing is done in a vacuum. Stay aware of how your actions might impact others. Before anything else, define what success is to you. Otherwise you’ll have no idea if you’re headed towards it
“Design that does not serve people does not serve business.” —Jeffrey Zeldman at AEA Austin.
I spoke last night at a Girl Geeks Ottawa dinner, had a blast and met all sorts of interesting and fun gals. The organizers did a top-notch job and the venue and food at Grounded Ottawa was great. Thank you so much for inviting me to talk about User-Centred Design (UCD).
Whether you realize it or not, you’re designing every day. It might be a simple document, an updated resume, or a presentation, but either way you’re making design choices, in particular about typefaces and layout. These decisions can have a significant impact that makes your work more compelling, or they
I’ll be speaking at Girl Geek Dinners Ottawa on April 25, 2012. Imagine a world where critical user interfaces like those for emergency room tools, aircraft cockpits and nuclear reactor controls have been designed based on best guesses. These interfaces have never been tested with real doctors, pilots and nuclear control
This is just brilliant. Artists have taken the Adobe Photoshop user interface and made a “real life” version of it – complete with real objects like paints and scissors. It’s worth looking at the Flickr gallery to see how it was created. Great stuff!
What NOT to do – a list of things people never say about restaurant websites: Never said about restaurant websites.
There are many benefits to establishing an attractive and engaging web presence for your business. Your business information is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year Customers, partners and investors can easily and quickly find information about your business, products and services Your business increases credibility and customer
