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User Interface Design & Engineering Evangelist
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- human factors
- design
- programming
- java
- javascript
- css
- html
- speaking
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More Needless Fanfare - Carousel Merry-Go-Round
November 02 2009
Ok, latest offender in animation that goes beyond annoying and creates a sense of wooziness in the user -- Vignette Media.Here is a screencast of this carousel gone wild. What is happening is if you move the cursor to the dead center (horizontally) the animation will grind to a halt.… read moreRich Web Experience coming in December
October 27 2009
Excited to be speaking at the Rich Web Experience Dec 1-4 in Orlando, Florida.If you sign up before Nov. 2nd you can save $200. Hope to see you there! read moreMental Note Cards - Stephen Anderson
October 16 2009
I mentioned a great talk a while back by Stephen P. Anderson. In that talk Stephen teased us with a project he had started for capturing design principles/patterns in a deck of cards. The good news is you can actually pre-order a set now at a discounted rate! Already ordered… read moreI am Hiring! Looking for a Ninja Web UI Engineer - Oct. 7th 2009.
October 07 2009
New opportunity as of today (10/7/2009).I will add the official job posting later this week. But if you are interested please contact me at the email shown on the t-shirt.NOTE: This is not a UX Design role. This is a UI Engineering role. Looking for very sharp DHTML engineers (you… read moreJob opportunity at Togetherville for UI Web Dev
October 07 2009
I am an Advisor for the startup Togetherville.com.Togetherville is an early-stage, funded startup that is centered around ways for kids and parents to engage online. If you are excited about getting a ground-floor startup experience and are a sharp UI engineer then please contact Rajveer Singh Tut (raj _AT_ togetherville… read moreSlot Machine Tabs (Needless Fanfare)
October 07 2009
Ok, one more in this vein. Please indulge me as I find it humorous what abuses can be foisted on the user. read moreJumping Tabs (Needless Fanfare)
October 04 2009
Another example of the Needless Fanfare anti-pattern. Do we really need tabs leaping up to meet your mouse? read moreSilicon Valley Code Camp Talk - DHTML Prototyping
October 04 2009
For those at the Silicon Valley Code Camp (and anyone else :-) here is the talk from today. I added references that I mentioned to the end of the slides. Also I mentioned CSS Specificity via Star Wars. This is a great way to learn the rules for CSS Specificity.… read more'Designing Social Interfaces' Book Available
September 30 2009
Designing Social Interfaces by Erin Malone & Christian Crumlish is finally hitting the store shelves. It should be available on Amazon for direct ordering in the next day or so (still on pre-order when I checked). I had the privilege of reviewing early versions of the book and wholeheartedly recommend… read moreDesigning for Interesting Moments Talk
September 20 2009
I posted this on my personal blog and according to slideshare it is the top tweeted presentation from their site today (9/20/09). Been meaning to post it here for those who don’t follow my blog. The material contains some new examples but tracks with the book’s six principles. I recently gave… read moreDesigning for Interesting Moments Talk
September 20 2009
I posted this on my personal blog and according to slideshare it is the top tweeted presentation from their site today (9/20/09). Been meaning to post it here for those who don’t follow my blog. The material contains some new examples but tracks with the book’s six principles. I recently gave… read moreDesigning for Interesting Moments Talk
September 19 2009
I gave a talk on Designing for Interesting Moments at Microsoft for the UX team as well as at the Ruby Meetup Group at CMU and finally this week at The Ajax Experience in Boston.Here is the longer version of the talk.Designing for Interesting MomentsView more documents from Bill Scott. read more"50 Most Usable RIAs" on InsideRIA.com
September 02 2009
Theresa just posted our article 50 Most Usable RIAs on O'Reilly's InsideRIA blog. The article provides fresh, new examples of the six principles outlined in our book Designing Web Interfaces.As always feel free to use these examples in your own presentations or in communicating ideas in your organization. read moreRenting an Idiomatic Experience
August 26 2009
When my wife & I arrived in Seattle recently, we rented a car from Avis. After an exhausting re-route to a different counter than the one conveniently located beside the baggage claim area and a long, long wait to get a car (geez, what do most people do at the… read moreAugust 25 2009
Courtesy of Ahmed Riaz, designer at eBay. Amusing take on my talk :-D read moreMultimedia
Webcast - Designing Web Interfaces: Principles & Patterns for Rich Interaction
February 03, 2009
Duration: Approximately 60 minutes. Cost: Free With the recent rise in popularity of web technologies such as Ajax and Flash, it is possible to create richer user experiences on the Web. Even though these technologies are not actually new, we are...
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