“Kinect is the Uncanny Valley of input devices.” I couldn’t agree more. The Kinect is definitely “not quite there” in a bad way. Extra Credits did a fantastic episode on exactly why this is, and if input devices interest you I highly recommend watching.
UX and Design
Posts about user interfaces, user experience, and graphic design. Usually complaints, rants, and deconstructions.
Font choice is very, very important… some classic album covers simply wouldn’t be the same!
I originally posted a link to this on my old blog early last year. This blog takes famous album covers and recreates them with clip art & the Comic Sans font. Enjoy the disasters that await you here, my friends! http://clipartcovers.tumblr.com/
iTunes, you & I need to have a little talk.
So iTunes 11 has been out for some time now. As a very frequent music listener, I use it. As a frequent music listener who likes niche stuff Spotify and Pandora don’t seem to cover, I use it A LOT. I’ve let it grow on me, I’ve let it...
Car Stereo User Interface Issues…
Someone on Reddit posted the following fantastic list of complaints about the car stereo pictured above. I thought it was a great list and an entertaining read, so I’m sharing some excerpts here. 🙂 It’s a good list of issues that should have been fixed, particularly regarding safety. The...
Fantastic series of LG ads…
LG’s 3D sound “Every side” ads are fantastic. I had to share. http://www.ibelieveinadv.com/2012/04/lg-home-theater-3d-different-sides/
“Agile slaves”? Hmm…
So I’m about to head out there in the big bad world of UX design, and I’m reading what I can on the subject to learn the ins and outs of it all, what I can expect in a typical workday, office politics, and basically just how my life...