RIM Shot
A forgotten concept from 2009 that might've saved RIM? Meh. The design is sort of interesting, as concepts often are, but so what? RIM chose not to pursue it, for…
Of Ice and Toasters
The Toaster Project A Toaster made completely from scratch. Thomas Twaites' quest to build a toaster is a strange and wonderful tale of one man's obsession. Not content with buying…
Looking Back, Looking Ahead
Happy 2012! All the best to you and yours in the year ahead. In an odd coincidence, this also marks my 100th post, which hardly seems possible to me. Thanks…
Over the Transom – Vol.3
A collection of follow-ups and links to stories and developments that I found interesting or important in the past week, that I think you’ll find worth reading about too. QR…
What’s Next?
It was gratifying to see a user experience/interface horror that I had complained about in this space less than a month ago, solved in a highly elegant way by a…
Simple is Hard
Simple is hard because complex is easy. Complex and disorganized is the default mode for just about everything in life, and it seems to be the thing we struggle against…
The Chaotic Waterfall
I've been reading snippets from Twitter about different theories of design process lately and it got me curious about whether there's any theoretical basis for the way I work. Much…
Beyond the Obvious
10,000 years ago, in the vast and featureless barren lands in the far north of what would eventually be Canada, the native Inuit hunters solved a tough wayfinding problem. There…