I remember 10-15 years ago when using voice recognition word processing software was very popular, but it never quite worked. Nevertheless, it was the quick way of getting something down when all you had to do was speak into a microphone, and your computer would type it all out. At the time, it sounded like… Continue reading When will voice recognition wordprocessing get popular again? Or are we too distracted for it to work?
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Inspiration week 6, 2014
MIT labs, the future of computing is tactile
Shared TV experience
I was watching a film online recently, on my own. I wanted to share the experience with someone, a friend but was too lazy to delay the experience by inviting a friend around, so proceeded to watch the film anyway. I have in the past watched things on live TV and spent the whole time… Continue reading Shared TV experience
The art of getting you started on a website
Twitter To get users started as quickly as possible, there is a walk through of suggestions. For example, people to follow, and companies to follow in order to make the site/webapp immediately useful. I can imagine the number of people registering, just for the sake of registering, but not realising the value of the service,… Continue reading The art of getting you started on a website
Usability on the web – error prevention
Invision, my favourite tool at the moment, do a great job on Jakob Nielsons usability principle of  “error prevention” Error prevention Even better than good error messages is a careful design which prevents a problem from occurring in the first place. Either eliminate error-prone conditions or check for them and present users with a confirmation… Continue reading Usability on the web – error prevention
Lighting re-imagined
Some time ago I wrote about smoke alarms being re-imagined, now its the time of the lightbulb. Personal, wireless lighting www.meethue.com/en-GB
Web Dev’s will surely rejoice – IE is finally losing in the browser wars
Not being a web developer myself, I was late to notice just how much Internet Explorers market share has decreased in the last year or so. Working with web developers, I’ve always been informed about the strains and frustrations caused by having to IE proof a web page design. Coming from a graphic design background,… Continue reading Web Dev’s will surely rejoice – IE is finally losing in the browser wars
Inspiration week 1 – 2014
Witty error page by IMDB 10 Principles for good design by Dieter Rams Good design is innovative good design makes a product useful good design is aesthetic good design makes a product understandable good design is unobtrusive good design is honest good design is long-lasting good design is thorough down to the last detail good… Continue reading Inspiration week 1 – 2014
Inspiration – week 52
Cheggs – textbook rental If you’ve ever studied, then you’ll know how expensive it can be to rent/buy the necessary textbook to complete your course. With the popularity of kindles and iPads, there could be a better, cheaper way of allowing students to rent out the books they require for that semester. It just makes… Continue reading Inspiration – week 52
Inspiration – week 51
In 5 years In five years, the classroom of the future will learn about each student over the course of their education, helping students master the skills critical to meeting their goals. A system fueled by sophisticated analytics over the cloud will help teachers predict students who are most at risk, their roadblocks, and then… Continue reading Inspiration – week 51