Modern Romantics and the Social Graph

I’ve been letting the Facebook Timeline design settle in now for a while. Today a developer friend was showing me the new Open Graph API (described as Facebook’s core), and it reminded me of some thoughts that have been nagging me about the deeper implications of the Timeline user experience. The Timeline is a wonderful


UX Talk at Hacker Dojo

Have you ever wondered about what lizard brains, magic wands, and emotional information have to do with UX design? If so, you are as weird as me and we should definitely talk. If you haven’t, it’s pretty intriguing stuff. Either way, I’ll be sharing my thoughts on the above topics at the Hacker Dojo and


Merry UXmas

I’ve been wrapping presents for many a year, and this is the first time I recall seeing this little UX enhancement to wrapping paper. Naturally, designers have always focused on creating a seductive experience of the gift recipient. Wrapping paper can turn anything into an object of desire. But the gift giver also has a