Thursday, May 24

optimal web design
Designing a website that takes into account the human element requires both an understanding of our nature as well as our physiological limitations. Usable websites incorporate human tendencies and limitation into its overall design.
Michael Bernhard addresses some of the more important human factors concerns in the design and building of usable websites.

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Monday, May 21

HowStuffWorks - Learn how Everything Works!

You can learn a lot there, and it seems as they think that they have such a special site that you have to learn a lot about the navigation. Imagine you have no cookies - every single page you get that popup! And what happens if you accept the explanation? Marshall Brain explains you how THAT stuff works...
Don¥t miss the category how stuff will work if you want to know anything about the future of transportation, medicine, electronics etc.
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Saturday, May 19

Dream Vision - Sound User Interface
A new way to experience and play, based on sound, will be developed and studied in the Dream Vision project.
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Wednesday, May 16

Centre des Monuments Nationaux
A well done site that lets you navigate through monuments of france. In teh flash-version you will see a short explanation about the usage of the navigation. But I didn¥t manage to use it anyhow;-))
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Monday, May 7

Syncast features the Viewser

Syncast offers broadband content, concept and technology for the new type of user: the viewser (the viewing user). The Economist knows this term and points out that it is a big challenge to convert viewsers into users. They will need viewsability....?
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Tuesday, May 1

The future is mobile
Mobile Future, a one-day event in Amsterdam on May 31st, will examine the potential of UMTS as a sustainable design opportunity. Organised by O2 Netherlands (they have a remarkable website), the Dutch network for sustainable design, in cooperation with Infodrome, the Dutch govenment's think-tank on societal changes resulting from ICT applications, the event features presentations by Annti Laaperi (Vice-President at Nokia Mobile Phones R&D Strategy Planning) and Josephine Green (Director of Strategy and Trends at Philips Corporate Design). A panel of experts will lead a debate on societal consequences and opportunities for optimisation.
At the Rode Hoed, Amsterdam. To reserve a ticket (Dfl.15), email o2nederland@o2.org (via doorsofperception.com)
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