Sep 9th 09
Photoshop 101 – Working with Slices
Working with slices in Photoshop can sometimes be a pain. In this tutorial I’ll show you how to use the slice tool and show you some easy methods of slicing up your designs.
Download the example photoshop file we will be working with: Slices.psd.zip
Using the slice tool
First lets talk about the slice tool. The keyboard shortcut for this tool is ‘K’. Select the slice tool and draw...
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Sep 9th 09
The Idea of a Tree: Simultaneous Physical Production and Visualization
The idea of a tree [mischertraxler.com] by Katharina Mischer and Thomas Traxler is a system to produce furniture which encodes the sunlight available during manufacturing in its physical appearance.
The work consists of a solar-powered apparatus that pulls threads through a coloring device, a glue basin, and then finally winds them around a mould. The physical height of the resulting object depends...
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Sep 9th 09
The problem with interviewing kids
At UX Brighton last night GiGi Demming (Head of User Testing at SCEE in London) gave a talk on gameplay research involving kids. She neatly summed up one of the problems with interviewing kids – the “I like turtles effect”:
Using a feedreader and can’t see the video?
This video went viral a couple of years ago and has had about 12.5 million views, so you may have seen it before....
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Sep 8th 09
Usability and the GeoWeb Part 3: Protect your Users from Themselves
In an effort to encourage the incorporation of key Usability features into emerging web mapping applications, the lesson plan this time focuses on key application elements designed to protect the users from themselves.
Go to Source
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Sep 8th 09
A Round-Up of Super Javascript and jQuery Plugins
jquery has been flying the flag for Javascript for quite a while now, and rightly so, it is amazing. And, with its huge popularity, the volume of free plugins and tutorials has not only greatly increased, but also the quality and power of each plugin are continually pushing jquery to its limits. Does it even have limits?
40 Super-Neat JavaScript Plugins
With the right combination of JavaScript plugins...
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Patrick is an accomplished Sr. User Interface Developer and Architect specializing in Web Applications, Web 2.0 and eLearning with extensive experience in the full life cycle of the software design process including project planning, design, testing, client communications, training, de-bugging, implementation and maintenance. His book, Modern Ui, Social Usability for Web 2.0 and Beyond is in production and will be available at Barnes and Noble, Borders, Amazon as well as many other fine retailers in Winter 2009-2010.
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