I'm a 33 year old Designer living in London. I've spent the last 12 years working in web, graphics, film, multimedia, games, mobile and maps. The last 2 of which were as a UX Designer with Microsoft, and prior to that I spent many enjoyable years as a UI Designer and Tester with Multimap.
I'm a strong believer that great products and experiences make for great businesses. Good design is an investment.
This blog is an ongoing exploration of innovation, business, technology and all aspects of design - plus a few other things I like.
To Resolve Project
Pretty iPhone wallpapers to help you remember New Year's resolutions.
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Dark Patterns
via darkpatterns.org
Notice all those extras that end up in your shopping basket when you try to buy something online? You didn't put them there. Whilst it might be common practise in the industry to use techniques like this to upsell, in more traditional terms it's called a scam. Can it be stopped though? More specifically: can you put a stop to it?
There's a strange moral arrogance that all designers seem to have. It's important to us, as we have a loyalty to users too - but it is often in stark contradiction to the reality of the clients and companies we work for. Business is rarely about a moral high ground - it's about making money. If more designers understood this I'm sure their lives would be far less stressful. I can't ever remember walking into a meeting and winning an argument against making more money. It just doesn't happen.
If there are to be better attitudes across the whole industry then it has to filter down from the top in a company. Designers are in no position to dictate to their superiors. Naming and shaming is a drastic method and insanely arrogant, but the truth is that if it were effective there are many who would appreciate it - not least of which would be the customers who should not have to tolerate being treated so poorly.
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Ergo Crosswalk by Jae Min Lim
via designboom.com
Great idea. Considerate to the actual habits of pedestrians, with gentle persuasion towards a safer path. It also helps drivers to be more aware of pedestrians who take unexpected routes across the road.
In the UK, road design is focused on safety but often overlooks convenience. Where the inconvenience has become too great, pedestrians will seek alternate routes across traffic even if it means putting their own lives at risk. The fault is in the design if it does not make convenience a priority.
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Costa: Worst Flat White Ever
This did not live up to their claims.
It looked a mess.
It was not velvety smooth.
I did not love it.
They do make it bitter, but no way was it better.
I'm not a coffee snob (yet), but this was the first time I've left a coffee and walked out. It really tasted awful.
Why would you do that?
Posted from London, United Kingdom
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