UsababbleUsability, Design, and the Rambling Man.A Bush Walking We Go- September 21, 2004 Took the weekend to get out and enjoy the spring weather. Here's a few pictures from the excursion to the Blue Mountains. We walked down from Katoomba via the Leura Forest, then all the way around the valley to Mt. Solitary. Not really sure on the exact distance but it was something between 25 and 30km round trip. Going up Ah, fresh in the morning. Are we there yethttp://blogs.sun.com/usababble/entry/a_bush_walking_we_go Still Clicking- September 15, 2004 I haven't written anything in a while, and I'm not sure I have much to add right now. Just hammering away on the design of top secret stuff. I should really see if I can talk aboutpost more details here because it's exciting stuff... On a personal note, I, or we (being my significant other half), just bought a car. It's the first car I've ever owned and with the exception of the odd rental car the first time I've been regularly behind the wheel for over 5 years. So if you're in Australia, you.http://blogs.sun.com/usababble/entry/still_clicking So Much More Than a T-Shirt- September 4, 2004 For those of you who've seen me around or know me also know that I get just about all of my t-shirts from Threadless.com. They've got a stock of interesting shirts -trendycool. What may be less apparent is that some of the shirt designs also make for great desktop wallpaper. With a few seconds in Photoshop I've turned Flowers in the Attic and JC was a Streaker (among others) into wallpaper. It's like a.http://blogs.sun.com/usababble/entry/so_much_more_than_a Paper-Pushing Design- September 1, 2004 This may seem obvious to a lot of people but it wasn't obvious to me until recently: as a designer pushing paper designs there is little intimacy with each design choice and its implications. We've all been there -in a rush behind product schedules or playing catchup after joining up with ongoing work that's close to being out the door. The only thing we can reasonably be expected to do is put together some quick words and...http://blogs.sun.com/usababble/entry/paper_pushing_design |